The Seat of Hope
September 8, 2009 by Anna Farmery
Filed under Building Memorials
Last week I had the pleasure of going to Whitby the place which was so special in my Dad’s heart and where my mum still 
has a home. On the cliff top, Mum placed a seat as a lasting memorial to Dad. It is just outside Mums house and provides such comfort to us all.
It is strange, it is just a seat. A seat that Dad has never sat on and yet his spirit is there…he loved looking out to sea, he loved watching the world go by….
On the Sunday I was walking back from the town and I looked up and saw Mum sat on the seat. It was so lovely, you could feel that she felt close to Dad. I sat next to her and just felt the love of Dad there, watching over the two of us and making sure two of his three girls were OK.
I think it is special to have that place, that place to remember, that place to honour the memory of someone who was so dear to all…..
Oh, Anna, this story brought tears to my eyes. I loved the symbolism and the reality of the scene. Hugs!
Anna, I am slowly catching up on your posts while I was gone and was so happy to read about your Seat and the way you feel close to your dad there. That is the way I feel when I do this annual trip to Michigan, the lake and the lighthouse and the area just make me feel Dave so much more intensely than elsewhere. It is where he spent childhood vacations and teenage summers and where the two of us went and relaxed and enjoyed great friends. All of us need this “place” that makes us feel enveloped in their caring and their watchful eyes, I am so glad you and your mum have one. I so enjoy your sharing of you life with us, it is a very special thing. Thank You!
Deb
Deb I get so much peace from that seat….my heart ached for my mum though…she looked lost and yet at peace if that makes sense? All this holiday I keep holding her hand as if to stop her from leaving me too…..I cherish every moment with her now…..xxx