A largely sleepless night. Too much time to think. World seeming particularly cold this morning. In need of a lift. For some reason the run didn’t work today. Just a freezing slog. A slow 30 minutes and then the motivation battery completely drained. So back home even colder and still in need of a lift.
But then salvation. Old photographs. Memories. Great Memories.
Back to 2001 which finds us in the Loire.
Chateau de Chenonceau was built over the River Cher in 1576. It’s French Renaissance Architecture at at finest. The chateau has a fine collection of masterpieces, tapestries and renaissance furniture. The long Grand Gallery stretches over the bridge and across the river. It’s a stunning place. Inside and outside.
As much as the chateau brings back great memories one photograph lifted my spirits. It reminds me how truly blessed I was to spend time with this special person. Always in love. That makes me smile.
❤ ❤ ❤
So Beautiful!
The castle is nice too.
Tell me…is it the same castle that was used for filming in Ever After – with Drew Barrymore?
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No from what I can remember that was Chambord and another one. But it’s been probably 20 years since I’ve seen that. Did love that film.
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So beautiful, your wife.
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Thankyou she was.
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😊
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That is a smile full of sunshine!🥰
I wish we had buildings like that here in the US. Gorgeous and full of history.
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She did. History is a great thing especially when you can touch it.
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Old memories are always a salvation..!
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They are.
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💕💕💕🦋🦋🦋🦋💕💕💕
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Lovely to see your smiling partner. Thank you for sharing all of that, and your
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Whoops! ..
Your method of getting out of a slump. Well done x
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Thanks
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Thank you for reading it.
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Beautiful. Good memories.🤗
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Thank you
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Beautiful and I believe she will always be close by you 🙂
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I do hope so.
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🦋
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Beautiful pictures, but most importantly the last one. I hope that you can keep moving forwards x
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Thank you so much. x
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Thank you. Yes moving forward is so important.
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What a beautiful smile! And, how could you not love a lady wearing Pooh!!!
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Indeed.
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Beautiful..
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Thank you
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Happy times and memories
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So are.
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great shots, and your wife so beautiful and vibrant … how wondrous that you have such a store of lovely memories 🙂
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It really is.
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hugs 🙂
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Thank you
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Beautiful post. And a radiant, beautiful lady. No wonder you miss her so very much.
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Thank you
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Memories can warm the heart, for sure. Thanks for taking us along. And your wife has a beautiful smile and such a nice face. God bless.
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Thank you so much
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My pleasure
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We went to that exact chateaux!! And I am pretty sure the year was 2001. Imagine if we’d been there the exact same day and passed each other without knowing.
Such a precious photo. Thank you so much for chatting it.
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*sharing it
I’ve no idea what’s going on with autocorrect these days. I’d turn it off but then my spelling would be too bad. Funny that, all that emphasis on spelling for your son and so many of us grown adults manage fine in the world with bad spelling skills.
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As son says he thinks our autocorrect has gone dyslexic as well.
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I was the guy trying to park his Nissan in a space just big enough for a bike.
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You too? I had the worst time sleeping last night. It took many minutes to get my eyes to open in the shower this morning and realize where I was. Uggh. Hate sleepless nights. LOVE the photos – so beautiful. Such a great smile.
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Really hope you get a good night. Nothing worse. Was it just one of those nights. Thank you so much.
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Such a smile! No wonder you fell in love with her.
Can we see your smile?
I just got done with a wave of grief so debilitating…I don’t like that. But the wave has subsided now so I can process what happened.
Hugs to you.
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Thank you.
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You didn’t answer the question………lol
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I have a face for radio….
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You have a face SHE fell in love with …..
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That’s a good one.
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It’s true. So let us see what that beautiful woman saw.
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Not sure the delicate fabric of our society is ready for that yet.
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Shall we vote?
I say yay.
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Definitely yes.
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I expect to see your grinning face in a post soon.
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Must dig out that George Clooney picture.
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*taps fingernails on desk and gives him ‘The Look’*
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Could use a William Shatner photo.
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*begins to tap toes with hands on hips*
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Or maybe a still of a Homer Simpson.
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stop that
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One of the muppet cast?
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STOP THAT!
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Beautiful chateau; beautifuller lady.
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Thank you sir
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Beautiful she is! And the castle is amazing happy it lfted your spirits the photos, I can relate to sleepless night and thinking.❤️
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Too many of us can. It’s such a beautiful place. I had completely forgot about that photo.
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It looks like it is.you have some beautiful photos.
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Wonderful picture of the lovely lady.
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It is thank you
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Such lovely captions. Beautiful! 💯
And she was pretty!.
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Thank you
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I love the Loire to many happy memories of the place and the beautiful chateaux too. You wife looks like a beautiful person inside and out 💜
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She was. The Loire is stunning. How can a place have so many stunning old buildings like that still almost perfectly preserved.
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I know France and Italy still have lived in, medieval villages how did they survive the war?
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It’s staggering. I guess our wet windy weather doesn’t help. Plus a few mad kings…
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Yes and Queens 💜
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Oh yes he’s doing that.
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