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Wedded

Friends for 39 years and partners for 7 years. Although we are still both of those, we are now married. October 26, 2022. photo credit: Chelsea Lyon-Hayden. I wore my mom’s wedding dress from1954. If you want to see 100+ more photos: https://wedding.chapter3fun.com/

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Tjongololo’s Box

At the Canyon Roadhouse, close to the Fish River Canyon in southern Namibia, the woman’s bathroom sports a giant mural of a gorgeous man. A box nailed to the wall over his genitals, labeled Tjongololo’s Box, had a little door with a handle a note that warned that no one should ever open the box.

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Retirement Planning

BF wanted me to retire so I could travel more with him. I started making plans, telling friends, family, and coworkers that I’d leave my job at the end of the year. Then BF not nervous that I’d be bored. Even though I tell him I’m rarely bored because there is so much to do

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Proposed

In the Maldives, it had been raining for several days and the water conditions were so bad that there were no water excursions available. We had no WI-fi in our room and because it’s a Muslim country, there is no alcohol. Lying in bed, BF sighs and says “I’m sorry for being such a weenie

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Too Darn hot

Pre-menopause, I was always cold. I needed the heater on, several layers of clothes, and flannel sheets. During menopause, I never had classic hot flashes but I did notice that I didn’t need socks for bedtime or long underwear during the day. Post-menopause, I am always warm to sweltering. There are many things that I

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