I just walked through the living room to the background noise of a basketball game. Beside my reclining husband on the table I drenched in polyurethane to accommodate his known, bachelor-days habits were a half dozen spoons used for sugar free puddings and yogurt.
“Collecting spoons?” I asked. “Everyone needs a hobby.”
I took my glass to the kitchen, rinsed it and left it in the sink. I should have retrieved his spoons. In the existential, I made a conscious decision not to be a type-A freak and I let it go.
Bob gave me his I-may-not-put-my-spoons-in-the-sink-but-you-DO-love-me-just-as-I-am smile. When I neared his chair, he reached out and took my hand in passing. “Your hands are cold.”
Always with the cliché, I responded, “Cold hands, warm heart.”
Bob said, “I thought that was cold nose, warm heart.” He loves dogs, so I guess that works, too.
Now in my office, I feel happy. The ordinary days of our lives are so rich.
Route 66 
This is the way it was with my late wife and me and the way I hope it will be for me and a new mate in the future.
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It is how contentment looks! Thank you for reading my blog.
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