Wedding Rings

Did you know I still have my wedding rings from my 33 year marriage. I have them at my 225 5th Avenue, N.E., Dauphin, Manitoba house.

You can't imagine how 'gold' gets de-valued over time. I remember that the price of gold, in the year my rings were purchased, was very high. Those prices were, then, reflected in jewelry stores.

So, I chose a set of rings, at that time, that were identical in style... the wedding ring is always smaller than the engagement ring. They were both a solitaire with a fsh, or ichthys, on either side of the diamond. Well, it was the ichthys without the tails. This Christian symbol was believed to be the secret symbol, used by early Christians, to prove their Christianity. So, I was very happy to wear these rings which were purchased on April 4, 1981 at Ben Moss, 1501 Polo Park (this is the handwritten address on the receipt). I still have the clarity chart and purchase paper in a safe place. 

Isn't it interesting that I wore these rings for 33 years, the number of years Jesus walked the earth? The only reason that relationship fell apart was that I was still walking in the same direction as Christians have, for centuries, but my, then husband wanted to go with the drinking/ smoking crowd. So, our paths were diverging.

So, I'm still not sure what I'm going to do with these rings. The original price was just $1145.00 before taxes... oh, but, they were on sale. I used the mathematical calculation for what those would be worth today and AI said... $4219.50 in 2026. 

I wonder who would pay me that amount for those rings. I doubt that anyone will but... you never know. Somebody should go see if they're at the pawn shop in Dauphin. That's right across from No Frills. I'm not saying my current husband pawned my stuff... I'm just saying they have that kind of stock, there.

So, people often wonder what their 'lifetime' possessions are worth... and, they may be worth a bit more than suggested by those trying to steal your stuff.

So, I'm sure my current husband is guarding and packing all my stuff for the safe trip to Winnipeg. All my jewelry I purchased, in Dauphin, came from the same store... a Christian family I met at a fundraiser at the church we attended for 9 months or so. The one ring I bought there said it was a topaz but it looks more like a cloudy aquamarine colour and one of the mini stones on the side has already fallen out... all my jewelry is still at 225 5th Avenue, N.E. in Dauphin, Manitoba. I actually purchased this ring from my inheritance money that my folks left me because my brother said I should buy myself a little something, from that, to remember my Mom and Dad. 

Oddly enough, those second marriages aren't nearly the same as first marriages.

In my current marriage, we purchased our own rings and we each paid for our own honeymoon, in England. 

I am trying to follow the advice Warren gave me... don't delete any of your photos... those are your history, dear.

Dearest Warren, 

If you have any travel, hiking plans... please leave a key to the house in care of the church we attended so they can help me get my stuff... Thank you.

Privacy Laws

If I am right about privacy laws... nobody can look at my personal information, or any of my personal possessions without my express permission.

I have never granted anyone permission to touch or go through any of my possessions so I am sure all of my 'lifetime' of paperwork and house contents will not be rifled through at 225 5th Ave. N.E., in Dauphin. 

Key Responsibility

Situation

Husband and wife live alone in a small house.

 A wrongful arrest of a wife, whose husband had threatened to hit her in the face, and then followed through with his fist as she jumped back from his incoming attack..., the fist glanced off her chest due to her quick response... has caused great problems for all involved.

After the wife defended herself, the husband faked a 911 call, saying he was being pursued by his wife. The truth is that he was making a very 'in control' and cognitive 911 call in the basement of their home, lying about the situation to get his wife in the most trouble she has ever had in her life. The husband was in the basement all by himself.

When he came upstairs, the wife offered to assist him but he said... "Oh, no, they are going to see this!"

She did not know who 'they' were so, in order to avert being attacked by him, or whomever he had invited there, again, she got her vehicle keys and wallet identification, for her personal safety. She went outside to go for a drive to let him cool off from his raging anger.

Two days past and the wife and a local pastor requested a chair from the woman's home. The pastor said the husband was insisting on her house key being given back to him... the wifes' house key. The wife did not want to do this because all of her entire lifes' paperwork and possessions are in that house. Knowing the she would be living in the city, a very safe distance from the attack on her, she gave a house and gate key to the pastor... who then gave them to her husband. There are many keys, for that compromised house, in the hands of his family members.

The only things that the husband, then, gave the pastor, to give to his wife, were a few items of clothing, no shoes, scant toiletries, and one chair.

The wife has no income and could only find two friends to couch surf with for three days. The other days were in hotels... the pastors' church paid for the first night in a hotel, seeing the terrible condition that the wife was in.

In order for a apartment rental to be attained, monies that were to be saved, from the wifes' miniscule inheritance, (both her parents passed away 5 1/2 and 4 1/2 years ago), had to wasted on this debacle. These scant funds are not enough for any living expenses and the wife is unsure if she has to sue for the refund of all these expenses or what the financial path to regaining these monies is. 

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I am not a lawyer and I do not really know much about the law at all. I really only know how to follow the law.

Obviously, the people who have keys to this house are responsible for any and all persons they allow to infiltrate the premises. All theft will be the responsibility of the husband because he insisted on the house key, that legally belonged to the wife, being returned, before he allowed any of her possessions to be chosen, by him, to leave the premises. Holding a persons' possessions hostage is a crime of another nature.

The only time I have ever been finger printed, in my law- abiding lifestyle, was when I was asked to do that for a job where I was required to be bondable. The job was a 'home appointments' position, that the client would make to have a representative come into their home to order a gravestone for their deceased loved one. Because of the emotional nature of this transaction, some people prefer to do this memorial work in the privacy of their homes.

So, I still recall how busy the station was and filling out the paperwork for the reason I was paying for finger printing. Nobody pays for these things unless they are wanting a very good job. My name was misspelled and I brought this to the attention of the person I paid. She waved me off, saying... if it's just for a job, you have no criminal record whatsoever. Just show them that you paid. The line- up is long to re-do this.

So, Dudeck would be a little bit funny because, if you know German 'du' means you and a deck, is a deck, which I certainly did build at 225.

This is the deck I built, at 225... treated lumber 2x8's. These are my flowers... I just love flowers.

So, I drove to the employer and they laughed at the mistake but didn't require me to re- do this so the spelling of my name would be correct.

I successfully had a few in- home consultations and felt very accomplished at this extremely sensitive work position.  

Did you know that reputable companies, moving companies, for sure, will advertise that their employees are bonded? The reason they do this is to make sure that they are not blamed for any theft before they pick up a persons' belongings and move them.                                                               

More of my stuff

 

My WWII flag...

Waiting for my stuff

 

Any suggestions?

Warren seems not to understand that my runners are not the same size as his feet so he doesn't need any of my footwear, clothing, fabric, my novels, the 14 boxes of The Orchard Walk by El Dueck, all my quilts...

 My sole proprietorship inventory is mine alone and I am waiting to receive it here in Winnipeg. 

Does anyone have any influence on this person who seems to be holding my 'entire lifetime' possessions hostage... Isn't that strange?

I don't want any of Warren's possessions.

I need some support, for sure, as his current wife. We'll see what the future holds, of course.

I need my bicycle so I can keep my muscles in good working order. I'm not interested in his new bicycle. I just want my old bicyle.

What could be the hold up?

Everything I own is at 225... whom do I send to pick it up? 

 

Lots of furniture.

I did make Warren a quilt for his birthday and he is certainly welcome to keep that quilt (not pictured on this blog) but he is not welcome to keep any of my inventory that I have designed, sewed and created since 2010.

This photo, of my old table and chairs was the first place Warren enjoyed being served yummy food... by me... He probably has very fond memories of this little apartment he came to Winnipeg to visit me... in. This is where he sat for that first breakfast... apple cinnamon pancakes. He just loved those.

Looking for

Looking for jobs has never been more frustrating. 

I have already applied for over 20 jobs and the impossible websites with their terrible programs are unbelievably difficult to manage.

Did you know that everything you apply for in any government program has limitations that do not allow you to easily input information. All you can do is follow the prompts and then hope for an explanation box to correct the programming limitations with accuracy?