Subj : Re: 34 days to go ...
To   : deon
From : Ward Dossche
Date : Fri Dec 27 2024 12:57 am

Deon,
 
d> > season. It was my first Christmas eve without my wife in 46 years...
 
d> That must have been something new and different for you. Cant imagine
d> what that would be like, but I'm sure it kindles some fond memories - and
d> you still are able to create new ones.
 
It's tough at times if your relationship was as complete and total as was ours. Bjorn has a similar tale.
 
At times the administration surrounding all that is ruthless ... for example I was due a refund on my taxes. So about a month ago I got a letter from the tax-office telling they will hold the refund unless I can present a signed declaration by my wife that I have complied with all the details of our divorce ... she died for crying out loud ...
 
So I called this office and they politely explained that they treat every death of one of the partners in a married couple as "a divorce" ... My rebuttal to such nonsense contained several choice words of a rare quality.
 
d> 46 years is a good innings.
 
Sometimes rare ... neither of my 2 sisters got that far, the younger-one is at her 2nd divorce and 3rd husband.
 
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