Of love, and life, and the passage of time...

On this date forty years ago, November 12, 1969, Julie Andrews and Blake Edwards were married. They have stayed together through some very difficult times as well as through the good times, and to see the way they look into each others eyes, or to hear her talking about him, is just a true and deep joy. She recently talked about him during her appearance on the Rachael Ray show -- even if you're not keen on Rachael Ray, please watch this video to see what I mean (and to hear a delightfully funny poem!)...

This date has an even deeper, more personal meaning for me. On this date, thirty years ago, November 12, 1979, my beloved boyfriend, "G", died of a massive epileptic seizure, after being in a coma for a few days. I can hardly believe that it was thirty years ago. There have certainly been other boyfriends since then, other serious ones, yet I don't remember my first kiss with them the way I remember it with G. It's amazing after so many years that I can still recall so much of our brief time together in so much detail. He was the first (and, so far, only) man to call me 'darling'. His birthday was a few days ago (November 6). He would have been 61. That is so hard to imagine. At this point in life, I have no idea if our relationship would have lasted in the long term the way Blake's and Julie's has -- but he will always have a special place in my heart. Today I'll buy a red rose in his memory -- red roses were his favorite, by far (and yes, it is good to know that bit of seemingly trivial information).

Even if this isn't your style of music, please listen to this lovely song, and if you have a dear one, cherish him or her with all your heart...