Comments on: So Long, Libby Hall https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/07/11/so-long-libby-hall/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sun, 01 Oct 2023 22:58:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 By: Mary Thurston https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/07/11/so-long-libby-hall/#comment-1523009 Sun, 01 Oct 2023 22:58:59 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196360#comment-1523009 Libby and I met in a fierce online bidding war for a photo of Queen Victoria and Sharp. That was the beginning of a lively and rewarding long distance friendship that lasted more than 20 years. She was always kind and interested in everything, and in her last years she loved receiving cakes from the Betty’s tea shops. God speed my friend, the dogs are waiting for you. . .

]]> By: Kornelia https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/07/11/so-long-libby-hall/#comment-1515925 Fri, 21 Jul 2023 18:47:26 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196360#comment-1515925 It was an honour to meet you, Libby. Hope you’re all together now. Each and everyone. Thank you with all my heart. Kornelia

]]> By: Mike Brubaker https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/07/11/so-long-libby-hall/#comment-1515000 Thu, 13 Jul 2023 01:42:29 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196360#comment-1515000 A beautiful tribute. I like to think that dogs (and cats, birds, etc. too) are humanity’s guides to making people better humans. Their devoted loyalty, boundless exuberance, and zeal for life teach us more about compassion and empathy than any great book. I think Libby understood that these photos were a record of a profound bond between a person and an animal that is very different than what we experience in human relationships. To see a photo of Charles Dickens or Queen Victoria with their dogs adds an element of kindness to their personality that we would never discover in a biography. Libby’s collection is not about dogs as much as it’s about the human experience of love for a intimate companion, all to briefly in our lives, who happens to be a dog.

]]> By: Irene Lilian Pugh https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/07/11/so-long-libby-hall/#comment-1514859 Tue, 11 Jul 2023 17:49:37 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196360#comment-1514859 Absolutely fantastic selection of DOG photographs. Certainly man’s best friend.

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]]> By: Linda Docherty https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/07/11/so-long-libby-hall/#comment-1514852 Tue, 11 Jul 2023 16:28:28 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196360#comment-1514852 R.I.P. Libby. Together now with her beloved husband Tony.

]]> By: Frances Donnelly https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/07/11/so-long-libby-hall/#comment-1514835 Tue, 11 Jul 2023 10:53:01 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196360#comment-1514835 What a remarkable woman, I loved the photograph of her and felt I knew her. The dog photographs, often of people so grave and protective of their dogs-and cats-filled one with emotion. A striking example of how animals can bring out the very best in humans. A wonderful piece.

]]> By: boudica Fawkesredd https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/07/11/so-long-libby-hall/#comment-1514827 Tue, 11 Jul 2023 09:07:40 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196360#comment-1514827 Sorry to hear about Libby hall she was a great friend and I used to visit her regularly and listen to her stories about thee wonderful pics of dogs and people she met she wyll be sadly missed

]]> By: Eve https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/07/11/so-long-libby-hall/#comment-1514824 Tue, 11 Jul 2023 08:59:21 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196360#comment-1514824 Libby saw how people’s pets brought a special warmth to photos. Thanks for sharing that & bringing her charming collection to light – lovely soul r.i.p ..

]]> By: Wilma https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/07/11/so-long-libby-hall/#comment-1514821 Tue, 11 Jul 2023 08:17:50 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196360#comment-1514821 Thank you for this wonderful post. Libby sounds like she was an extraordinary person.
I find these photographs delightful, even the more sombre ones. Having recently lost our old dog, Caspar, it is comforting to see other dogs and their owners or just the marvellous dogs themselves. A great reminder.

]]> By: Di Corry https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/07/11/so-long-libby-hall/#comment-1514817 Tue, 11 Jul 2023 07:50:25 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196360#comment-1514817 What an amazing legacy to leave behind.
R.I.P Libby

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