Dec 292010
 

It’s been a funny old year. I’ve celebrated my 40th birthday. Also, for one reason and another I’ve spent a vast amount of time at home.

I’ve learned a lot about myself this year, things that I’ve heard people say about me for a long time but I’ve always brushed the comments to one side because I didn’t know what to do with the compliment or observation. Continue reading »

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Dec 242010
 

The days before Christmas always seemed to be a hive of activity. A huge build up to the big day.

There were some traditional stuff that, of course, happened every year. Christmas records were pulled out of the closet and played while we got the tree out and decorated. I remember the tree had a hidden brown plastic pine cone on the trunk of the tree. I suppose it used to give off a pine scent but it smelled of nothing to me.
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