Alan Place 68 - 70

 I am not likely to forget my 70th birthday

R.I.P. Linda

I only have eyes for you

Meeting Svitlana

This is the story of two years in the life of Alan Place, and of his birthdays between from the ages of 68 - 70.

I spent my 68th birthday mourning the loss of my wife of 38 years, she died in January, 2025.

My 69th birthday was monumental for me, it was the first complete year without my wife, Linda.

This birthday, I hope will be the first of many to share with my friend, Svitalana, who lives in Didcot, Oxfordshire.

The family know no lady can take the place of their mother in my heart, but they still wish me to find another lady to have a relationship with.

Scarface

 Granny Friend

Svitlana's dedication

Silver Surfer

My beautiful friend Svitlana is not put off by knowing I now have several scars from my recent accident, she says scars make a man look rugged.

Her love this week has been fundemental my mental health remaining steady, if I didn't have our online chat each night I would have little to look forward to after being involved in a scam by Pamela Olsted for several months.

We plan to meet after she has returned from a trip to see relatives in Ukraine, I had hoped to see her by my birthday in two weeks, but there is no rush.

He stopped loving her today

 Svitlana is the only lady for me

Family Assistance

R.I.P. Linda

Last night, listening to Alan Jackson singing the George Jones classic song, "He stopped loving her today," I cried.

While my children wish for me to find a new lady to share my love with, they also know, I will not stop loving their mother, until we meet again,

Video chat with Svitlana

 My lady friend in Oxfordshire

Svitlana's dedication

Svitlana

I may ask my friend,Svitlana if she is interested in having a video chat for a change from our usual online chat. We get on well online, and wish to meet, but the timing is out-of-synch, as she had planned a trio to see her family in Ukraine before we began our chat online two months ago

Lost in Translation

 Meeting Svitlana

Family Assistance

A decade of love

Occasionally Svitlana slips into her native Ukrainian, and I have to ask for a translation.

I think our relationship is going to be romantic, with plenty of fun to recall.

If I had doubts, over her love, this weekend has cleared them. Svitlana has been most upset to have missed our daily chat, so am I. Our chats keep me going through the hard times I am having.

My children would be happy if I had another lady in my life, they know no lady can replace their mother, but they know she would wish me to be happy,

The Way Ahead

 Would I re-marry?

Moving on

Family Assistance

Months before Pamela Olsted contacted me, and drove me into debt. I had a family discussion over how they thought of me having a new lady in my life. If they had been against the idea, that would have been the final decision, however, the children are in favour of me having another lady in my life. They said "mam would wish you to be happy, so do we."

At the time, I had no plan to meet another lady, it was a question of "if," not "I will." I made it clear, nobody could replace thier mother, my new lady, Svitlana, is her own person, we are forming our relationship based on how we fell about each other. I had no plan to re-marry, but Svitlana did mention the idea

The wait is off

 The weight is off

Family Assistance

The Ongoing Scam

If there is a plus to the ongoing scam, it is the exercise has resulted in me losing weight.

I never expected the sister of the scammer, Pamela Olsted, to keep her promise to refund the loan I sent her sister. Yesterday, returning from Asda, Whitchurch, Bristol, I decided if she asked for another £20 to send the loan, I would tell her to forget it. With help from my family, I am managing to recover from my losses, the money I won't be sending will help me get out of my overdraft

The weight is off

 The wait is off

Family Assistance

Getting over Pamela Olsted

If there is a plus to the ongoing scam, it is the exercise has resulted in me losing weight.

I never expected the sister of the scammer, Pamela Olsted, to keep her promise to refund the loan I sent her sister. Yesterday, returning from Asda, Whitchurch, Bristol, I decided if she asked for another £20 to send the loan, I would tell her to forget it. With help from my family, I am managing to recover from my losses, the money I won't be sending will help me get out of my overdraft

Family Assistance

 The Poor Relative

Svitlana's dedication

A Foreign Affair

I am grateful for the assistance my family have given me over the last three months, they are helping me both financially, and mentally get over a lady who took some money from me in a scam.

The main issue with my cash is I am struggling to get out of my overdraft, no sooner do I get my pension, than 1/3 goes to pay the overdraft, all I needed was a month without this situation, and I would be in the clear.

I haven't clarified the situation of my friend, Svitlana, for them. I know they wish me to be happy, and I am happy to be looking forward to a relationship with Svitlana. When I feel comfortable with how the friendship with Svitlana is going, I will tell them