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𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐚 𝐌𝐜𝐀𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐲, 𝟏𝟗𝟓𝟑 - 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐚 𝐌𝐜𝐀𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐲, 𝟏𝟗𝟓𝟑 - 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏
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as we were on 29 October 2009 on our wedding day at Marylebone Registry, London
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the smile I loved
one of the last emails from my darling wife from hospital
"There is no bedtime without Portillo ... "
a record of suffering ...
"maxm101"
a fuzzy screen grab from my Finnair flight video clip (2019) ...
in Venice, May 2003
Thelma smiling her wonderful smile on another bridge in Venice
Thelma in Venice
Thelma in the courtyard of the Doge's palace in front of a well
Pre-Raphaelite beauties - Rossetti's Lizzie and my Thelma
Thelma on one of our day excursions - 1 Sept 2013
Thelma at the Gulfoss waterfall (Iceland 2004)
Thelma at the edge of the precipitous canyon of the Gulfoss waterfall
the Gulfoss waterfall in late December, 2004
lamb stew near the Gulfoss (Iceland)
Thelma happily descended into a lava tube cave
Thelma at the entrance (that hole behind her) of a lava tube cave (Iceland)
Thelma has just climbed out of the lava tube behind her
Thelma at the entrance of the Blue Lagoon (Iceland)
Thelma standing in the much hyped "Blue Lagoon"
Thelma in the Reykjavik shipyard (December 2004)
Vienna
Thelma in the courtyard of Schönbrunn Palace
in the theatre of Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna
(zoom-in) in the theatre of Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna
Thelma in the Great Gallery of Schönbrunn Palace (2003)
Thelma in the Great Gallery of Schönbrunn Palace (closer up)
in the Hofburg, Vienna
a fun picture in Vienna (2003)
a curly person has already settled down for breakfast ... (2006 Ireland)
breakfast at our B&B in Bunratty, near Limerick, Ireland (February 2006)
zoomed in to the previous picture ...
at the breakfast table in the Bunratty B&B
zoomed in to the previous picture ...
in Bunratty castle
in one of the houses of Bunratty Folk Park (an Irish Skansen) 2006
Thelma waiting in our hire car in Fenore, County Clare, Ireland
our "Sunset Cottage", as it was in 2006
the sitting room of "Sunset Cottage" (2006)
the Atlantic waves rolling in only 40 metres from our cottage
at Kilfenora inside the amazing Cathedral
Kilfenora Cathedral, 2006
dashing to join my sweet Thelma for a "selfie" ...
zoomed in to the previous picture ...
the chilly wind made us dress up well
on the windy Atlantic beach of Fenore
cozy inside our cottage ("Sunset Cottage", Fenore, County Clare, 2006)
Thoor Ballylee "Castle"
Thelma and me posing in front of Thoor Ballylee
the hands of my sweet tea lover preparing her "cuppa and a piece" in Nashville
a "nice cuppa" in Ennis ...
zoomed in to the previous picture in Ennis
green eyes (click on picture to magnify it and see her eyes better)
Inishmore, Ireland 2006
our target on Inishmore - the hillfort of Dún Aonghasa
us in the central part of Dún Aonghasa on Inishmore, Ireland (2006)
the dizzying 100 m drop to the Atlantic at the edge of Dún Aonghasa
Waiting for the ferry to Galway in Inishmore port ...
Roadside Tavern, near Lisdoonvarna, Co.Clare
in the Roadside Tavern, near Lisdoonvarna
Thelma hugging the leaning round tower of Kilmacdaugh, Ireland, February 2006
October 2009 - Thelma's (2nd) marriage [to Las]
Thelma outside Marylebone Registry on the day of our wedding - 29 October 2009
Marylebone Registry Office - 29 October 2009
in the grounds of Scotney Castle, February, 2012
August 2012, Sussex Coast
Thelma with her Mum at The Coach House, near Winchelsea
in Athens on the Acropolis
Thelma on Philopappos Hill, Athens
on Philopappos Hill with the Acropolis in the distance (Athens, 2012)
with husband in the entrance of the Acropolis, Athens
Acropolis
jokey picture on the Acropolis, Athens
Erechtheion, Acropolis, Athens
in front of the Erechtheion, Acropolis, Athens
at the Parthenon (Acropolis, Athens)
Thelma at the Hellenic Parliament
at the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens
Thelma with Lycavittos Hill in the background, Athens
in the ancient Agora, Athens
on the Asian shore of the Dardanelles
Thelma at the library of Ephesus
in a restaurant near Ephesus
Thelma among the hoodoos
Thelma walks past a hoodoo house
Thelma walking past hoodoo house (zoomed in)
in our Rome hotel, 2006
Thelma in a Rome street
ice cream in Rome
at the Trevi Fountain
an angel in the Vatican with a sinner
at the top of St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican
Thelma in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican
us in the Rome Pantheon
in a Rome church
Rome, July 2006
Thelma at the Colosseum
in Rome
on an Aeroflot flight (2019)
a "transcontinental" embrace on the Asia-Europe (Азия-Европа) border in the Urals
at a station along the Trans-Siberian Railway Line (2019)
on the way to Lake Baikal, 2019 ... (close-up)
closer to the gentle face I love
on the shore of Lake Baikal
(zoomed in) on the shore of Lake Baikal
a cup of pure Baikal water
a coffee in a Buryat café on the shore of Lake Baikal, in Listvyanka, 2019
with members of a "Cossack" choir (Lodya - Лодья)
Thelma in Taltsy (close-up)
on a visit to Hungary
Szigliget Castle, Western Hungary, 2005
Thelma taking pictures from Szigliget castle, Hungary
on top of Mount Badacsony
waiting for the ferry in Badacsony harbour
at the top of Badacsony volcano, Hungary
Fonyód ferry harbour
in Fonyód harbour with chain of extinct volcanoes on the Badacsony side
Badacsony, Hungary, 2005
Thelma in the door of our holiday cottage in Badacsony
Thelma .... Badacsony (zoomed in)
shunning the camera on a Balaton ferry
Thelma at Mártély at the oxbow lake
Leeds Castle garden, 2005
in the grounds of Leeds Castle, Kent, 2005
in the wine cellar of Leeds Castle, Kent, 2005
inside Leeds Castle, 2005
in a staircase of Leeds Castle, Kent, 2005
us by the moat of Leeds Castle, 2005
a folk festival ticket as one of the Xmas gifts Thelma gave me
the aardvark Thelma "gave me" as a present for Christmas 2015
outside the Opry House, Nashville, TN, 2012
a special welcome to Opry House, Nashville, TN, 2012
2012 - a welcome at the Opry House, Nashville, TN
concert over - leaving ... (on the Opry steps, Nashville, TN)
the General Jackson paddle boat on the Cumberland River
us on board the General Jackson paddle boat - Cumberland River, Nashville, TN, 2012
a sweet woman on the "paddle boat" General Jackson (Nashville, TN, 2012)
"we are beautiful"
Thelma at the Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival in Indiana, 2015
on the banks of the Danube, Budapest
Thelma at the Danube (Budapest, Hungary, 2003)
Thelma at the Gundel restaurant
Thelma raising her glass at Gundel's, Budapest, 2003
Thelma on the Danube on a boat cruise, Budapest
on a Danube cruise ship, 2003
on a Danube cruise, 2003
opposite the Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, 2003
at the Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, 2003, zoomed in
Thelma in Heroes' Square, Budapest, 2003
in Heroes' Square - zoomed in
on a bench in Buda, 2003
just finished our ride on the "Wheel of Liverpool" (a souvenir photo, 2013)
Thelma in Ivalo, Lapland January 2019
Thelma points at the balmy temperature ...
Thelma on a dog sled in Lapland, 2019
Thelma getting friendly with a member of the sled team in Ivalo, Lapland
at a reindeer farm in Inari, Lapland, January 2019
Thelma feeding a reindeer in Lapland (2019)
outside the BBQ-ing teepee on an excursion with a French group in Lapland, January, 2019
January 2019, a night excursion in Lapland (-15°C)
our very last holiday snap together - on Mount Etna, September 2019
a break at a coach stop in Cuba
at a coach stop in Cuba (zoomed in)
a sip of fresh orange juice
... sipping ... (close-up)
Thelma with piper
in the abbey church of Mont-Saint-Michel
Mont Saint Michel, Normandy
St Michael's Mount, Cornwall
Thelma on the causeway from Marazion to St Michael's Mount, 2004
in the middle circle of the Bodmin "Hurlers" (Cornwall)
Thelma in Fowey ["foy"], Cornwall
Thelma's Dad, "Mac"
May
Thelma's brother, Peter with wife Sue
Robert and Claire
baby Caitlin in a very happy Grandma's lap (with husband)
with baby Caitlin
Thelma's selfie with her first grandchild, Caitlin
Thelma with little Caitlin at Costa Coffee in Dartford ...
July 2014 - with grandson
Thelma at Bluewater with Caitlin in an ice cream parlour ...
a nice cup of tea
at William's birthday (2015) with granddaughter, Caitlin
Thelma with William and Caitlin at grandson's birthday, 2015
Thelma's beloved grandkids (all four now); L-R: Ava, Caitlin, George, William
🎶 𝓦𝓱𝓸 𝓭𝓸 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮? 🎶 - Grandma's mugs clearly show who
Caitlin (left) and Ava
in a pumpkin field with her granddaughters (see also a movie clip of this occasion)
a happy Grandma with little Ava in a pumpkin field close to Halloween
caught by her "paparazzo" in the kids' make-up tent at the pumpkin field
Thelma with son, Robert at her Mum's 90th Birthday Party
George (left) and William
with grandson George, March 2019
us outside Uspenskiy Cathedral in the Kreml(in) of Moscow, 2004
in Uspensky Cathedral, Kremlin (Moscow)
2004 - Moscow - my grumpy love disapproves of her paparazzo outside the Old English Embassy
Thelma on the staircase of the old English embassy in Moscow
Thelma with the Tsar Cannon
in the Treasury of the Kreml(in) - 2004
on the bank of the River Moskva
on the bank of the river Moskva (Moscow)
Thelma outside the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Moscow
Thelma outside the cathedral (closeup)
in the Moscow metro
a closeup of Thelma in the Moscow metro
in Kiyevskaya (Киевская) metro station, Moscow
Thelma in the ticket hall of Komsomolskaya metro station (Moscow)
Thelma in the empty Komsomolskaya metro station (Moscow) ...
Thelma coming up the Moscow metro steps
on the St. Petersburg - Moscow night train
... closer ...
Thelma amused at the makeshift toilets outside the Hermitage
in the State Russian Museum in Saint Petersburg
2004 St.Petersburg - State Russian Museum
Thelma with Ryepin's "Sadko" in the Russian Museum, St. Petersburg
on the River Neva in St. Petersburg
in the Fields of Mars in Saint Petersburg
in the Fields of Mars, St Petersburg (2004)
a nice meal in St Petersburg
my grumpy darling cannot scare away the pesky photographer ...
2004 - at the bronze gate of Isaakievskiy Cathedral in St.Petersburg
Thelma at the iconostasis of Isaakievskiy Cathedral, St.Petersburg, 2004
stuck between Las and Gagarin in "Star City" (Звёздный городок) ...
a sweet woman outside the Moulin Rouge
a beautiful woman outside the Moulin Rouge
at the Moulin Rouge, 2003
a meaningful smile outside the Moulin Rouge
inflating the balloon will soon begin
waiting for the hot air balloon to be inflated
getting ready for the flight (2005)
above the clouds in the hot air balloon
Thelma in the gondola of the hot air balloon, 2005
Thelma in the gondola of the hot air balloon
Almería
on the Almería seashore
in the Hungarian parliament, Budapest
Budapest Parliament, 2003
at the top of St Stephen's Cathedral, Budapest
Városliget (Central Park), Budapest, 2003
sheltering from the summer rain in Budapest, Hungary
Thelma outside the Dohány street synagogue
2007 Szeged, Hungary - Thelma enjoying a folk dance event
Thelma enjoying Hungarian fish soup at the Kőrössy fish restaurant
Thelma at the grave of my Mum and my Granny (and my maternal great-grandparents)
in Oslo with the Kon-Tiki raft
at a ski ramp in Oslo, 2007
Oslo, December 2007, Thelma with some stuffed penguins in a museum
at the Berlin Wall
Stralsund, Germany
us in Stralsund - version for the wall
2015 Berlin
2015 Berlin
2015 Berlin
in the Káli Basin, Hungary
in the Káli Basin (protected region of volcanoes)
zoomed in
in Tihany Abbey church
Thelma looking at the tomb of Andrew I of Hungary
in a ruined monastery at Salföld, Transdanubia, Hungary
Nagyvázsony, Hungary, 2005
at Nagyvázsony, Hungary
arriving at the history museum in St Albans, 2005
Thelma in the riverside field, St Albans, 2005
Thelma with straight hair
Thelma at the Mill Lake in Tapolca. Hungary
at the Mill Lake, Tapolca (zoom)
a timed "selfie" at the Mill pond in Tapolca
selfie at the Mill Pond in Tapolca (zoomed in)
Tapolca cave, Hungary 2005
in a Hungarian sunflower field near Pécs
Central Square of Pécs, Hungary
in a Hungarian village street
in the door of Petőfi's birthplace
in the Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris
Avenue de l'Observatoire
Thelma on top of the Arc de Triomphe
Thelma on the steps leading to the Sacré-Coeur Basilica
Thelma under the Sacre-Coeur, Paris
under the Sacre-Coeur, 2003
a cup of tea in Rouen
Thelma in Rouen with spring blossoms ...
Rouen
inside St Ouen's Abbey, Rouen (in the shadow)
Thelma on "Omaha Beach", Normandy, near Bayeux
Christmas, 2007
Thelma on the Alexander III bridge, Paris
Thelma on the Alexander III bridge
Thelma coming from the Invalides over the Alexander III bridge
in a little park in Paris for our snack (2003)
Rue Froidevaux, Paris
Thelma looks up and smiles on a Paris park bench
Thelma listening to the audio guide at the Invalides, Paris
us outside Les Invalides, Paris
in the museum of the Hôtel des Invalides, Paris
with the Notre Dame as background ...
us sitting outside the Notre Dame
at the Notre Dame
outside the Église Saint-Sulpice
fun picture taken in Paris at a fountain ...
at the Louvre
at the Montmartre in the evening
in the Museé d'Orsay, 2003
ZOOMED IN - Museé d'Orsay, 2003
Thelma in the Art Nouveau room at the Museé d'Orsay, Paris
slightly tired in the Paris Metro
a bit of patisserie sampling in Rue Placide, Paris (2003)
our usual patisserie savouring in Moscow (2019)
patisserie for us in Bayeux
Thelma's "Dobostorta" in Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary, 2011
Thelma inspects the centre of Cheddar Gorge, 2013
Cheddar Gorge cave 2013
at the top of the steep stairs at Cheddar Gorge, 2013
a fun picture at Wookey Hole
in a friend's garden in Weymouth
in Weymouth
single on the shingle? ... wasn't single by then ... (Chesil beach)
us on Weymouth beach - May 2004
Cornwall, 2004
Thelma at the Albertina, Vienna
Thelma at the Albertina (zoom)
the mirror trick in the Albertina, Vienna
by the mighty River Ob (Обь) in Novosibirsk (Новосибирск)
Novosibirsk central square with the Opera and Ballet Theatre behind us ...
us at Urquhart Castle
Castle Stalker, Scotland
us at Glenfinnan
on the Hill o' Many Stanes
in the Grey Cairns of Camster (near Wick)
Wifey taking a pic of me at Creswell Crags, 2014 (on the way to Northumbria)
my Queen in Carlisle Castle
we have been from John O'Groats ...
...to Lands End
you name it, we've been there
daiquiri in Havana
La Floridita, Havana
in a Havana paladar
the two of us in the paladar, Havana
a "coco taxi" in Havana
in the Valle de Viñales, Cuba
Thelma on the balcony of the Palacio de Valle, Cienfuegos, Cuba
on the balcony of the Palacio de Valle, Cienfuegos, Cuba
at Maiden Castle in Dorset with husband (see the video clip too)
in Tintagel castle
at Tintagel
in Tintagel with my Thelma, 2004
Tintagel (zoomed in to previous picture)
Tintagel 2004
Tintagel, upper courtyard of the castle ruins, 2004
Thelma at the Olympic Park (2012 London)
Loch Lomond
"where me and my true love will never meet again"
at Cawdor castle
in Cawdor Castle
perusing the info in Cawdor Castle
Thelma in the gardens of Cawdor Castle
one of Thelma's favourite pictures ...
on Nairn beach
us on Nairn beach
having our lunch at Oban ...
on the ferry to the Isle of Mull
on Iona
Thelma in the garden of the ruined monastery on Iona
Thelma on Staffa
Fingal's Cave on Staffa
the two of us on Staffa
my sweet Thelma at the entrance to Fingal's Cave on Staffa
Thelma at Urquhart Castle
at Urquhart Castle by Loch Ness
in Antequera
on the way to Ronda
(zoomed in)
Thelma in Ronda
coming onto the balcony of the Church of Santa María la Mayor (Ronda, Spain)
on a church balcony in Ronda
Thelma takes a picture of the beautiful square in front of the Church of Santa María la Mayor, Ronda
Church of Santa María la Mayor, Ronda (Spain)
Church of Santa María la Mayor (Ronda) with my grumpy love
Thelma being sweet in a Ronda eaterie
the only olives Thelma ever loved
in our Marbella hotel
in a Marbella street
in a Marbella street (zoomed in)
in a Marbella park near our hotel
Alcázar, Sevilla
Alcázar, Sevilla (zoomed in)
reading in the Alcázar
in the Alcázar, Sevilla
at the Colombus monument, Sevilla
in the Jardines de Murillo (zoom in)
at La Giralda, Sevilla
fallen asleep in someone's messy home
us at Virginia Water - Sunday, 30 Oct 2005
Thelma outside her home with her Mum, 2010
at Caerphilly Castle (probably 2010)
at Caerphilly Castle
at the top of Caerphilly Castle
at the top of Caerphilly Castle (zoomed in)
in Lincoln Castle (2007)
in a Dublin pub, 2005
Thelma on a Dublin outing, 2005
on the ferry from Dover to Calais, 2005
a nice breakfast on the morning ferry to Calais, 2005
Thelma inside the Église Notre-Dame de Calais, 2005
Calais
us at Fort Nieulay, Calais, 2005
Fort Nieulay, Calais, 2005 Thelma taking one of her nice arty photos
one of Thelma's arty photos of poppies in Calais, 2005
France trip Thelma gave me as a birthday present
in Reculver with St Mary's Church
Thelma musing in a Hódmezővásárhely restaurant ...
piping hot chicken soup
in the "Bagolyvár Étterem" (restaurant) in Hódmezővásárhely
Thelma's choice was pork chops with mushrooms
at Hampton Court
on Culloden Battlefield
Thelma at the Eden Project
at Kew Gardens with her friends (2009)
on a visit to Kew Gardens with me, 2005
60th birthday in Amsterdam
60th in Amsterdam (zoom in)
60th in Amsterdam
Amsterdam canal 2013
in a Brassó (Brasov) restaurant, Transylvania
Restaurant Sergiana, Brasov
Aerial view of Brassó in Transylvania (Romanian: Brasov)
Hungarian Folk Museum in Sepsiszentgyörgy (Transylvania)
(zoom in) ... Sepsiszentgyörgy museum ...
with a chimney cake at the Torda Gorge (Gap), Transylvania
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Thelma and Kati at the top of the London "Shard" - November 2018
Zizi cozying up to Thelma's leg (December 2019)
Didmarton Bluegrass Festival logo
tracks along Lake Baikal
Thelma's photo of Cawdor Castle
a hairdresser's in Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary
Thelma's arty pic of a "Lilium Pumilum"
Thelma's arty winter photo - Ivalo, Lapland - January 2019
the snowdrops remember us walking past together
where we used to sit
St. Mary's Church opposite our bench
these are the tulips next to our bench, which expect us every spring
our bench with "our" tulips
Thelma's shadow taking a photo of me on Holy Saturday, 11 April 2020
our tulips appear each year in early spring ...
16 April 2023 - they remember
the location of our bench (satellite view)
one of the tulips found its way to Thelma's bedside to visit her
Thelma's favourite writer
the jigsaw puzzle that will never be completed
Thelma's favourite snack
my sweet Thelma's top favourite fragrance
one of the many mice Thelma saved over the years
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