Friday, May 31, 2024

44! 5/31/80 - 5/31/24

 



Good Morning My Friends,

Yup - 44 years ago today Fletch and I got married.  Whew!  What a long, strange trip it has been.  LOL. Not really - it's overall been wonderful and I would certainly do it again in a heartbeat.  They say thunderstorms are lucky and I suppose it's true.  There were quite a few storms that day.  Our first night we stayed at The Black Bass Inn and as we had dinner in the dining room, we watched a thunderstorm come down the Delaware River.  It was beautiful!

In other nice news, I finished the Vierlande Elisabeth Sampler last night.  And yes, there is yet again another error in the last motif, but it works and it's staying that way.  I'm calling it a design element.  


I stitched a tiny "L" in the middle of the last motif, but I left all the other letters off the sampler.  They didn't mean anything to me and, quite frankly, I'm ready to move on to something new!  Today I will be putting away the threads I used on this one and gathering some fabric and other threads for a new project.

A moment ago I got up to let Mabel outside and spotted a doe and her little fawn munching away in our boggy area.  I wasn't able to get a picture before they bounded away, but it made me smile to see them.

No real plans for the day.  We are not doing anything special to celebrate our anniversary.  I may get a walk in later - it is gorgeous out right now (actually a little chilly - in the 40's!).  We will just be easing into the weekend and I hope you do the same.  Hard to believe June will be here tomorrow!

18 comments:

  1. Happy anniversary to you two! I know that after the first few, it becomes an occasion that's less exciting, but I hope you do take a moment to recognize that it's not easy to live with another person for that long!

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  2. A very happy anniversary! A bit of quiet reflection while you take a walk later is a good way to recognize the milestone of a long marriage!

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  3. Wishing you and Fletch a very Happy Anniversary! It is something to look back on all you've done together and hopefully look forward to many more happy years together. I hope you have a great weekend!

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  4. happy anniversary to the two cool kids in town!!

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  5. Happy Anniversary to you both! What a great picture of you two.
    We don't do a whole lot of 'big' for anniversaries here, not typically. I often say 'the gift of the ordinary day' is one I appreciate most.

    And a beautiful finish!

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  6. Happy Anniversary, Vera and Fletch! I hope you have a wonderful day together. (I love that wedding photo of the two of you!) XO

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  7. Happy 44th Anniversary to you and Fletch. Your photo is great! I hope your day is wonderful.
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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  8. Happy Anniversary you crazy kids!!

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  9. Congrats on the finish and the anniversary!!! I love that photo. You both look so happy. My youngest sister was married in the rain and she's the only one still married to the same guy.

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  10. Happy Anniversary. You both obviously chose well. May there be many more happy years to come.

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  11. Design element. I like it. The sampler is wonderful, and I totally get the ready to move on feeling. Congrats on your anniversary!

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  12. Happy Anniversary! I don't know that I would be able to find your new design element. The sampler looks very pretty.

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  13. Happy Anniversary, Vera and Fletch! (and your little sampler is just so lovely!)

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  14. Happy anniversary Vera and I hope you had a lovely weekend celebrating.

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  15. I'm late to the party but still want to wish you and Fletch a Very Happy 44th Anniversary! Cheers to a loving and successful marriage!

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  16. reading backwards - hope you're feeling better! and happy anniversary! that photo you shared up top is so fun - y'all look happy enough to last for YEARS (way more than 44)! and kudos on the finished stitching. I looked really closely at the photo and didn't find an L or any mistakes :-)

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