Happy Christmas

This Christmas I’m celebrating friendship, old and new. But especially dear old friends. I hope I have the courage to face up to the year ahead and all it brings. I feel it will be eventful, but ultimately rewarding…
Here’s to a peaceful, beautiful and love-filled festive season. Mwah!

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A song and a poem

I just discovered this song, it’s beautiful. Mmmmm, snuggly winter music. Must try the rest of the album now…
Listen online here.
And I just wrote this. Poetry has been a long time coming, I’ve missed it.
Don’t knock me off my perch
I’m fragile up here
Confident and calm
The slightest word will send me flying
Back into the depths
This is [...]

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Joy

My son just laughed for the first time, and it’s like he’s cracked it, he understands. Cascades of wonderful giggles follow, and I want to boast, to show him to people and poke him and say ‘laugh, laugh’. It’s the best sound I’ve ever heard.
I knew he’d have a great laugh.

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