Friday, Jan. 17, 2020 – Brought You Home Today

Hi Darlin’,
I did some more cleaning today, finishing off the bench seats of the dining room, so now it smells of leather in here, which is nice. I brought up the little horse trailer, which was back by the barn and covered with green algae, and got down the pressure washer from the attic/hay loft and gave the trailer a really good clean. I’ve made arrangements with one of the OTL board members to go riding in Corbett on Sunday, so I wanted to get it cleaned up a bit. Not that it will stay that way long trying to get back to Camp I in Corbett, but at least it will start out that way! I finished up just in time to shower and change, then head down to the funeral home. I did just what you wanted me to do, had you cremated, and put you in a beautiful wooden box that was inscribed with the poem by Omar Khayyám that you so admired, and what we based so much of our life on. “The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,
Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.”
It describes our philosophy so well, that it’s all just water under the bridge and there’s no point worrying about it, or wasting time on it, but just to keep moving forward, which is just what I’m trying to do. I had an early dinner with Jayne again, and we talked a lot about pets, as well as some of our mutual history. I’m sure you remember Lord Richie, probably your only competition (though not really, you just thought so), well evidently he passed away quite a long time ago, at quite a young age. Was sorry to hear that, he was a lovely man. Afterward, I brought you home, finished clearing off the dining room table and doing a few other things to spruce the place up, eventually put you in what will be your final resting place right in the center of things, lit a candle, and toasted you with a glass of wine. I’m hoping to have a memorial/life celebration in March just before your birthday, and quite a few people are interested in coming. Not quite sure where I want to have it just yet, I have a few logistical things to work out, but there are a lot of people who are responding, and it’s very heartwarming to see how many people you’ve touched over the years. Anyway, it’s past my bedtime, and I worked hard today, so off I go! Love you, darling! Good night!

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