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Morning y'all! Cool! Space cookies!

An interesting entry just joined the comps. Had a mysterious, spooky vibe to it.

My day is emotional. Meeting with Hospice at 2:30 while they evaluate Mom. She stopped eating this week. I'm flooded with memories of her and a feeling of aloneness as another person seems about ready to leave my life. I know its all part of the journey...

I am sorry to hear that you are at this stage, WG. My Mum died in a home two years ago. She stopped eating, just kept saying that she wasn't hungry. My heart goes out to you and your family. To me, I felt that she knew that her time was coming, and she was prepared. Perhaps your Mum is too. 🙁

There has been some really good music in this show.

I may have something but I'm not sure... 🤔

I had no idea that I could write until one day, not so many years ago, I began telling a short tale via emails. That person then said that I should be a writer. That got me thinking... of more stories. I joined a now-defunct short story website and found that other people enjoyed my story too. So I wrote another, and another, and then one story became a chapter, and then a novel. That was it, I was hooked. The pleasure for me is, that if just one person enjoys what I write, then it is worthwhile. Of course, I also enjoy how a story unfolds in my mind. I can't explain how these things happen, but generally, they are spontaneous and unfold as I write.

Damn, I watched them all! Now one of my favourite shows.

The third season of A Discovery of Witches. I don't have to wait a week between shows either! 😊

I used to enjoy Mary Tyler Moore (but I liked Rhoda better ;) )

Sitcom or Satire?

Can we not have the friends birthday notifications on here? I really miss that.

Recently discovered this. I love it!

A Mystical Christmas by Blakus [Epic Music - Beautiful Orchestral]

If popular means the dross that appears on popular radio channels, then Classical.

Classic Christmas Carols or Classic Christmas pop songs?

Just dropped in to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful new year.

Let's hope that 2022 brings us all good health and Happiness.

Stay safe and healthy, Y'all!

Now that my story is done, a few facts and figures.

3 Books:

The Nurses:

140,543 words

426 pages

42 Chapters.

Kindred Spirits, Distant Hearts:

115,792 words

351 pages

33 Chapters.

The Long Road Home:

132,442 words

401 pages

39 Chapters

Total:

388,777 words

1178 pages

114 Chapters

For a tale that began as a short story of around 5000 words, these figures come as somewhat of a shock. However, I have loved every minute of writing it and would like to thank the many thousands of people who read and enjoyed it. Especially those who left such wonderful comments.

Now it is done, I shall have to get it published. Who knows, that might take another six years! 😳

Oh, no, little lady. You cannot just sneak up like that and expect me not to notice! 😈🤣😎

Going back to the Christmas Music...

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No, but I will check them out. Sadly, few continental bands seem to get much notice over here.

This was the album that made them a firm favourite with me. Best enjoyed loud via headphones. 😎

Are you aware of the great dutch band of the seventies, Focus? Thijs van Leer was a brilliant Flautist and still is. Along with the fantastic guitarist, Jan Ackermann.

This is the ever-popular, 'House of the King'.

Ha! I can't do either! 🤣 I'll opt for skiing, though, purely for the views. 👌

Heroes of Telemark or Lawrence of Arabia?

I had five offers when first submitted but I just don't have the five-figure sums they were asking. 🙁

Can't honestly say I like either. So...

National Lampoons Christmas Vacation or Scrooged.

I have submitted The Nurses. Probably not happen though. 🙄

My favourite singer was, is and always will be, Karen Carpenter. Therefore, my family has to listen to A Christmas Portrait and An Old Fashioned Christmas every year without fail. Her version of Ave Maria is my favourite.

For Al.