.............at the end of the tax year during Lent.
She probably wanted the tax rebate to pay for the low-key wedding, he almost certainly squirrelled it away for the rainy day that never happened.
The marriage lasted 31 years, he met only one of his grandchildren, she met 5 of the six. Neither saw the grandchildren grow to adulthood or met their 3 beautiful great-grandchildren.
Although I miss them both (neither was a saint!) they would probably be making mine, and siblings', life difficult as I fear they would have been terrible, grumpy, opinionated and demanding OAPs!
Props - their photo, her watch, tiara, vase, glass, champagne, spring flowers.
@jacqbb thank you, still life is a faff to set up!! @shutterbug49 I wanted a sort of wedding photographer look @randystreat I think Philip Larkin got it right @jeanniec57 that's a wonderful compliment thank you @carole_sandford have very few photos of them together @wendyfrost oh I didn't want it to be too sad @pistache thank you @mzzhope thanks @365anne some of it precariously balanced as wallpapering table is collapsing in the centre!! @fbailey thanks, both took a bit of planning @wakelys aww thanks @brennieb thank you @ludwigsdiana I do not see in BnW at all, but knew I needed the darker tulips, so that's something @joansmor thanks joan @salza ta muchly @lsquared thanks v much @kali66 :) back at you;)
Sorry to hear the story was not as happy as the picture implies- but it's pretty cool that you have the tiara she's wearing in the photo. All in all a great still life- you are rising to the occasion!
@shutterbug49 I wanted a sort of wedding photographer look
@randystreat I think Philip Larkin got it right
@jeanniec57 that's a wonderful compliment thank you
@carole_sandford have very few photos of them together
@wendyfrost oh I didn't want it to be too sad
@pistache thank you
@mzzhope thanks
@365anne some of it precariously balanced as wallpapering table is collapsing in the centre!!
@fbailey thanks, both took a bit of planning
@wakelys aww thanks
@brennieb thank you
@ludwigsdiana I do not see in BnW at all, but knew I needed the darker tulips, so that's something
@joansmor thanks joan
@salza ta muchly
@lsquared thanks v much
@kali66 :) back at you;)
@jeanniec57 how kind!!!
@pdulis thanks Peter
@bkbinthecity took a bit of work ;)
@sdutoit thank you
@momamo thanks Monique
@anniesue it's getting harder by the day
@merrelyn thank you