Top left - Rosa 'Princess Alexandra of Kent' - Rosa Darcey Bussell' - Rosa 'Bathsheba' & Rosa 'Meikaguinz' - 25 May 2026

Voluptuous is an adjective that describes something characterized by fullness, curves, and the ability to give great pleasure to the senses. While it is most commonly used to describe a woman who is full-figured and shapely, it can also refer to anything that provides a rich, indulgent, or luxurious sensory experience – Merriam-Webster

I can remember the first time Rosemary and I indulged in that act in bed. After 52 years of marriage, what I remember best, now that she died six years ago, are the more gentle couplings.

Yes those first years I would define our act as a voluptuous one. Now I remember fondly walking with her while holding her hand.

I am no longer interested in women. My interest holds for my dear dead one.

In these hot days we got into bed with nothing on. Because the sheets were not on us our cats had a difficult time figuring out where to lie down as they could not on us.

With my silent fan and Niña by my side I now indulge in the thought of being close to my Rosemary’s body. She wasn’t voluptuous. She was just right with the curves in the right places.

And those legs!