Comments on: Remembering Joan Lauder, Cat Lady Of Spitalfields https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/02/21/remembering-joan-lauder-cat-lady-of-spitalfields/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Wed, 22 Oct 2025 18:28:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 By: Hazel https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/02/21/remembering-joan-lauder-cat-lady-of-spitalfields/#comment-1832020 Wed, 22 Oct 2025 18:28:01 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202417#comment-1832020 Joan was my auntie

]]> By: isadoraabhaya https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/02/21/remembering-joan-lauder-cat-lady-of-spitalfields/#comment-1701946 Mon, 17 Mar 2025 10:21:16 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202417#comment-1701946 And she once spat the expletive ‘t***’ at me in a tone of total dismissal. To be called a foolish and obnoxious person was hardly comforting, given that I believe my own adage ‘in dementia veritas’ holds all too often true.

]]> By: Eve https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/02/21/remembering-joan-lauder-cat-lady-of-spitalfields/#comment-1696344 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:34:07 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202417#comment-1696344 Joan sounds to be quite a force of nature in caring for the waifs & stray cats in her area. Thank goodness she found a sense of purpose in old age, so rather than becoming bitter at life’s disappointment, chose a compassionate way through instead ..

]]> By: Tricia Davies https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/02/21/remembering-joan-lauder-cat-lady-of-spitalfields/#comment-1695437 Sun, 23 Feb 2025 18:18:59 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202417#comment-1695437 A wonderful article… Thank you so much!

]]> By: Rosa https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/02/21/remembering-joan-lauder-cat-lady-of-spitalfields/#comment-1695133 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:22:03 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202417#comment-1695133 Joan’s coat in the first pictures somewhat resembles that of her namesake.
Cat person is an ancient & honorable vocation.

]]> By: Mark https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/02/21/remembering-joan-lauder-cat-lady-of-spitalfields/#comment-1694668 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:02:10 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202417#comment-1694668 Always look after your neighbourhood strays. Very important.

]]> By: achim https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/02/21/remembering-joan-lauder-cat-lady-of-spitalfields/#comment-1694656 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:23:25 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202417#comment-1694656 A beautiful, sad story. Yes, I can well understand Joan’s background. I have experienced being disappointed by humans often enough… That’s why I’ve been feeding my birds on the bedroom windowsill for years. Firstly, because they need it. Secondly, because these little animals have NEVER disappointed me…!

Love & Peace
ACHIM

]]> By: Mathilde Grange https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/02/21/remembering-joan-lauder-cat-lady-of-spitalfields/#comment-1694653 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:39 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202417#comment-1694653 Thank you so much. Great article. And thank you, Clive Murphy.

]]> By: Pete M https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/02/21/remembering-joan-lauder-cat-lady-of-spitalfields/#comment-1694643 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 09:32:19 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202417#comment-1694643 It’d be interesting to see her full biography, where she originally came from and her earlier life etc, I’m sure there’s some fascinating stories she shared on that cassette tape

]]> By: Andy https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/02/21/remembering-joan-lauder-cat-lady-of-spitalfields/#comment-1694619 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 07:45:49 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202417#comment-1694619 The best article .

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