We often enjoyed a drive along the coast in the evening after a stressful day of work. Seeing the water and the beautiful natural coastline always lifted me. It did not fail me today as I drove North on PCH. This would have been our fortieth anniversary. Well it still was except Jim wasn’t here to share it with me. He missed it by one month. This time I will not turn around and drive back home. I will continue driving all the way to Mendocino. I have rented a cottage there for a month. It was to be our anniversary trip.
This is my contribution to Friday Fictioneers hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields who also provided the ocean image. I am thinking of another anniversary. May 25 is the 39th anniversary of the release of Star Wars in the US. It was the year I got married and started my own adventure.
May 25, 1977
Notes Tied On The Sagebrush 
Lovely fiction and photo. 😊
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Thanks so much, Tanya. ❤ The photo was provided by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. 🙂
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😊
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Oh gosh so sad yet so sweet. I loved this.
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Thanks very much, Laurie Bell. 🙂
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Bittersweet!
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Really well done Debra. I can feel her sadness and her hope here too.
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Thank you very much. 🙂
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So true to life, you penned this well.
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Thank You, Michael. 🙂
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Such a sad story! I wonder, did he die, or just leave? Poor woman!
Very well-written!
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I was thinking he had died. Thank You very much. 🙂
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You’re very welcome!
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Sad. But well written…..loved your banner picture 🙂
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Thank You. 🙂
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Wonderful story. Sad that he has passed and they can not share their anniversary together.
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Thank You very much, JC. I think this is a common experience for older women. I liked imagining what she would be doing. 🙂
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So sad, but maybe that’s the only way… To keep moving.
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I liked imagining it that way. Thank You, Bjorn. 🙂
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Dear Deborah,
Anniversaries and holidays would be the toughest. Well written. Can’t believe it’s been that long for Star Wars. Wow.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank You, Rochelle. 🙂
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So sad, but she seems very determined. I think she’ll complete this trip for herself, and for him.
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Yes, she needs to make this trip. 🙂
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Good story, Deborah. This is sad but shows hope at the end. She will heal and go forward. Well done. —- Suzanne
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Thank You, Suzanne. Things happen fast in 100 words but I wanted my character to stay strong. 🙂
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