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Happy Sunday dear readers!  The weather in the UK has been glorious this weekend, warm enough to sit outside, bright enough for shades.  Marvellous.  Perfect weather for sunning one’s furry tummy.

I went to London for the day yesterday.  I met up with an old work mate and chatted about everything and anything, ate falafel, drank sangria and sat in the sun on the South Bank and drank mint tea.  Yes, most people have a beer in the sun but clearly I am 97 years old so peppermint tea it was.

The South Bank is that place where money is made in the most bizarre possible way and yesterday it was bouncing stilts.

The South Bank is also the place where there are always books.

Then later on in the afternoon I had a bloggie meet up with the wonderful Phil.  We sat and watched the sunshine on the river and drank more mint tea and talked about writing and Hobart and Purity and Chickenfeed (only Tasmanian readers will have any idea what I’m talking about now….), and how homesick I get for a funny little island off the coast of Australia that has never really been home but has always felt like it is…. and time flew.  Suddenly it was time to go home and I felt the conversation had only just begun.  More soon, for sure!

Today there is sunshine and books and yoga and gardening. I actually loathe and despise gardening but needs must if I want to look at something nice I guess.  And at least it’s warm.

Meanwhile the UK is an island again with no means of access or egress by plane due to volcanic ash from Iceland.  Seriously you couldn’t make this up.  Whilst the ash hasn’t effected me at all thankfully there is something rather alarming about the whole thing.  Much love to all my friends who are stranded around the globe.  :(

god bless us one and all!

Seven Mile Beach, Tasmania

The magic of Christmas Eve is upon us and in just a few hours I will be leaving work and not returning until 4th January 2010 (twenty ten still sounds so far in the future to me!). Bliss! Unfortunately I am succumbing to a cold so I’m not sure what our plans will be over Christmas now but be sure there will be plenty of reading, plenty of films, plenty of good food and a lot of sleep. And my daily yoga practice of course!

This time of the year always makes me nostalgic for Christmasses past, especially those I spent in Tasmania. I love Christmas in the summertime (even if there is something very bizarre about walking down a street in Sydney in 40 degrees of heat hearing the sound of sleighbells coming from the shops). I received an email from my cousin on Monday just as she was off to catch her flight from Melbourne to Hobart for Christmas. I wish I could be there with them.

Christmas is a special time of year no matter where in the world you are or who you are with or what you believe. Even if the whole Nativity story isn’t your thing, it’s good to look at this time of year as a rebirth of sorts, in which we can turn our lives around, live more fully, more mindfully, more in tune with the world around us.

So I wish you dear readers old and new a wonderful holiday period. And keep practicing yoga wherever you are. All you need is the corner of a room and towel after all!

Namaste Everyone x

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