Happy birthday

Hi Fifinet,

Anniversaries are such difficult and emotional days for me too, and I always have a good cry on these days. I also cry at times on other days but usually not as intensely emotional. It was a similar timespan for me since we first met, 45 years nearly, and we were married for over 42 years. I miss those moments when we both had the same thoughts or ideas, or laughed at the same things. Simple, silly things. I too struggled watching the cortège in Edinburgh on the TV but felt compelled to watch as it was such a historical moment. I will be thankful when next Tuesday comes around and the Queen has been laid to rest, as it is stirring such sad memories of my Lin's funeral.

Like you say, small steps and hopefully life will seem a bit better but it will never be the same again.

Stay strong,

Derek

Just wanted to reply to your nice message. Today was difficult but I got through it!

Barry was a photo journalist and he photographed the Queen and members of the Royal family over the years.

This I am rembering tonight!

I hope you are ok. Baby steps each day and they are wobbly.

Hugs Fifi

I lost my husband in July.  It would have been our 52nd wedding anniversary on 26th September.   My three children sent me flowers saying they were from my soul mate in heaven.  It was lovely of them but set me off crying again.  They all asked what I would like to do on the day.  I said I didn't really       want to do anything but in the end I went to watch our youngest granddaughter, aged 5, having a swimming lesson and then went back to my daughter’s house and her partner had done a lovely meal.  I felt very sad driving home to an empty house, but count my blessings every day that I have a supportive and close family. 

This is the “first” with obviously many more to come.  It is really hard.  Like many others on the forum I still cannot get my head around the fact that Charles has gone and won’t be coming home.