L'incontro....hello baby....

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Anyone who knows me knows I LOVE LOVE Andrea Bocelli. I can't go see him without ending up with a tear in my eye. There are two songs that I love for their sentiment/ words rather than
necessarily being my actual favourites musically.
This is certainly one I never imagined I would ever sense myself....and yet now I am 39 weeks and 3 days pregnant I find it very meaningful :)
He sings it in Italian (my other fave he sings all in Italian) but this one starts with a poem, read by Bono of U2 and it goes:

L'incontro
While like a giant, proud and happy,
I take my baby in my arms, fragile, innocent, and alive
And like a little bird he's pushing against my chest
Abandoned, quiet and safe, for an instant, almost sweetly
My destiny appears to me like a dream

And I see myself, old and surrendered,
Seated there near the coalfire,
Waiting for the evening with the anxiety of a child,
Just to see him coming back home
With the gift of his smile, of his words and kindness
It's like a promise that can solve the enormous joy
Of one of his caresses

Then I wake up and I have already forgotten
But inside of me the kid's trapped soul advises me
That his new born child is already more important to me
than that of my own life....

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Lark Lane Spring Healing & Holistic Day - In memory of Jim

This is my favourite poster so far for the healing days. I have been doing these for quite a few years now, its every 3 months and in Lark Lane Community Centre aka' The Old Police Station' in liverpool, L17 - just off Sefton Park.

Holistic Therapies, Veggie & Vegan food, music, chatting, stalls and general meandering :)

The next one is March 16th. It's dedicated this particular one to Jim O'Neil, who was my next door stallholder pretty much every time. He died just before christmas two days after retiring from Wirral Environmental network, he was always helping out with eco stuff, he ran the Community repaint scheme, had written (and published) some local history books, and was well just a general all round good hearted character.

I will miss being next to him in March and eating cake and teas whilst nattering and minding each others stalls whilst we had indian head massages or reiki. A bloody good egg, here's to Jim wherever he is.

Meet little Twiggy

She's our new unexpected addition to the satsuma gang. I went into a well known petshop and whilst I don't like these places AT ALL I was desperate for pair of rabbit nail clippers for Miss Lolly. The aisle they were on happened to be by the adoption centre, cue squealing and a little face at the window with a wonky head. The guy explained she'd had brain damage from meningitis and it the wonky head meant noone wanted her.
Needless to say she's now living with us in Wales in a luxury piggy palace! She purrs and falls asleep on you! Who knew! Me and alistair are currently battling it out for who's her favourite human :)