Wedded

My notes say it was the 17th of July, 2019 when I gave her the ring.

In 2020 she surprised me by handing it to me. We were under a bower next to a pretty little brook and it was there she asked me to place it on her finger again.

The Squidges Get Married

In our minds we've been married 26 years. But Social Security sez yuh gotten been LEGALLY bound 9 months to inherit your spouse's allotment. Mine's twice as much as hers so it only made sense.

When I phoned from somewhar in Arizony tuh see if she'd do it, she flat-out declined; I had to argue my case. Knowing (don't ask me how) I was gonna have a heart-attack (and die), she saw the rationale and tonight, Dan & Dave, our neighbors, came over to officiate and witness. Dave, on my right, is an ordained Catholic priest and Dan, in red sweater, his husband of 25 years, came as a witness. Margie, a friend of ours, agreed to be the other witness.

Michelle painted the tie in 1997 for a Valentine show at the gallery.

As part of the rite, we each had a doughnut.