Fall

Fall in New England

'She still had the impression of her bra straps indented on her back when she climbed into his bed despite the shower. Her back was flawless, otherwise, right down to that beautiful ass....

Jack woke suddenly. It was so real, again. The same dream about Julie. He was pouring sweat. The night was cool and the window was open and drapes pulled back. He rose and wandered over to the window, absent mindedly fingering the shrapnel wound scar on his stomach. A Fall night in Massachusetts...and that's where and when it all began exactly one year ago......

If any street was going to do it for him then this was the one. There were delivery trucks double parked everywhere and the sidewalks were crowded. He walked the street. Three steps forward and one to the side. It was that crowded. Then he saw what he had come for....'

Thought you might like a few slightly disparate excerpts from my latest book. Makes a change from all those photos of my wife.

Immodest, but my reviewers and agent tell me I write a pretty decent thriller/drama with of course a little romantic content. Quite few twists and turns and a surprise ending...always. My 'signature' gesture in the seven books I have turned out so far. Bet you never thought you were dating a very wealthy man and an author, to boot.

You are right in your thoughts. That is life, the good and the bad, especially in relationships. I suspect you have had a few experiences there given your predilection for extra curricular activities. I have only had one bad experience in that area - you! That was enough for me. I decided then and there at the time to seek out a decent woman and, you know what........ she found me.

My life has been filled with the good - only a small dose of the bad, all down to you. Do you ever wonder why, out of all the women I have known, and I've known a few or more..., that I only met one 'bad' one? Guess my judgement was shot to pieces at the time. What's your opinion?

FM is welcome - and you, maybe you are now 'trapped' approaching 60 in just four months.

Enough of gloating over your situation, if you can call it that - gloating, I mean. You sure did get it wrong though, didn't you. I offered you all this on a plate and you couldn't make the right decision. Too wrapped up in you and your situation I suppose, and....feeling a little out of your depth with me. I know that point for a fact. 

Here's gloating of a different kind. The first photo is Boston last weekend.

This one is England about 4 weeks ago:

I have to agree with this one. You can't buy happiness, the love of another or contentment. All lacking from you, by and large. But I had the second best to fall back on. Then I met my wife and the first came into play. The second of course is a bonus

 This is a flat white, just like the one I am enjoying right now:)

This one is fairly obvious. Taken near our home in New Hampshire:

A back road near our home in New Hampshire:

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Talking of roads, these are just a few of the cars owned in the last two years. Some will be traded soon. Time for some updated models. Bit like when I met Ash...an updated model. Fresher, younger, more beautiful and very sexy and that's just the cars!

The Jeep below is a Grand Cherokee which was driven along one of the tracks through the woods. Not all conifers. Lots of deciduous ones, too, otherwise there would be no color.

 Love this car almost as much as the Bentley and Astons' - but it's down in Florida. Talking of which we are thinking of moving away from Naples. Might let you know where in due course...then again ....

For the time being though we will return there in October. We have a hankering to spend more time on the West Coast and with homes in San Diego and up in Oregon, it's not a big problem. Family is mainly close by (parents) in Massachusetts. Children in New York, Virginia and Florida. But hey! Catching planes here is like getting a bus over there. On that basis we will keep our place here in New Hampshire.

Life is very good and I am a very happy man. That is all down to a loving family and most of all the love of my wife. No thanks to you of course, other than you facilitated my move without really knowing it. You also provided me with material for a least one of my books without knowing it too....;)

This is why I am lucky guy.....

 New Hampshire Friend's Dog

Italy

USA

Milan - What a View - Ready for....Breakfast...Now

Boston, Mass. Starbucks

France 

Walking in the Woods...Somewhere

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I recall you commenting on a previous lady's attributes, but I am sure you wouldn't find fault here - see Milan above. Nothing heading south, as it is in your case. Looking decidedly 'mumsy' these days LL. You need a fashion guru. Maybe we can help....:)

Finally, here's a blast from the past (circa 2004):

'....chicken recipe - I had a craving for those salty burnt olives that we had in the 'horse steak' restaurant in Denia, well I had them, not you.... so all I did was got chicken breasts (Cr****ons) cost me a fortune but worth it I suppose - in a bowl I strained a can of plum tomatoes through a sieve to get just the liquid and as much of the pulp as I could, added some sugar, tomato puree, oregano, garlic salt and grated black pepper and poured it over the chicken, put the black olives in also - left it in the fridge overnight and ********r popped it in the oven at 4pm on gas 5, not sure at all what it is in electric - it cooked and reduced for 1.30mins - and was delicious - salty and olivy and garlicky and tasty :)'

Of course since then I have become a very accomplished cook....chef almost. When I turn my hand to something I like to do it well.

That's enough for now. You can read it while you wait for FM's return.

Ciao - è sciocco signora indeciso...

Someone's Life

These are merely for you to peruse LL and reflect upon a life you could once have enjoyed

  Victoria, Oz

 That Man - April 2013 on Australia's Fair Shores QLD
(note his weight!)

 Greece

 Oahu

 Italy - Dolomites

 Keys, Florida

 LA

 One of Several Homes

 Naples

 New Zealand - Mt Cook

 Going home to...NH

 Land in New Hampshire

 San Francisco 

 Sanibel

 Italy

Naples

These are of the woman who is enjoying the life that was offered to you

Harrods - September 2013 

Kensington

 Monte Carlo

 St Tropez

Pub - Kensington

St Tropez

Italy

Enjoy your drive each way and your repetitive weekend (s). 'Peace, calm and joy' to all :))  New Hampshire for us next week. India for.....

Ciao $m's.....and $m's...is he lucky or what :)

Board or Bored

Board as in two short planks or more correctly bored meaning a lack of stimuli? 

I think you meant the latter. Spelling was not a strong point was it. I recall you using 'boredum' when of course it is boredom. It's all in pronunciation. If you don't pronounce words properly you won't spell them correctly. :)

As I suspected you haven't found peace, joy and calmness in your life. That is because you made the wrong choice. You may be somewhat against wealth, but it is a very useful tool in solving problems and creating security and a happy environment for others. 

I said tool purposely, because that is how I view it. It is merely a means to achieve other things. It's not adding to our wealth that gives me fulfillment it's the buzz/kick, or whatever you want to call it, that I get from achieving...and I have been achieving all my life. Of course we all have knock backs (even me!) but I have always picked myself up dusted myself off and gotten on with things. Quantity doesn't entire my thinking, but quality certainly does be it material things, emotionally or family.

Since you and I moved apart my life has achieved what you have not - that very same peace, joy and calmness. I had it before my wife died and I have it again thanks to the lady who appears below.

It was my intention to bring it into your life, but through your own actions that was never to be. I think I was right and so were you in saying that you never make the right decisions and end up with at the very best a mundane existence. Family matters to me, and I know it does to you. 

You won't be able to solve the problems in the lives of two of the younger people close to you and your man won't. It could have been done. The older members deserve a comfortable and pain free life in their twilight years. All of this was there for the taking - but you sought merely to satisfy yourself, denying a better life to your family and hurting those close to you at that time. 

With all that on your conscience and more, I doubt you will find that peace and calmness. By the way it isn't boring either. It is like a warm glow that is permanently with you. Free of all the other woes of life, you can have a pretty good and exciting time...and I do.

Merely my experience over the last nearly 8 years, but I can assure you it's a great feeling. I know you realize you were a fool when you did what you did and made the decisions you did. You have sacrificed more than you will ever know by those actions and decisions and you lost the deep love of a man who would have nurtured and cared for you like no one else.

Sad, really, very sad.....

A few more photos for you to view:

 Greece 2013

Northern California Sunset

 Northern California 

  San Diego Coffee Time

 But Baby it's Cold Outside - Colorado

 Colorado

 Germany - Dusseldorf

 My Gold Standard

 Marbella

 Time for Friends

 One of Our Pools

 One of Our Cars

Nob Hill - San Francisco

Thought you might like a couple of place photos to 'bracket' the others. You could have been happy, at peace and calm but....you chose otherwise. I know things aren't as you try to represent them and that is also quite sad. There is no way in the world I would want the odd life you lead.

We are here in Keswick and around the Lake District for a few days as Ash loves it here, especially with Fall approaching.  Haven't found a hill quite like the one above though!! :)))

Afterwards we are back to London and then home to family and our New Hampshire place....and Ben, my faithful Retriever!

Finally, did I tell you that there's a another grandchild due soon...probably not.

Ciao :)