I have to say at the outset that the signs from Bette are comforting but they seem to be having difficulty penetrating the core of my grief. I certainly don’t want to disappoint her and she must not stop sending them but she would want me to be honest and the simple truth is I miss her terribly and there is no helping that.

I went to the store yesterday for cat food and bread. The loaf in the refrigerator got mold and –Oh Bette is so mad– but she knows I have had no appetite since her entering the Spirit World.

Considering the love of songs Bette and I shared whenever I get into the car I hit the ‘seek’ button on the radio and listen for a song she would like me to hear. Sure enough, on the way home yesterday the song “Empire State of Mind” by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys was found in seconds. On first hearing Bette loved that song.

Love you all

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