Empty Chairs at empty tables

This is the table and chairs that reside on my 'patio'.

Tonight, as ever, the chairs remain empty. In the 9 and a half years we have lived here, I think we've sat out on the garden twice with friends and family. And rarely without company either - at least not together.

In the immediate future this is not likely to change. But, in time, I hope that this scene will (for the first time) be alive with conversation and laughter as it never has before.

Here's to the future and good times - me, the kids, and my special man.