Thank you tremendously, my very sweet and caring friend. Your support – including your agreement that our bodies often suffer substantially from traumatic experiences – means an immense about to me.

There is a superb, best-selling book on that very subject called The Body Keeps Score by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D, which I highly recommend to one and all.

My heart beams with joy for your sister and her husband. It is so refreshing and inspiring in this day and age to hear about couples who have been able to go the distance like that. I hope with all my might that Tony and I will one day be raising a glass to our 37th year together as husband and wife as well.

Many of the very deepest thanks again, sweet Angie – including for your wonderfully nice words about this cute evening themed anniversary card.

Scores of hugs & the loveliest of wishes for a wonderful November coming your way.

🖤 Autumn

Thank you wholeheartedly, my dear friend. It’s hard to believe that three weeks have already whizzed by since we toasted to 17 awesome years together.

(A rhetorical question, I assure you, but… ) Why must our beloved autumn always fly by faster than the speed of light? Why does the same never (or at least rarely) seem to do the same with winter?

I sincerely appreciate each and every one of your thoughtful, caring blogs comments. They make my days brighter and warm my spirit to no end – just as your beautiful friendship always does as well. 💗

Big hugs & the happiest and coziest of weekend wishes,
🖤 Autumn

Thank you from the bottom of my very touched heart, dearest Sanne. As someone who has known Tony and I for several years now at this point, your continued support and beautiful friendship take on even greater meaning for both of us. 💗

Huge hugs & the sweetest of wishes for a relaxing, beautiful November coming your way.

🖤 Autumn

Thank you deeply for your heart-moving comment, my sweet friend. I’m so sorry that you were running into issues leaving a message here. I’ve encountered that at times on various sites over the years myself, too, and know how maddening it can be in the moment.

Happily, the third time proved to be the charm here and I received your very caring comment.

I share you belief that everything happens for a reason (or multiple reasons in some cases). Even when I was was in that relationship, I knew it was horrifically wrong and that my ex was an extremely dangerous individual, but what I didn’t yet (fully) see was how certain things I’d witnesses and experienced in my earlier youth primed me, if you will, to be especially susceptible to an abusive relationship.

That was an immensely dark time in my life and one that took a lot of healing to move beyond, but thankfully I’ve been able to do so – much as with the fire itself.

I completely agree that what I went through led me to meeting Tony and wouldn’t change the past for a second if it meant that doing so would not have happened.

Many thanks as well for your wonderfully lovely compliments about this evening hued anniversary card. Humbly, it’s my favourite I’ve made for Tony to date, and as such, I’m extra happy that it gets to live on at our house.

I hope that things are going well on your end as the first week of November wraps up, and wishing you a cozy, joy-filled 11th month of the year. 🍂🍂🍂

🖤 Autumn