In my heart, you are forever young.

Sad news, friends.

I spent many summers watching Elizabeth Mawson grace the stage at the Charlottetown Festival. In my head, I can still hear her singing "The Words", and the way her voice would catch and break when she sang "why couldn't I show all the love that my heart... felt toward him...". I loved the way she would finish singing "The Words", and she would reach out her hand and gently touch the back of Matthew's rocking chair. It was heartbreaking and beautiful.

For me, she was the definitive Marilla. She owned that role from start to finish.

She will be missed.