2011 & Give Peace a Chance

Ashamed to say , yes I´m back. The last year has been busy, problematic, great, inspirational. I nearly lost my whole manuscript to a dodgy publisher and I have been writing flat out a novel, not finished...micro stories keep popping into my head, and needed recording and short stories. You know I could be a paperback writer, or whatever. But with world events as they my message is the same as dearly missed John Lennon.

GIVE PEACE A CHANCE

So this is Christmas

Oh such promises, haven´t blogged here for a while , since last year actually! Why? Christmas got in the way - the work leading up to it and the work over it as the new year arrives....and still there is the day of the Kings to come, Jan 6, another christmas and more gifts. In Spain it carries on for 2 weeks! Do I sound like "Humbug", no it´s not meant to sound that way, I love Christmas, but the cosy family affairs, a fire burning in the grate. Freezing cold outside and everyone warm and happy inside. Small, inexpensive gifts that came with "a whole lot of love". I remember these times from when I was younger and lived in the UK. I haven´t spent a christmas with any of my family for many years, as everyone went their own ways including my parents.

Nowadays its too much money, too commercial and too much stress, I am sure Our Lord would not have wished that. Then what follows is madness ....the sales...and the time to return unwanted gifts. A beautiful gift was given back to me over the table as we finished our meal........I wont wear this! you may as well have it back! A little shocked was I for it was not an ill fitting shirt, nor a fluoresent jumper, but a beautiful hand made silver bracelet chain from Bali. I might add that this person was the boyfriend of someone at the table, who virtually choked on her food when he said this....The bracelet still sits on my table, boxed and unloved. this is what I mean about how christmas has become, and these people offer not a thought for those without.

For all who are alone, ill, sad, hungry or homeless, my wishes are that for you 2010 will be kind and bring you things that you need, and this New Year filled with new opportunities and the light of hope burning in your heart.

For those more fortunate, that have spent a good Christmas and New year, avery Happy New Year and keep the light of hope burning in your hearts.

Finally, Yes I am still awaiting an answer from the publisher on my book....so I am starting the New Year with hope in my heart too.

Happy New Year! Feliz Año Nuevo!

Here comes the sun

Well Thats it, finished and ready for enriching the life of the mailmen that will be delivered my brown, unsolicited envelopes to a variety of publishers. Probably first stop is the bin, sad and unopened waiting to burst all over the desk, of he who says yes...no..maybe. It has been quite a remarkable few weeks, as I knuckled down to finally complete this manuscript, in between being plagued by terrible headaches that woke me aat night, like knives searing through my head. So I got very tired but carried on with the manuscript. I was irritable and finally ended up in emergencies being scanned for a tumor, thank god there wasn´t one, but its been a series of investigations including mri with liquid pumped into my brain in search of a clot...Thank you god all clear. So the headaches continue and i continued to finish the manuscript, my mind relieved that what ever it is, cant be too serious. Next project....I will tell you on my next post. Thankyou for reading.