TENTH ANNIVERSARY / marianne & i to laguna beach

+MARIANNE IS MY RADIANT STAR+

>(daily astounded by this<

>amazing reality of life)<

+of THIS LAST PHASE OF OUR LIFE+

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>today we go to laguna beach california to<

+(MARIANNE SAVED ME+

+AFTER MARIAN DIED)+

>celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary<

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>gentle, graceful marian always in our<
+(MOTHER OF THREE /+
+MARRIED 48 YEARS)+
>memory w/ her phi beta kappa key,<
>her dogs, her love of tahiti-moorea<
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>i am forever grateful to marianne for<
>her love for me after marian's long<
+(FROM DARKNESS+
+INTO THE LIGHT)+          
>battle with two types of cancer<
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 >marianne at an early christmas after a<
>bout of illness when santa came up<
+(MARIANNE & I MADE+
+A PILGRIMAGE HERE)+
>the stairs w/ her appreciated gifts<
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>marianne in westwood village enroute<
>to give tyrone power his weekly dime<
+MOVIE STARS WERE+
+"A DIME A DOZEN"<
>(he was the usher in their church)<
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>marianne w/ her brother, frank conway,<
>whose wonderful family just watched<
+(FRANK & MARIANNE+
+IN THE EARLY 1930s)+
>their brother chris leave this planet<
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>marianne marries bill laub and moved to<
>china lake where physicist bill was deep<
+(BILL WORKED LATER w/+
+ALLEN HYNECK-(cufos)+
>into highly secret space effort activity<
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>breakfast on the terrace of the hotel laguna<
>beach is one of the best i have ever had w/<
+(NIRVANA BREAKFAST /+
+LAGUNA BEACH, 2014)+ !
>the view over the fabulous pacific ocean<
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>roman palacios (tenor) & tommy gannon<
>(piano) mean a favorite evening of great<
+(MUSIC MEANS MUCH+
+esp "CORE N'GRATA")+ !
>music w/ roman singing "core n'grata"<
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>marianne on the trans atlantic liner queen<
>mary 2 on our honey moon enroute to<
+(ENROUTE TO PARIS+
+ON QUEEN MARY 2)+
>england and france in the year 2005<
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>marianne and i photographed in the sala<
>of the hotel la valencia in la jolla where<
+(WE MET HERE WHILE+
+LISTENING TO MUSIC)+
>marian and i met marianne 20 yrs ago<
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 >early in our relationship marianne impressed,
>me w/ her divination ability by reading the<
+(MARIANNE POSSESSES+
+DIVINATION POWERS)+
>open palm of my hand in great detail<
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>for marianne, radiant vortex earrings,<
>ancient tropical cyclone symbols of<
+(ANCIENT RADIANT+
+ENERGY SYMBOLS)+
>new orleans & poverty point olmec<
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 >i was delighted to discover some gifts<
>for marianne, made by talented artist<
+MEXICAN CRAFT /+
+RADIANT GIFTS+!
>craftsmen working in deep mexico<
>(here is a recycled "pop top" purse)<
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>we are grateful to our families who have<
>welcomed our marriage which is not an<
+(MARIAN'S MEMORY IS+
+SACRED TO US BOTH)+
>easy thing for some w/ sad memories<
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+POIGNANT ALWAYS w/ THE+
+MEMORY OF THOSE LOST /+
>(bill laub, frank & chris conway,<
>marian for all of our ray family,<
>our parents etc always with us)<
+FROM OUR PLANET EARTH+ !
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>who are we / where from<
+WHERE DO WE GO+
+what did we do & learn< ?
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu