tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post1771206917058632925..comments2023-10-30T10:19:13.446+00:00Comments on Daydreamer: Advent re-visitedRay Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-87936661476644013442012-12-08T07:08:56.037+00:002012-12-08T07:08:56.037+00:00Thankyou Shona, I hope your first Christmas in you...Thankyou Shona, I hope your first Christmas in your new country is happy for you all.<br />I must say, as the music to learn - new to me - piles up I am feeling a bit under pressure, but so far, still much happier this year. xRay Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-32386844757219649462012-12-08T00:54:07.728+00:002012-12-08T00:54:07.728+00:00oh Ray I am sitting here with tears running down m...oh Ray I am sitting here with tears running down my face. I am so pleased you have felt uplifted about Christmas this year. I am also very painfully aware of my own mother's horror at the approaching time. I cannot even bear to mention it at all in our phone calls.<br />May the spirit of Christmas stay with you through this festive period & long into the new year.<br />Happy Christmas xxShonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687914247368368360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-44966500221501828912012-12-04T18:03:31.519+00:002012-12-04T18:03:31.519+00:00Thanks Freda. It was written just as I experience...Thanks Freda. It was written just as I experienced it, and so far the effect is holding.<br />Blessings likewise.Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-49177015559330349062012-12-04T16:40:07.894+00:002012-12-04T16:40:07.894+00:00Thank you so much for sharing all of that, Ray, it...Thank you so much for sharing all of that, Ray, it is very special. Every Blessing for you at this poignant time.Fredahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12112672598946758847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-65007357876889792912012-12-02T22:23:10.821+00:002012-12-02T22:23:10.821+00:00Thankyou all for your comments.
Have had the Mayor...Thankyou all for your comments.<br />Have had the Mayor's carol service this evening. Huge amount of singing, very tiring, but full of joy and life.<br />Need to get to bed now to recharge seriously run-down batteries.<br />Blessings all.Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-15939613871960112652012-12-02T19:58:56.635+00:002012-12-02T19:58:56.635+00:00I am so pleased for you Ray. I am so pleased for you Ray. Chelliah Laityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357380981465547579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-92122733351198178082012-12-02T19:09:53.836+00:002012-12-02T19:09:53.836+00:00You give me real hope Ray, with my children at hom...You give me real hope Ray, with my children at home I have retained a little enjoyment of the season in the last few years. However that has not been the case for other members of my family. So pleased for you x.Jane D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02571647840432446028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-77440380962975060472012-12-02T13:29:33.511+00:002012-12-02T13:29:33.511+00:00Just back from church to find your post, Ray. How ...Just back from church to find your post, Ray. How wonderful that you are now looking forward with anticipation to Advent and Christmas after these years in the wilderness. I hope they bring you real joy.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-20448061738918401922012-12-02T13:00:24.446+00:002012-12-02T13:00:24.446+00:00I too got rid of Christmas decorations for a coupl...I too got rid of Christmas decorations for a couple of years - then came the thaw. Delighted to read your post. Welcome to watching and waiting.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843741056826109004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-92113432236491159862012-12-02T12:17:53.269+00:002012-12-02T12:17:53.269+00:00What a heartwarming post, Ray! How wonderful, and ...What a heartwarming post, Ray! How wonderful, and how apt, that this Advent finds you looking toward new life again. I'm so glad.Penelopepiscopalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110169815273159849noreply@blogger.com