June 19th is the date of our wedding but now it is known as Juneteenth when the slaves were freed. Two wonderful celebrations!

Each year my loving husband sends me roses, my favorite flower. I am always thrilled to receive them and each year I am surprised. Why? Well, we are getting up in years and I figure that one year he will forget. I am always prepared for that. Sigh! But I could always buy myself some roses! Haha!

I spent some time on a poem that I write each year to him. He doesn’t want a gift or need anything, for that matter. He enjoys reading my poetry, such as it is. I am no Browning or Whitman.

Here are some flowers from our past anniversaries. At this writing, I haven’t received the roses. I will share them at the end later. I hope these flowers cheer you up. I love flowers, all kinds, but especially roses. We have roses in our area, a few bushes that I have already shared with you.

I loved the mixed colors of roses on a few occasions but the red is especially significant of love. Here are the meanings of each rose for you to enjoy. https://www.bloomandwild.com/the-blog/the-meaning-of-roses

Here is a chart I found online.

We always have lobsters and steamers and corn on the cob of a salad to celebrate the day. Maybe we’ll even have some champagne. Then on the weekend we will celebrate some more by going out to dinner for Italian at our favorite restaurant and a show at the Palace Theatre before. It should be a wonderful time being with my best guy!

I feel blessed to have him in my life. He is my life, my rock, my love and support and also my best friend. I can’t God enough for bringing him into my life.

I will put my flowers from 2025 here in this space.

Thank you so much for stopping by to read this post and celebrating with me. Come back again real soon. You are always welcome.

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BARNES & NOBLE

I recently lost my best friend and have had a difficult time adjusting without her but I am getting stronger and think about her every day and talk to her sometimes too. She had been sick so long and we hadn’t seen each other for a few months. We had kept in touch by phone when she could talk and texting. But it wasn’t the same as going out together for lunch, dinner or just hanging out on our back decks and having a glass of wine and some cheese and crackers. Sigh.

I have another close friend who I have spoken with and she has been supporting me during my tears.