Thoughts on Marriage

Hi Folks:

Today Marcia and I have been married for 10 years (120 Monthaversaries in our terms).  Next month we’ll have been a couple for 18 years.  Yes, that does qualify me as being the luckiest man in the world.  It also means that we were together for some eight years before we got married, and no, that wasn’t just because we had a very long ‘engagement’.  You see, for most of my life I didn’t believe in marriage…

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He Says, She Says…

Hello, Dear Reader:

Serendipity is a word that defines what some call a ‘happy accident’ or an unexpected and fortunate discovery.  It’s an onomatopoeic word, and has a lovely sound to it. It’s right up there with some of our other favourite ‘S’ words, like spontaneity and synchronicity.

Serendipity is also the title of a 2001 movie, a romantic comedy starring John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale.  It was on TV again recently and remains one of our ‘love to watch’ movies.

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