This has been a lovely, peaceful read. It sounds like maybe your life hasn’t been peaceful, but your voice conveys grounding, so apparently your friends have done good! This month for me is all about refilling my soul with the company of family and friends. I’m storing up all their joy and wisdom and smiles and hugs for the time when they are far away, it is so important to have them
In our lives. I hope they support you as long as you need it. Best wishes to you!
Thanks Prue - always more evidence about the importance of our connections and how that exchange of care and compassion lifts us up and/or we lift up others. So many stories and at the same time that sense that time is whipping by in nanoseconds! Stay well...
Prue, I'm sending love. What a beautiful post. Charge every cell of your body with the love and hope and energy from those special people, and swish your red ballet folds in tandem with that rippling piece of shredded silk.
Lambs! Wonderful! When I was a child, lambing time was absolutely magical - those new babies would be our latest playmates.
Hugs to you, Prue. I wish I could have seen the pictures in this post, but I've got connectivity issues at the moment - I'll catch up later! Not that that matters with writing as evocative as yours - you've supplied a picture with every paragraph straight to my mind's eye. 😘
You're so lovely with your words, Rebecca and I'm grateful.
Re lambs - husband and son built a hospital ward in the barn today for those ewes and lambs who may have a tough birth. It's a howling gale outside tonight and you can bet your bottom dollar that some of the ewes will decide it's a BRILLIANT night to give birth!!!
A beautiful piece Prue and I am so sorry that you are mired in that anxious place when a loved one is not well. I have been going through something similar here with a beloved sis-in-law and her own courage makes me feel like a wuss as SHE is the one going through everything. Your post is full of hope and freshness despite it all - keep on keeping on, Prue! And we've been enjoying the women's football here too - I have to say that I'm always impressed that the "magic sponge bag" (from the medics not the stylists!) comes out far less with the ladies, don't you notice? No theatrical writhing about till someone notices, they just get on, splendidly, with the game. Thank you for sharing as always!
Life has eased up a little thank heaven, and today is the first day I have felt I can breathe and that my body isn't taut with tension and I owe it all to friends like you, I'm sure.
As for the football - yes! The men are pure drama queen.
As I reply, we're watching the England - Spain match. Great game. Who'd have thought I'd ever become a soccer fan? But then I've become rather a devotee of the Tour de France as well. Next stop Giro d'Italia. What on earth is going on with me in my old age?!
Prue, it brings me relief to know you have people who care about you standing near, giving you an arm of support, a needed distraction, courage when your tank needs refilling. And, sweet, overdue exhalations! I hope things continue to move in a positive direction. The video of little Claire Crosby and her dad sent me down the rabbit hole for a few minutes. What a precious, precocious girl! Singing, for me, is a balm unto itself. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much Elizabeth. It took a while to write this one.
But here's to positives. Life's for living.
Yes, that little Claire is wonderful. I watched a few of the others as she grew older and I did think at the time that I hope she is allowed to be a child and do childish things because social media can be a brutal stage.
This is beautiful. So many emotions. Thank you for sharing and thank goodness for friends.
Take care
Thank you Kate.
This has been a lovely, peaceful read. It sounds like maybe your life hasn’t been peaceful, but your voice conveys grounding, so apparently your friends have done good! This month for me is all about refilling my soul with the company of family and friends. I’m storing up all their joy and wisdom and smiles and hugs for the time when they are far away, it is so important to have them
In our lives. I hope they support you as long as you need it. Best wishes to you!
Thanks Sabrina. I can imagine you are soaking up so much whilst you're visiting nearest and dearest. Take care and travel safe.
Thanks Prue - always more evidence about the importance of our connections and how that exchange of care and compassion lifts us up and/or we lift up others. So many stories and at the same time that sense that time is whipping by in nanoseconds! Stay well...
Cheers Marilyn. Thank you.
Friends help you through difficult times and are there to share the good times as well. You got a friend in me. Great wee video I love it xx
Sweetest little video. Cute child - very close to our fellow in age. Hugs, Libby.
Prue, I'm sending love. What a beautiful post. Charge every cell of your body with the love and hope and energy from those special people, and swish your red ballet folds in tandem with that rippling piece of shredded silk.
Lambs! Wonderful! When I was a child, lambing time was absolutely magical - those new babies would be our latest playmates.
Hugs to you, Prue. I wish I could have seen the pictures in this post, but I've got connectivity issues at the moment - I'll catch up later! Not that that matters with writing as evocative as yours - you've supplied a picture with every paragraph straight to my mind's eye. 😘
You're so lovely with your words, Rebecca and I'm grateful.
Re lambs - husband and son built a hospital ward in the barn today for those ewes and lambs who may have a tough birth. It's a howling gale outside tonight and you can bet your bottom dollar that some of the ewes will decide it's a BRILLIANT night to give birth!!!
A beautiful piece Prue and I am so sorry that you are mired in that anxious place when a loved one is not well. I have been going through something similar here with a beloved sis-in-law and her own courage makes me feel like a wuss as SHE is the one going through everything. Your post is full of hope and freshness despite it all - keep on keeping on, Prue! And we've been enjoying the women's football here too - I have to say that I'm always impressed that the "magic sponge bag" (from the medics not the stylists!) comes out far less with the ladies, don't you notice? No theatrical writhing about till someone notices, they just get on, splendidly, with the game. Thank you for sharing as always!
Life has eased up a little thank heaven, and today is the first day I have felt I can breathe and that my body isn't taut with tension and I owe it all to friends like you, I'm sure.
As for the football - yes! The men are pure drama queen.
As I reply, we're watching the England - Spain match. Great game. Who'd have thought I'd ever become a soccer fan? But then I've become rather a devotee of the Tour de France as well. Next stop Giro d'Italia. What on earth is going on with me in my old age?!
Prue, it brings me relief to know you have people who care about you standing near, giving you an arm of support, a needed distraction, courage when your tank needs refilling. And, sweet, overdue exhalations! I hope things continue to move in a positive direction. The video of little Claire Crosby and her dad sent me down the rabbit hole for a few minutes. What a precious, precocious girl! Singing, for me, is a balm unto itself. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much Elizabeth. It took a while to write this one.
But here's to positives. Life's for living.
Yes, that little Claire is wonderful. I watched a few of the others as she grew older and I did think at the time that I hope she is allowed to be a child and do childish things because social media can be a brutal stage.