The above is a framed numbered print of a painting we discovered and fell in love with on a trip to Carmel decades ago. It cost a lot of money to us at the time, but the owners got the artist to sign it and we bought it. We had it framed and it currently hangs in our bedroom.
The picture is of two people at the beach. Michael said when we bought it that the picture was exactly how he envisioned us as we got older.
Years ago when we realized that I had a fatal illness, he was so distressed that we would not be able to grow old together. That is what we had wanted. That is what we looked forward to.
To be together to the end.
The other day, the sun was shining for the first time in quite a while, he was not feeling well and we were sitting under the shade of the large umbrella in the back yard while sitting on two Adirondack chairs. At one point, Michael drifted off to sleep while I read an article in a magazine.
He awoke and stood up, glanced at me and smiled. He said I looked so beautiful and sophisticated sitting in the chair reading. It was also a reminder of the picture in the bedroom.
So, we may not be able to be together as long as we had hoped but we have learned to cherish each moment together.
Together. For now.
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