Des vieux amants
Today is our 24th wedding anniversary, an especially evocative one, for we are on the edge of an empty nest ("cette chambre sans berceau"), the last bird gathering twigs for his move.
I'm the early riser; I came downstairs to find a note on my laptop: "Just press play".
For you, as well, Jacques Brel's "Chanson des vieux amants" (with English subtitles).
I'm the early riser; I came downstairs to find a note on my laptop: "Just press play".
For you, as well, Jacques Brel's "Chanson des vieux amants" (with English subtitles).
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Happy anniversary.
(We celebrated our 15th yesterday, was technically Friday but as we both had to work, decided to celebrate a day later.)
So have a happy day, both of you. An empty nest must be such an odd thing, at once a bit desolate but also liberating while you still have the health to enjoy round two. (I've never had children; long-distance sweetie has a grown daughter).
Many years you must have snow on the ground for your anniversary but I imagine that there are a lot of buds and perhaps even some early spring flowers in Toronto, a zone warmer than we are. I saw lots of huge buds on trees while out yesterday, and tulip, daffodil, snowdrop leaves just preparing to burst out in flower.
In French there is a powerful verb for that: éclore, the noun is éclosion. It means to hatch, to bloom, to burst open, figuratively too.
So a happy day to you and also to pseu et son homme!
I hope your day is filled with joy and surprises.
You are married to a romantic. Isn't that lovely?
lagatta: In 24 years the date has been truly springlike only a handful of years, including the first one. Risotto Milanese for dinner, though, so the flurries don't matter.
Re your mysterious message--for some reason, the "about me" isn't showing up, so I can't link to that at the moment.
I had no idea the Bros was such a romantic...takes after the old man I guess!
See you Saturday and Congratulations.
two! From what I've heard he is not the only son to be romantic!