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Thursday 23 December 2021

Happy Christmas -- 23rd December 2021

It's a funny old time of year, Christmas. I'm never sure I liked it all that much. Always prefered Hallowe'en when you didn't have to pretend so much. Maybe it's just easier to be afraid than happy! Christmas has too much riding on one day. The pressure to enjoy it makes me nervous. I've never been a 'special occasions' kind of person. I like life to stay on an even keel and count myself lucky that for the most part, it does. We're LUCKY!

Gently, gently


had to be

before you went to Big School


...leading question

Do you still believe in…

Hint well taken.

All lingering doubt dispelled.

Not really.

Thus the spell was broken


but not to worry yet because

whether you believed or not

there would still be

something from Mr Claus

to keep the myth alive

for younger siblings

not as mature as you not as

grown up.


You were part of the secret now

the great conspiracy.

You knew of course that Jesus was still real.

But the magic had gone.

The child inside had died

and the adult struggled on.


If I could give you all something for Christmas, it would be Peace on Earth, Goodwill to all and just enough MAGIC to fill your heart with JOY


I can give all of you an ONLINE version of our Canzonette which I know you will LOVE!

To all our friends and Family 

May 2022 be Kind.