#wedding-anniversary — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.europesays.com/ch/138541/ Passports damaged, Switzerland anniversary trip cancelled, travel agency to pay Rs 4 lakh | Legal News #ConsumerCase #ConsumerCommissionInKolkata #ConsumerCourtNews #Switzerland #SwitzerlandTrip #TravelAgency #WeddingAnniversary

https://www.europesays.com/ie/707344/ Josh Brolin and Kathryn Boyd Brolin Say Marriage ‘Keeps Getting Better’ as They Celebrate Their 10th Wedding Anniversary #Celebrities #Éire #Entertainment #IE #Ireland #JoshBrolin #KathrynBoydBrolin #WeddingAnniversary

We have a 200th #weddingAnniversary to celebrate today. Sadly no photo, as #photography had only just been invented. Note also that the 200th birthday of the couple's first child is coming up in eight weeks ... https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/09/a-200th-wedding-anniversary.html #familyHistory #Krefeld #genealogy

Opinion: Our trip down the Danube – river of dreams | Opinion

My wife, Christina, and I celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary on one of those riverboat tours floating down…
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our wedding anniversary is tomorrow, so @stefanieueberall and i took the opportunity and the nice weather and went shopping on the kö in düsseldorf. i got a fantastic bottle of wine and she got herself a wonderfull montblanc "masters of art - homage to henri martisse" fountain pen (she is collecting them quite excessively). happy wife, happy life! #happywifehappylife #weddinganniversary #düsseldorf #ddorf #shopping

It’s our 32nd wedding anniversary: in those 32 years we have had 3 children, 5 homes, a gecko, two hamsters, 3 dogs and quite a few cats (not to mention chickens, ducks and geese). We have had sore bereavements, hard choices to make, yet also made new friends, had new beginnings, and we are still very much in love. Picture taken 32 years ago, and I am the same woman and he is the same man this day as ever.
#OTD #WeddingAnniversary

Today marks our 5th wedding anniversary. ❤️

And somehow, it doesn’t feel like five years at all. It feels like yesterday, and at the same time, I can hardly remember what life was like without her by my side.

Eternally grateful for the incredible gift of sharing this life with such a wonderful person.

Here’s to us, to everything we’ve already shared, and to all the years still waiting for us.

Happy anniversary, my love.

#WeddingAnniversary #Anniversary #Love #Marriage #5Years

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I don't post much, but this one's important. Today my amazing husband @aceofcosmicspace and I celebrate a year of being married. I'm deepy honoured to be married to such a truly amazing guy. Happy first anniversary my love, my life. Here's to many more anniversaries together♥️

Fy nghalon yw dy galon di😘

#weddinganniversary #anniversary #truelove #bisexual #polyamorous #plural #pluralgang #love #FirstWeddingAnniversary #welsh #cariad

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Celebrating one year of marriage to my amazing husband @blazeheart today! We've marked it by eating pancakes with strawberries ice cream and maple syrup, watching a documentary about Afghanistan, followed by the movie Tears of the Sun while being cuddled up together😍

System/Constellation-mate and light of my life, I adore you so much. Happy first Anniversary my sweetheart😘♥️

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I don't post much, but this one's important. Today my amazing husband @aceofcosmicspace and I celebrate a year of being married. I'm deepy honoured to be married to such a truly amazing guy. Happy first anniversary my love, my life. Here's to many more anniversaries together♥️

Fy nghalon yw dy galon di😘

#weddinganniversary #anniversary #truelove #bisexual #polyamorous #plural #pluralgang #love #FirstWeddingAnniversary #welsh #cariad

https://www.europesays.com/ie/627870/ Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz Reportedly Choose a New Date for Their Wedding Anniversary #BrooklynBeckham #Celebrities #ClaudiaHeffnerPeltz #DavidAndVictoriaBeckham #Éire #Entertainment #IE #Ireland #NelsonPeltz #NicolaMarked #NicolaPeltz #NicolaWhite #WeddingAnniversary

My favorite quote

“Ye are blood of my blood, and bone of my bone. I give ye my body, that we two might be one. I give ye my spirit, ’til our life shall be done.” — Jamie Fraser to Claire on their wedding day, from the novel Outlander (1991) by Diana Gabaldon

Today, is my 15th wedding anniversary, so this quote seemed very fitting! 🥰❤️

Happy anniversary to us!

💜 XO

Jordan Devey, former NFL lineman, dies by suicide ahead of 15th wedding anniversary

Jordan Devey, who played for five NFL teams, including the 2014 Super Bowl-winning New England Patriots, died by…
#NFL #BuffaloBills #Buffalo #Bills #Football #JordanDevey #NewEnglandPatriots #Offensivelineman #Suicide #SuperBowl #UniversityofMemphis #weddinganniversary
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Jordan Devey, former NFL lineman, dies by suicide ahead of 15th wedding anniversary https://www.rawchili.com/nfl/955756/ #Bills #Buffalo #BuffaloBills #BuffaloBills #Football #JordanDevey #NewEnglandPatriots #NFL #OffensiveLineman #Suicide #SuperBowl #UniversityOfMemphis #WeddingAnniversary

Mira Kapoor says ‘When 1+1 = 11’, wishes Shahid Kapoor on their wedding anniversary |

Entrepreneur Mira Rajput Kapoor penned a sweet yet quirky anniversary wish for husband, Shahid Kapoor on their 11th…
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/572898/ Mira Kapoor says ‘When 1+1 = 11’, wishes Shahid Kapoor on their wedding anniversary | #CelebrityCouple #Éire #Entertainment #IE #Ireland #LoveStory #MiraKapoor #Movies #ShahidKapoor #WeddingAnniversary

Minnesota couple, both 99, celebrate their 80th wedding anniversary

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Minnesota couple, both 99, celebrate their 80th wedding anniversary

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We were married today in 2018 🥂

On the day we wore traditional Highland Dress, with matching hand-stitched leather sporrans (Klingon/Celtic for me, and Galifreyan for my wife)

#Anniversary #WeddingAnniversary #Highland #Kilt #Sporran #StarTrek #DoctorWho #Klingon #Celtic #Galifreyan

Cynthia Nixon Marks Anniversary

Actor Cynthia Nixon celebrates her 14th wedding anniversary. Learn about the personal milestone and her public career.

#CynthiaNixon, #WeddingAnniversary, #CelebrityNews, #PersonalMilestone, #ActorLife

https://newsletter.tf/cynthia-nixon-celebrates-14th-wedding-anniversary/

Cynthia Nixon is celebrating her 14th wedding anniversary today. This personal event comes as her career continues to be a focus of public interest.

#CynthiaNixon, #WeddingAnniversary, #CelebrityNews, #PersonalMilestone, #ActorLife
https://newsletter.tf/cynthia-nixon-celebrates-14th-wedding-anniversary/

Zeinab Harake and Bobby Ray Parks Jr. celebrate anniversary in Greece

Photos Vlogger and content creator Zeinab Harake and Bobby R…
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Cynthia Nixon Marks Wedding Milestone Amidst Shifting Cultural Narratives

Cynthia Nixon and Christine Marinoni celebrate 14 years of marriage. News comes as media explores gender and erotic themes.

#CynthiaNixon, #WeddingAnniversary, #LGBTQ, #GenderTalk, #MediaTrends

https://newsletter.tf/cynthia-nixon-14th-anniversary-gender-talk/

Cynthia Nixon and Christine Marinoni celebrate their 14th wedding anniversary. This comes as streaming services highlight 'steamy' films.

#CynthiaNixon, #WeddingAnniversary, #LGBTQ, #GenderTalk, #MediaTrends
https://newsletter.tf/cynthia-nixon-14th-anniversary-gender-talk/

#Nollywoodactor, #FrancisDuru and wife are celebrating their 23rd #Weddinganniversary today 🎉🎉🍾🍷✨🍬💐🍡 #anniversary

#Congratulations 👏🥳 to u Sir
#Bahdlexempire #bahdlex #Bahdlexblog #bahd #lex May2026 #May30th #May30

17 Years

Hold on, let me do the math to make sure I am getting the numbers right…

2026–2009=17

17 years ago today, my best girl and I stood on an alter in front of most of the people we know and pledged our love for each other and said “I do” and got married.

That’s right, folks. Today is our wedding anniversary. Happy anniversary to my brilliant, beautiful, amaze amaze amaze bride Jen. I love you, sweetie. I love you a little more each day, and after 17 years that’s a whole ton of love!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/4038089429/in/album-72157622529340555

Today marks 24 years since this happened. #weddinganniversary #believeinfilm #filmphotography #filmisnotdead

Prince Harry Hurt by Royal Family ‘Silence’ on Wedding Anniversary — Insider

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle marked their eighth wedding anniversary on May 19, 2026. The Duchess of Sussex…
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https://www.europesays.com/3009328/ Prince Harry Hurt by Royal Family ‘Silence’ on Wedding Anniversary — Insider #AnniversaryPhotos #MeghanMarkle #PrinceHarry #PrinceWilliam #royal #RoyalFamilies #RoyalFamily #royals #TheRoyalFamily #WeddingAnniversary

Meghan Markle & Prince Harry Seen as ‘Bitter & Unhappy People’ — Expert

A royal commentator called Prince Harry and Meghan Markle “very bitter and unhappy people,” arguing that their latest…
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https://www.europesays.com/ch/68674/ Meghan Markle Was ‘So Touched’ by Flight Crew Sharing Memories of Her Royal Wedding After Geneva Trip (Exclusive) #BritishAirways #DukeAndDuchessOfSussex #FlightCrew #Geneva #HarryAndMeghan #InstagramStories #MeghanMarkle #PrinceArchie #PrinceHarry #WeddingAnniversary

https://www.europesays.com/uk/972451/ Meghan Markle’s Wedding Photo Quietly Features an Unexpected Royal #KingCharles #MeghanMarkle #PrinceHarry #Royal #RoyalFamilies #RoyalFamily #Royals #WeddingAnniversary #WeddingPhotos

Today marks 15 years since I married @TMakarios and he is still my favourite person.
We celebrated by buying our second anniversatree: a dwarf Harwood Late orange.
It will soon be planted on the grave of our late orange cat (who was not a dwarf, though smallish, and was called not Harwood but Boromir).
#marriage #WeddingAnniversary #Anniversatree #cat

Donny Osmond Marks Milestone Wedding Anniversary Amidst Personal Tributes

Donny Osmond and his wife Debbie celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary on Friday, May 8, 2026. Learn more about their long-lasting marriage and tributes.

#DonnyOsmond, #WeddingAnniversary, #DebbieOsmond, #LongMarriage, #CelebrityCouple

https://newsletter.tf/donny-osmond-48th-wedding-anniversary-with-debbie/

Donny Osmond and his wife Debbie are celebrating 48 years of marriage, a significant milestone. This is longer than many celebrity relationships last.

#DonnyOsmond, #WeddingAnniversary, #DebbieOsmond, #LongMarriage, #CelebrityCouple
https://newsletter.tf/donny-osmond-48th-wedding-anniversary-with-debbie/

Why Meghan Markle Is ‘Desperate To Leave’ Prince Harry — Source

Photo Credit: Asanka Ratnayake/Stringer / Getty Images New claims about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are once again putting their marriage under…
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https://www.europesays.com/2969203/ Why Meghan Markle Is ‘Desperate To Leave’ Prince Harry — Source #MeghanMarkle #PrinceHarry #royal #RoyalFamilies #RoyalFamily #royals #VowRenewal #WeddingAnniversary

https://www.europesays.com/ie/462400/ Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna Celebrated 30th Wedding Anniversary Early by Going on First Romantic Trip in Decades (Exclusive) #Celebrities #Éire #Entertainment #HarryHamlin #IE #Ireland #LisaRinna #TropicalGetaway #WeddingAnniversary

Today for our second year wedding anniversary @ishambard and I swapped sleepy Suffolk for Badger’s Drift and the world of Midsomer Murders to enjoy the wonderful Daniel Casey (who originally played Troy) performing as Barnaby. A fantastic show, with great characterisations, energy and homages to the same show I had first watched as a young child with my grandparents, and continues to hook me in to this day. Must admit, it felt Mr Casey captured John Nettles perfectly and it was great getting to see you perform with my own partner in crime 🙂 Alongside that we got to enjoy some delicious pasta and I made Sam a little game console case with 24 reasons I love him. It is late now, and we’re on the last train home, but it’s been a perfect day. #midsommermurders #guiltypleasures #weddinganniversary #goingtothetheatre

We walked the casinos and went shopping. We never go to the strip. We go see our 2 concerts at park mgm and spend the rest of our trip off strip being locals. This trip we chose to explore and it was fun. I wouldn’t do it every visit, but it’s fun for a special occasion. #alttxt #alttext #lasvegas #vegas #weddinganniversary #gay

‘We’ve been together ever since’: Swansea couple celebrate 63 years of marriage after moving into care home together

Margaret and David Beynon moved into Peniel Green Care Home on 21 January and have already become firm favourites with staff and residents. They’re the only married couple living at the home — and their love story stretches back nearly seven decades.

‘He didn’t show up… then we had a row… and we’ve been together ever since’

Margaret was 17 when she first met David, then 19, during a day out with friends in 1958. She still remembers the nerves — and the drama.

“I was out with a friend and we met up with these two boys. I was so shy on the day we met that we rearranged a new date — where David didn’t show up,” she said.

“So third time lucky, we went on another date, where David and I had a row over him not showing up the previous time. We have been together ever since.”

The pair married in 1962 — a day Margaret calls “the best day of our lives.”

A family built on six decades of love

Since that wedding day, the couple have raised two daughters, welcomed four grandchildren and celebrated the arrival of six great‑grandchildren.

David still talks about Margaret with the same affection he had as a teenager.

“She’s been the best wife,” he said.

Margaret smiled back:

“I couldn’t ask for a better husband.”

Settling into life at Peniel Green

Staff say the couple have brought warmth and joy into the home from the moment they arrived.

Lisa Sullivan, Senior Wellbeing Coordinator at Peniel Green, said:

“Margaret and David are a beautiful, loving couple, and we are so pleased they have come here to start a new chapter in their lives. What a beautiful love story.”

Rhian Dummer, Home Administrator, added:

“It has been wonderful to hear Margaret and David’s story and to see the affection they have for each other. Their love is truly inspiring and brings a lot of joy to everyone here at Peniel Green.”

A Valentine’s date, 63 years on

To mark Valentine’s Day, Margaret has invited David on a “Valentine’s Cake and Cuppa Date” in the home’s dining room — a chance to celebrate their enduring romance with fellow residents and staff.

Peniel Green says it is “delighted” to be part of the couple’s ongoing journey and is already looking forward to celebrating more milestones with them.

Nearly 70 years after a shy teenager and a no‑show date sparked their first argument, Margaret and David are still choosing each other — every single day.

The leatherman and the sun.

I was backing up my DJI Osmo Pocket and had it laid on the table with the gimbal overhanging the edge (if you have a gimbal camera you'll understand) and after the backup it went up camera mode.

This was it's view.

I loved the atmosphere created by the gorgeous sunshine, so I grabbed a few photos.

I'm a real anachronism for a guy who wears full leather a lot of the time in that my gender identity is not gay - I barely even say I'm bisexual - straight guys can wear leather and latex it seems, we just don't very often!

My wife absolutely loves me in leather - indeed when we first met 25 years ago I was a black leather clad biker with a huge 1100cc Honda.

It's taken me many years to summon up the confidence to go out in full leather and latex in public, and I realised that very few people ever comment; indeed my outfits occasionally draw in admiring and slightly jealous looks from guys who I just know would love to summon up the courage to be a leather man, and their ladies who wish they could get their man into some leather.

The wedding ring? 21 years tomorrow.

#marriedgoals #leather #guysinleather #straightleather #leatherman #leatherjacket #leatherjeans #leatherpants #newrockboots #weddinganniversary #married

https://www.europesays.com/ie/318094/ Genelia shares heartfelt anniversary note for Riteish Deshmukh: ‘You will always be my favourite chapter’ | #BollywoodCouple #Celebrities #CelebrityMarriages #Éire #Entertainment #GeneliaDeshmukh #HindiCinemaRomance #IE #Ireland #LoveStory #RiteishDeshmukh #WeddingAnniversary

5v hääpäivä..
Huh. En olis ikinä uskonut että tällainen päivä vielä tulee vastaan. Tää kuva on otettu 6kk naimisiimenon jälkeen. Ollaan huomattavan väsyneemmän näköisiä tänä päivänä. 😂

#hääpäivä #weddinganniversary

**Ngày vui của gia đình Mỹ Tâm ❤️**
NSND Phạm Phương Thảo đón tuổi mới với bộ ảnh trắng tinh khôi. Cùng ngày, Mỹ Tâm tổ chức sum họp gia đình tại Đà Nẵng để mừng kỷ niệm **61 năm ngày cưới** của bố mẹ.

\#MỹTâm \#PhạmPhươngThảo \#NSND \#GiaĐình \#ỞNĐàNẵng \#CelebrityVietnam
\#MyTam \#FamilyReunion \#WeddingAnniversary \#VietnameseArtists

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LGU wedding anniversary greeting for mayor, wife sparks criticism

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LGU wedding anniversary greeting for mayor, wife sparks criticism

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Happy 25th #weddingAnniversary @mofedamijo and his lovely wife 🎉❤️❤️🎉🍿🍬🥰😍✨
#bahdlexblog #Bahdlexempire #bahdlex #RichardMofeDamijo #Rmd #Congratulations #Congrats Richard Mofe-Damijo
#marriageanniversary

It's happy anniversary to us!
44 years married. Love him even more than I did back then!
I had a Eureka moment on the way to meet up with him to watch a movie 45 years ago. We had so much we enjoyed doing together: I suddenly realised that I could be happy in my life. That was a new concept to me and he made it come true.
Thank you
@StevenKennard 🍾🎉🍾🎉🥂🥳

#anniversary #EllieKPosts #WeddingAnniversary

Cheers to eight years Mr. Owltistic and I have been together and married. 💘 Can we get a hooty anniversary? 🦉✨️

#Anniversary #WeddingAnniversary

Happy #weddinganniversary, 👰🤵👸
#bankywellington #adesuaetomi 🎉🎉🎉❤️
#Couple of the year ❤️😍
#bankyw #adesuaetomi #nollywood #actor #actresses #musician #celebrity #celebrities #entertainment #BahdlexEmpire #bahdlex

Finally Frost

As I sat at the kitchen table shelling dry beans Friday afternoon, idly gazing out the sliding glass doors to the deck. Spider Squirrel came for a visit. The daytime temperatures have settled into crisp autumn and the glass door was closed, but the screen door was open, pushed back almost all the way to the other side of the windows. Spider Squirrel hopped along the deck toward the glass door and leapt at it, expecting to latch onto the screen that wasn’t there. They splatted belly first against the window and slid back down to the deck.

I saw the whole thing and was having a great good laugh. Meanwhile, Spider Squirrel sat there a bit stunned for a few seconds before looking at the window in what I imagine was puzzlement. Then they turned around, climbed up the deck railing, jumped into the witch hazel, and scampered away.

I suppose it is too much to hope that Spider Squirrel learned a lesson and will, henceforward, cease throwing themself at the screen for the fun of scrambling across it leaving tiny claw holes. But at least for a moment I got to enjoy a bit of just deserts, especially since I’m pretty sure it was Spider Squirrel who demolished the large pumpkin in the garden.

After almost a week of “it might frost tonight” forecasts, we finally got frost Thursday night/Friday morning. This means the growing season is now officially over. Oh, I still have collards in the garden and in a week we can probably start digging sunchokes, but the growing garden is done. Also, I can finally plant the garlic and cut the stinging nettles for winter retting.

Earlier in the week James and I were out picking all the still green tomatoes, peppers, and tomatillos. I also picked the Ukraine winter squash—first time growing it—and a very small not ripe butternut that may or may not ripen indoors, we’ll see.

After all the final things are done, it will be nice to have a little break. How long do you think it will be before I start planning what to plant in next year’s garden? Heh.

Something new I will plant came to me last night as a gift from one of my Beloved Community Circle members. They had attended the funeral of a longtime friend who was an avid gardener and the family gave out little packets of seeds from his garden as a remembrance. Isn’t that a marvelous idea? I hope someone is able to do that for me when my time comes.

The seeds I was gifted are a crookneck smooth butternut heirloom winter squash. Since that is all I know, other than he originally got the seeds from his brother in 2022, they are now called “Jerry’s Crookneck Butternut.” I am honored to receive these seeds and look forward to growing them next year. I will be sure to give the non-gardening Circle friend who passed the seeds on to me a squash.

I do have a small complication though. Since I already grow a variety of butternut that I really like and that does well, I need to keep the two at a distance so they don’t cross-pollinate. Because of two large branches that died on one of the apple trees in the front yard, there is now a nice sunny patch that used to be shade. I believe it is big enough and sunny enough to plant a couple of Jerry’s Crookneck. I will need to be vigilant when the squash grows and make sure to protect them from Spider Squirrel and other miscreants. Hopefully front and backyard are far enough apart that the friendly bees don’t end up creating a whole new squash variety, but if they do, well that could be interesting too!

James and I are celebrating 34 years of wedded bliss this weekend. To celebrate we had lunch at our favorite plant-based diner. I took a chance on their burger of the month that they dubbed “Demon Burger.” It has smoked serrano aioli, ghost pepper mustard, pickled Granny Smith apples, Chao cheese (vegan), and arugula on a black sesame bun. I asked how spicy it was and was told, well it’s not Minnesota spicy. That didn’t scare me because “Minnesota spicy” is code for spice was waved around in the general area of your meal but not actually applied to it in any sort of quantity to make it above hint of spicy.

So I asked whether after one bite my mouth would be on fire and I’d not be able to taste anything else the rest of the meal. Oh no, the server said, it’s not that hot. It’s hot enough to make your nose run, but you will still be able to taste all the things. Ok, let’s do it!

I can report that my nose didn’t run but my eyes watered a little bit and my mouth and lips tingled pleasantly the whole meal and for a little while afterwards. I was indeed able to taste the flavors and not be overwhelmed by the heat. I enjoyed it very much and hope I get to enjoy it again sometime, maybe next October.

Meanwhile, James has been on a kitchening tear, making some amazing meals. Friday night for dinner he made sweet potato apple soup which we ate with multigrain sourdough bread that I had made. Earlier in the week there was cous cous chick pea skillet, smokey bacony potato quesadillas, and savory whipped tofu and avocado on sourdough toast. Saturday I made a basic sourdough focaccia that James used as a pizza base adding leftover whipped tofu and hummus, bell pepper, sweet onion and garlic from the final farmers market of the season, some collards from the garden, and homemade “cheese.” So much yum!

On the reading front, I just finished a book called Crafting for Sinners by Jenny Kiefer. Our protagonist, Ruth, is caught shoplifting in the megachurch-owned craft store in her small town. The store goes into lockdown and she is strangely the only person in it except for the “employees” who have nefarious plans and are now trying to catch her. The book will not be winning any prizes, but it is amazing how much damage a person can do with craft supplies as weapons. It is horror light, though a bit gory at times, and I was getting a bit bored by the end and admit to skimming, but it was entertaining enough for spooky season. I passed it along to a coworker who accumulates new crafts and supplies even faster than I do.

A book that is very good is Madeline Thien’s The Book of Records. Lina and her father arrive for an extended stay at The Sea, a stateless place where migrants from all over gather until they can get a boat to somewhere else. There are four stories running through the book that speak to and echo each other, the main story of Lina and her father, and the stories of Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu, seventeenth-century Jewish scholar Baruch Spinoza and his exile from the Jewish community in Amsterdam, and twentieth-century philosopher Hannah Arendt fleeing the Nazis.

The narration moves between all the stories as well between past, present and future in Lina and her father’s story. It might sound like it is confusing but it is so well written I was never once lost. It also sounds like it might be heavy, but is often lightened with jokes like this one:

Q: Does anyone know why Beethoven got rid of his chickens?
A: They wouldn’t stop saying Bach, Bach, Bach!

The book has much to say about time, memory, art, resistance, migrants and refugees, family both blood and chosen, survival, and much more. Here is a more serious quote from Du Fu’s story that rings all too true for out present moment:

Politics is dead. Integrity is dead. Art and ingenuity have been assassinated. Rot festers everywhere, and its source is the imperial capital. We live in an age of corruption. Haven’t you been paying attention? Don’t you see how abundance has created extravagance, which has necessitated scarcity everywhere, and the men in the capital are up to their necks in extortion, and that’s just the beginning? What’s left for you and me, a bit of poetry? If so, we should wear our learning with a bit more disrespect, do you know what I mean?

If I’ve piqued your interest, or you have already read the book, be sure to listen to (or read the transcript) the Between the Covers podcast interview with Thien.

Finally, in some potentially worrisome news, Ecuadorians will be voting on November 16th on whether to rewrite their constitution. The current constitution was written in 2008 and became the first in the world to enshrine the rights of nature. However, the current president is a right-wing anti-environmentalist who sees the 2008 constitution as an obstacle to business development. Indigenous people and plenty of others in Ecuador, are concerned not only for the environment but also for the future of the country’s democracy. Let’s hope the voting is free and fair and an overwhelming majority refuse rewriting the constitution.

So as not to leave you on a down note, please enjoy “This Joy” by the Resistance Revival Chorus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TbDPwA09Bc

Until next time, keep well and be excellent to each other.

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Anniversary meal last night!
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Happy 8th wedding anniversary to my lovely wife Sian Hendy! Here's to another 80 years!!!
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Yesterday was Nicole and my 20 year wedding anniversary. We spent a few hours in City Park with a photographer (we do photos every 5 years) then went for dinner.

Since we'll be Japan in 2 weeks we decided to forego our normal sushi anniversary dinner.

We ended up at Angelo's Taverna in Cap Hill. Great meal and tasty Aperol Spritzes. The weather was perfect so we got to sit out on the back patio.

Here's to 20 more years!

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