Birthday Wishes

Birthdays are a special time.
It is the celebration of you in all your wonder and glory.
Regardless of what ever the past may been
This is a new year just for you
Happiness and joy surrounds, from well wishes everywhere
Dreams are made, and futures set, there is magic in the air
Always sealed with a loving kiss and special little wish
You are great in every way and I hope you have a lovely day

March has always been a busy birthday month for me. Even as my circle of friends has waxed and waned it seems to be a popular birth month for different people in my life. So here is a bit of a birthday ditty I put together. Many happy returns to all those little March babies out there but particularly to those of today and tomorrow.

~ fairy wishes and butterfly kisses ~

It's all about perspective

As always the start of a new year inspires me to start writing. I am hopeful that this year it will be something that I continue you with rather than lapse into sporadic sessions on a haphazard basis.

Since my dear parents were kind enough to give me a funky little laptop for Christmas I feel some what obliged to write more regularly than in the past. There is certainly no denying that on some levels my parents are incredibly supportive. Like everyone though even they have their limitations.

My youngest sister, who is the baby of the family has recently moved interstate. We are what some would consider as a very close knit family so the move took quite a toll on my parents, particularly my mother.

At times you would think that my sister has fallen off the face of the earth never to be seen again. In reality of course she is a mere four hour plane trip away. Her boyfriend, who she moved to be with is a pilot so she naturally gets super cheap travel and has assured us she will return regularly. With the wonders of modern technology we are able to web cam and talk to her as if she was just down the road.

Her boyfriends mother, who I have never met sounds like a lovely lady. She has gone out of her way to make my sister feel welcome and part of the family. While I find this quite comforting my mother is highly distressed by the fact that my sister seems to be settling comfortably into her new life.

It all gets back to the perspective that you take. Don't get me wrong I miss my sister greatly, but I find comfort in the fact that she has been taken in and is not all alone.

May the fairies take care of my sister a far
May words always flow when I sit down to write
May we all lead a life full of laughter and joy

Welcome 2009

From my garden to yours I wish one and all the very best for 2009

May dreams be met and task accomplished
May love fill your hearts and joy fill your homes
May laughter and fun follow you always
May the sun shine, the wind blow and the rain fall as and when you need to
May all that you hope for happen as it should

Not that I am very big on resolutions at least not on the keeping side of things anyway, but this year I would like to write something, anything that makes some sense every day. So far I am off to a flying start! Here is my first ramble for the year.

A novel in the making

Well it is six days into NaNoWriMo My word count of 4723 is slightly behind the 10002 I should be at by the end of today but I am still confident of reaching my final goal.

As it turns out this is going to be more of a journey than I ever expected. The story that is unfolding is slightly more personal that I had first envisage and is the main reason I have not written for a few days. The feedback I have received from friends is that it is very autobiographical and while none of them have actually said this is a bad thing I took it as meaning that it was.

I now realise that there is nothing wrong with my novel having some personal elements in it. It is only autobiographical to those who know me. To anyone else it is just a moving story about a young woman dealing with the immanent death of her father.

If you are interested in having a read here is the link to the first part. From there just click on the next entry link to keep reading. If by chance you are a return reader then this is the latest entry