GERALD
RETURN VISIT TO GERALD MOHR'S FINAL RESTING PLACE
LIDINGÖ KYRKA, STOCKHOLM, JUNE 2006
Thursday 8 June 2006
On the morning after my return to Stockholm, my friends and I took the tunnelbana and bus out to Lidingö Kyrka to visit Gerald's stone and to see how the Swedish winter had treated what I had left behind last year. I arrived at his stone ahead of my friends and immediately cleared away the ivy leaves which were growing across his stone. Only the flower cup and the heart-shaped fridge magnet I had left last year remained. I had brought artificial forget-me-nots to place in the cup on his birthday on 11 June, but instead of waiting till then, I placed them in the cup immediately to add colour. I had also brought a sprig of heather, grown in my garden, which I planted immediately beneath his stone, to represent his Scottish fan. All being well, it will flower every September.
Sunday 11 June 2006
On what would have been Gerald's 92nd birthday I returned and, in a celebration of his life, I attached a card I had prepared earlier, similar to the one I had left last year but with a different photo and with the addition of his autograph. The day was warm and sunny and, as the sun rose, the card was lit in bright sunshine, radiating the warmth of his smile and the laughter in his eyes on the photo. Once more, my friends were with me. We stayed for about 30 minutes in the peaceful garden.
Tuesday 13 June 2006
The Lidingö Tidning newspaper ran a half-page article on my return visit. Hereunder is a photo of the article.
