Musical Monday - Light our Way

Not Everything is on the Internet

I just discovered that one of my favourite poems is not online. I did all kinds of searches in all types of places... nothing. So, I went and got out my one book of poems and wrote it out. I hope you love it as much as I do. :)

Prayer of the Butterfly

"Lord!

Where was I?

O Yes! This flower, this sun,

thank you! Your world is beautiful!

This scent of roses...

Where was I?

A drop of dew

rolls to sparkle in a lily's heart.

I have to go...

Where? I do not know!

The wind has painted fancies

on my wings.

Fancies...

Where was I?

O Yes! Lord,

I have something to tell you:

Amen."


Christina Rossetti

Oh Christmas Tree! :D

Every year, since I was a baby, my dad and I have put up the Christmas tree together. I figured it as being about 52 Christmas trees. For that reason, I just couldn't bring myself to get out our old tree to decorate this year. It's still too soon and too many memories, but I did want to put something pretty up for Christmas.

After pottering about online, trying to find some inspiration, I saw exactly what I was after. A "flat" tree to hang against a wall or in a window. The one online cost £30 and was pretty basic, so I decided to make one myself. :)

My tree took 3 dowel sticks (1 metre long) and string. You could use thinnish bamboo as well. Whole lot came to less than £4.

I sweated for hours doing the maths to figure out length of pieces to fit a tree shape, but then Sandy sorted it out EASY. He put the string down on the carpet in a tree shape and we put the dowels on top at regular intervals and marked where to cut them. My bottom dowel was 72cm going up to a tree point, with about 20cm gaps between each dowel. Knotting the string on the dowels was the hard part!

I left a long bit of string at top to hang it up with. Then sticky-taped the lights all over it and added the tinsel and baubles last.  

 

I made it a bit big, no room for a star or angel on top, but it still looks very pretty from outside. 

Snowflakes

This struck me today, because John Cleese is born on the exact same month-day-year as my dad. :) Empathy was my dad's favourite word. He was always convinced that with more empathy the world would be a much better place.

Musical Monday - Punjabi "Drowsy Maggie"

Rebel, Rebel!

I have had a short story chosen for the annual Scottish Book Trust non-fiction writing event. This year the theme was REBEL.

Rebel Rebel, pick up yer pen
Rebel Rebel, we want tae ken

Books can be ordered for free in Scotland, but you can read my story and other entries HERE.

My story, The Cold War, is HERE. 

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Musical Monday ~ Magical Marble machine

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