I have always been someone who has been a bit haphazard when it has come to gift wrapping. Ensure the gift was covered so they couldn’t tell what the gift was, was my primary aim and let’s just say looking back now after Jane’s teachings I can see that my wrapping was more akin to what you’d expect from a young child. I still remember the look on Jane’s face the first time she ever saw me wrapping a gift in the office, the look of horror of what was happening in front of her will never leave me. Jane very swiftly stopped me, saying she couldn’t watch it and she made me put down the scissors and Sellotape, it was like being reprimanded by the Head Teacher but there started my first wrapping lesson from Jane. Jane’s wrapping was perfect in every sense, the shape of the paper being cut, the lines, the dimensions, the folds and the accessories such as ribbon or string, with the ribbon sometimes curled, it was like watching a master in action. But it wasn’t the perfection of the wrapping that resonated with me most, it was the time and care that Jane put into it. You knew when you received a gift from Jane that she had put so much care, time and thought into every detail and for me this represented Jane all over. A caring, thoughtful person who took the time to ensure she did things right and for the best for others. Over the years Jane basically wrapped all the presents I tried to wrap, I even remember times that I hadn’t even started and she would say, “shall I just wrap it Mark?”, it makes me smile every time I think about it, she pre-empted the chaos that was about to happen and intervened to keep things on a calm, even-keel. This actually came back to me only very recently when I was wrapping a present, trying my best but still to nowhere near Jane’s standards and Jane’s voice popped into my head “have I taught you nothing Mark? It’s better than you used to do I suppose, C+”. Jane did find some kindred spirits in our team who also shared her creative flair and it always seemed she was at her happiest when they were discussing their creative hobbies or doing a knitting lunch.