My darling Val, it’s a year today since you died, a year of loneliness, heartbreak and emptiness that has seemed an eternity, and been almost impossible for me to bear. I am so fortunate to love you and to be loved by you for 66 years; wonderful happy years over which our love grew stronger and deeper. As you said, we had some bumps, but we overcame every challenge and were deeply in love for all those years, as we are today. I found two quotes I like, and I think you will like them too. “Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near; still loved, still missed and very dear.” How true that is. I feel your presence every day, and every day I tell you I love you. “What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes part of us” – Helen Keller. You are the most important part of me my darling. Thank you for sharing your life with me. You will live in my heart and in my mind for eternity. I love you my darling, and always will. We will meet again. xxx