From the perspective of after My message for you, preparing for life with and then after, is that you find the joy. There was plenty of joy in caring for Burt. It was sometimes a discovery of who he was under the patina of our marriage; sometimes it was enjoying his jokes, and more importantlyContinue reading “Advice”
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So many reminders
Thank you, Burton Missing Burt has been a natural if sad pastime; these last couple of months, the memory of him has accompanied me as I once again roam our town. I tread the paths we walked over the years. Yesterday, I felt like he was definitely with me in familiar and some new places.Continue reading “So many reminders”
Married Lady
My views on marriage were a bit more open than not. I was a 60s hippie-adjacent sort, after all. Burt felt that the commitment was an important turning point. He proposed on the morning of his 51st birthday in 1990. In retrospect, from where I stand today, being married to Burt was the best thingContinue reading “Married Lady”