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Merry Christmas to you all. Hoorah. Hoorah!

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BELOW……A LITTLE VIDEO CHRISTMAS MESSAGE.

No. The Skwiggle Dragon did not write this little ditty. Let alone play the instruments here. Last time he tried he claw shredded the guitar strings and sung with such a fiery breath harmony that he set the beautiful butterfly listening alight. Not in flight. In to cinders.

And also? No. It isn’t AI made music either. Well….it’s not perfect or emotionless enough is it! It’s simply myself, Gray Summers, doing those strange attempts at instrumental playing and writing a musical lilting tune sort of stuff. 😊 Listening? Best with 🎧…..they rock. Cheers all. 🎄☃️

WISHING YOU ALL AN AMAZING CHRISTMAS TIME.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE, GOODWILL and KINDNESS.

26 thoughts on “Merry Christmas to you all. Hoorah. Hoorah!”

    1. Merry Christmas to you and your family too Sheila. I totally understand your book commitment. It does look like a lot of work embracing many themes. Christmas time should be a lovely relaxing time for you. Cheers.

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      2. I know you are deep in study and analysis Sheila. Hats off for your tenacity. It sounds very deep. So, very well done with your ambitions. Much respect.

        Frankie? I never wrote a blog, but we wanted Frankie to have a better place to live. We couldn’t let him live a life tethered to a piece of rope. Angie’s childhood friend Leigh, who lives locally, has a niece who has a cottage out in the sticks. She has undergone an animal related well being and study course. Anna, who has three cats and an elderly dog fell in love with him. So she took him home for a few weeks. He settled straight away and was at peace with the surroundings. Climbing trees, running around the garden and fields and interacting with his new found brothers and sister. So we agreed to let him stay there. Anna has been amazing and has said she lets him roam the house as he wants. Night and day. He sleeps on Anna’s bed. She is in contact with us all the time with videos, photos and messages.

        Long story short. We felt gutted. But it is never about how we feel. It isn’t us that is important. It’s Frankie’s comforts and life that truly matters. We hear often that he is loving life. So all is totally as it should be. Om……

        Cheers Sheila.

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  5. Oh, Gray and Angie!!! I can sooo feel your heart in your words about Frankie… I can near envision his new home life (run of the house , playmates, TREES!!!), but it’s exceptional that Anna is sending you videos and such – fantastic!! I understand the “gutting” but now you can record music again! Ah!! The yin and yang of life! It can suck but bring relief simultaneously at times. ☯️

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    1. It was an initial ‘No. He may not get on with other cats’. But we knew Anna’s home because we visited, every so often, over the last 30 years. Knew the freedom of surroundings. But when we thought about it, we realised he kept looking over our wall to spot next door’s cats. And when in the cattery, was always at other cats’ rooms looking and interacting. So we thought he would settle if he was in that environment of Anna’s other cats. Within 24 hours he was settled and interacting.

      Thing is, I will never get another pet ever again. So, spot on, music is going to be even more important next year.

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      1. We agree. We have admired and stopped to pet one or two pups we see when we’re out but always agree—no more pets. It’s too hard on us when we have had to say goodbye. Ugh!

        I commend you on putting Frankie’s enjoyment ahead of your own commitment to him. You really did a herculean job dealing with his howling/talking, etc. wanting out incessantly, and such. He got his wish. And now, you can readjust to peace.
        You did your best for him, Gray. ❤️

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      2. When the children were growing up, we had the clamour of ‘We must have…..’ when they saw a dog, cat, goldfish, etc. We always had cats because with work it was the easier option to let them out. We got away with two cats in the village. No road traffic incidents of accidents. But the two cats, here in Wales, were standard cross breeds. Way back when myself and Angie were just the two of us, someone gave us a Persian kitten. Swapped for a piece of my pottery. We called him Sherlock after the detective. A huge grey long haired beauty. We had him stolen because of what he was.

        It was the same with Frankie. A huge beautiful ‘everyone loved him’ cat. Being Bengal/Maine Coon he was a very desirable and, if bought, expensive cat. My daughter paid a huge amount for Frankie’s Bengal mother. Hence being so protective. There is nothing worse than a cat or dog that suddenly goes missing. My brother Kev, the drummer, had a dog in constant tow. When Kev died she was distraught. So it goes the other way too.

        By the way. I’m typing this in our 15th Century holiday home. Ancient, and it seems very benevolent. It is a very large cottage, a house really, and the village is one where a lot of history is evident. I met an American on arrival who was looking over the church opposite our cottage. He was fascinated with the historical aspect of the surrounding buildings. The church is beautiful. Steeped in awesome ancient beauty. The main door has such ambience. Gargoyles, etc. The remains of an old Norman castle exists near to it too. I am going to collect, and write down, the local history of this village. It seems fascinating.

        In the large living room is an old wooden box with P. C. Meadmore KSLI stamped into it. A local man seemingly. Maybe even lived in this cottage. I Google searched the name and within seconds the information about this gentleman came through. Information, etc. is now so fast with Google having this new AI search tool. Crazy where old history meets new technology.

        Cheers Sheila. Christmas nearly here hey! Wonderful.

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      3. Oh, so true, Gray—about our pets who suffer too when we leave. Kev’s abrupt passing is sure evidence. My dad too. He left a white dog behind that had been the last puppy from a litter born when my mom was still alive, thus dad couldn’t part with it. Ugh! My son found said older pup a new home but we struggled over whether to keep it (at the time), since we had said, “no more pets” for several years. It’s such a sad thing to figure out.
        such shame people steal pets too! Ugh

        love everything about 15th Century holiday home you are in currently. Would love to see photos of anything (including that church) in the village. It sounds spectacular! I still have Wales on my list IF we ever travel again (though with all the regulations real or perceived it feels doubtful that we will). I thank God for YouTube and such as Richard and I love the walking videos of other countries on it. Rambalac in Japan and Bald and Bankrupt (Benjamin) are favorites. Plus, Matt and Julia, he’s British and she’s Russian. We have followed these channels for years!

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      5. Ah, you made my night, Gray! About 6 minutes into the video he shows the sheila na gig there! Wow! It’s a great specimen! I have seen many. I knew nothing of them until our bus driver told me whilst taking us to Newgrange for Winter Solstice in 2019! I have been fascinated ever since!

        Merry Christmas!

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      6. Merry Christmas to you too Sheila. I didn’t know about the significance of the carvings either. The Indalo Man was one I loved. When we walked over to the church yesterday, I touched the Indalo carving and had a quiet reflective and wishful moment. Seeking a bridge to finding peace and positivity.

        Looking from our cottage window, there are visitors who have been arriving with flowers and wreaths over the day. So many ancient gravestones alongside newer ones too. Very poignant and atmospheric nature in this area all in all. And so quiet.

        All the best and good wishes.

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      7. I loved the video and the app you shared, Gray. I downloaded the app and went through that whole church tour! It was mesmerizing! It was such a thrill. I shared it with the people we did our Sacred Celtic Journey with in 2019 and our guide loved it!
        So, thank you again, Gray. You brightened my holy day for sure.
        I loved the story of Indalo Man and that you felt compelled to touch it and spend some time and presence with him. I also loved the Green Man. 🧍‍♂️

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      8. It’s really great that you found it all in all a fascinating place. There was a book there that showed lots of other Herefordshire churches. Romanesque sculptures I believe. Many people travel around to take in the histories of such places. But I did like the village Kilpeck.

        And Hay on Wye and its ’town of books’ tag was beautiful. But the shops were very expensive places to buy from. I had been there around forty-plus years ago. And couldn’t recall the visit at all. But the locals all said it had changed massively. Artisan shops that were amazing. But, as said, eye watering prices on goods. A charity shop sheepskin coat had a £159.99p tag. Crazy.

        Cheers Sheila.

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