From the second you arrive either clinical delivery suite
Or cosily at home or even a paddy field
That first embrace with mother or father, Gaia enfolds them all .
PART OF RONOVANWRITE’S WEEKLY SIJO CHALLENGE.
Ronovan Writes SIJO Wednesday Poetry Challenge #45. Use EMBRACE as your inspiration this week.
18 Jan 2023 17 Comments
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Song Lyric Sunday: Tiny Human
08 Nov 2015 10 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: babies, childbirth, coping, Song Lyric Sunday
Imogen Heap – Tiny Human
I love Immie I am sure you have all grasped that. She kept me sane when I was in hospital after breaking my back, three operations, learning to walk, cope with pain and without being too dramatic learning to accept my limits and live.
Well here is truly beautiful song she has written about birth and motherhood since the birth of her beautiful baby girl Scout. Every mother and father will recognize the words, emotions and feelings expressed so beautifully in the song . The video reduces me to tears each time I watch………. tissues please.
Oh my tiny human
At 05:08 you break me apart again
The space-time continuum
Buckles and bends around your every twist and turn
I can barely remember life before
You came crashing in on one day
Crazy beautiful you
Blind me like the dawn
After ashes fell on Pompeii
Crazy beautiful you
A miracle, a mystery
And one short stop away
From joy to misery
When the night becomes day
I give you my every last ounce
You make a pin-cushion out of me
And you can thank me later, babe (if I’m alive)
How long can one live without sleep?
Still I can’t stand to imagine
Life without….
You came crashing in on one day
Crazy beautiful you
Blind me like the dawn
After ashes fell on Pompeii
Crazy bright beautiful you
Suddenly propelled
So many light years from bliss
And completely unprepared
How can anyone deserve this?
I’ve tried, I’ve tried all the tricks in the book, I’m at my wits end
Now look here what do you want from me!?
I can barely remember life before…
You came crashing in on one day
Crazy beautiful you
From the ashes of Pompeii
To fireworks and champagne
Crazy beautiful you
You little devil, you
Oh I love you so much
It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done
But you’re so worth it
Yes you are
Yes you are
You little devil, you
Lyrics and Music by Imogen Heap
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Helen at This thing called life one word at a time invites everyone who would like to play along so we can share some fantastic music together.
Here are the rules for Song Lyric Sunday:
- Post the lyrics to a favorite song or a new song you want to share
- Make sure you credit the singer/band and provide a link to where you found the lyrics
- Link to the YouTube video, or pull it into your post so others can listen to the song
- Ping back to Helen’s post that will go up every Sunday by 9am MST
- Check out at least one other person’s blog so we can all share new and fantastic music and create amazing new blogging friends in the process
If we were having Coffee: Birthdays, Babies, Boys, and A to Z
03 May 2015 19 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: April A to Z, babies, Birthdays, husbands, if we were having coffee, Lovely sons
Welcome one, Welcome all.
If we were having Coffee : time again to ask how are you all are and what have you been up to this week! Come in it is lovely to see you all here again. The fires are lit and the cushions are plumped up and we have the coffee and tea on the go and the cakes and sweets are all set out. We have tea and coffee from all over the world not to mention all our cakes and muffins and as Paul calls them sweets! Every single one is calorie free! Plus of course we now have spirits and liquors to warm the coldest of you.
If we were having Coffee: I would ask you what has been going on in your world this week, has anything deeply affected you, have you need a sympathetic ear, a shoulder to cry on or just needed someone to make you laugh! If yes feel free to talk it out here with us. We will all help if we can.
If we were having Coffee: I would remind you that there are lots of other coffee mornings all shared and organized By Diana and Gene’O over at,Part time monster
If we were having Coffee : Yesterday was a long but happy day, it was my hubby’s birthday and our eldest son organised a special family lunch, out in the country down in his part of the world. It was extra special because all three boys were able to attend as was the husband’s mother. The Newbie and his Mum did not come but it would of been a lot of travelling and a long day for the Newbie. We all met up on a pub on the South Downs an had a lovely meal. It was a delight to have all my four men in one place at the same time!
If we were having Coffee : Now there was something else that happened yesterday on Hubby’s birthday …what was it ??? OH! yes ! William and Kate have taken delivery of their second baby! Right Kate job done an Heir and a Spare! Parliament made sure when George was on his way that he been a girl he would still be able to become Monarch in line. So as with most things it is one in one out and Princess Eugenie will be toppled of her perch at 7th in line to the throne… I wonder if the fact that she no longer has to ask the Queen permission to marry will affect her.
Well the Cambridge’s went home from the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital Paddington hours after the birth. I had to smile when a TV newsman wondered how they would cope their first night home having to look after two babies under three? Well I can assure you that they would of had plenty of help with royal aides,Nannies, Nurses and a Dr on hand. Not like when us mere mortals go home from hospital, with no help, apart from a as scared as you husband , and in our case two children under two years. In fact we left it eight years until we had any more children .
Careful in those high heels Kate precious cargo!
Wooho, high heels , new dress full make up and hair freshly done…. we all looked like that after we had just had babies..well no we did not but we don’t have a battery of stylists and hairdressers. Seriously Kate way to go.
If we were having coffee: I say good luck for the Paul we hope t all goes well and that you will soon be warm , comfy and cosy in you new DRY flat. We all hope your new apartment will suit you well Paul.
If we were having coffee: On a personal not I delighted to say that I did complete the A to Z April Challenge by writing a Nonet a day for the entire month excepting Sundays when we were allow a day off! I was not brave enough to sign up but I was allowed to use the logo, which I wore with pride. Even though I called my posts Not The A to Z Challenge, I did them every day and I met many brilliant bloggers and read some amazing posts! I shall be braver next year and sign up and do it legitimately!
So many fabulous blogs too many to mention!
If we were having coffee : I would ask if you could do with a refill and a cake. I must close now so lets go and join Paul and all his guests they are all enjoying themselves by the fire!
If we were having Coffee Original idea from http://parttimemonster.wordpress.com/
And of course the
IF WE WERE HAVING COFFEE: WEEKEND COFFEE SHARE
over at Part Time Monster and Gene’O’s
More coffee anyone?
IF WE WERE HAVING COFFEE
17 Aug 2014 14 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: babies, friends family, hospitals, if we were having coffee, Music, stately homes
IF WE WERE HAVING COFFEE: I would say hi and welcome come on in to the garden I am so pleased to see you! I have had a lovely time this week, my sister and her husband have been to stay. We have had a lovely time, we visited Highclere Castle ( that’s where they film Downton Abbey) I did a Wordless Wednesday on Highclere.
We all had a wonderful day there were six of us in all and we all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Looking around the gardens and the Parklands, the house and of course the Egyptian Exhibition. We even stopped for Coffee, sandwiches and cake! I had two of my sisters with me that day and a best friend, it was lovely.
IF WE WERE HAVING COFFEE: The day after we went to Highclere we had a pub lunch then we all went over and visited the Newbie! It was so lovely to see my eldest sister hold my grandchild. It was extra special too as my daughter in law had her sister visiting with her Newbie, only three weeks younger than my Newbie.
My daughter in law is breast feeding , her sister is not and her sister’s Newbie is bigger than our Newbie. There is only three weeks between them, our Newbie being the eldest! It was great to see the two of them giggling and playing with their toys oblivious as yet of each other. How to you feel about the the breast verus the bottle debate ?
IF WE WERE HAVING COFFEE: I would tell you it was our middle son’s Birthday on Friday and he came round for dinner which was lovely, he had chosen, Cheese stuffed chicken breast wrapped in rashers of bacon, saute potatoes and peas in a cheese sauce. Unfortunately he was not feeling too well so he did not stay very long but at least we gave him his card and present and had a chat.
Today our youngest son, his wife and the Newbie are coming for dinner I am stupidly excited about that!! We are having Roast Lamb with all the trimmings followed by apple and blackberry pie and custard. OH! would you like some pie it is good really good a variation on the Apple pie recipe I gave you a couple of weeks back!
IF WE WERE HAVING COFFEE: I explain how excited I am that my favourite artist has a new album coming out on Monday and I am so looking forward to getting it it . It is of course Imogen Heap and it is called Sparks. I am really looking forward to it.
I have a lot to thank Imogen for she got me through long , lonely frightening nights in hospital when I was afraid I might not walk again, and awkward days on the wards where I was pretending to be brave. Even when I came home from hospital it was her music that kept me moving and trying to walk and in the end walking and exercising! Yes Imogen if you ever read this THANK YOU!
IF WE WERE HAVING COFFEE: I would say how happy I am that Paul’s posts are taking off her in the garden! He certainly deserves his own blog and I do hope that one day that will be possible. I do have to say that Paul has a lot to contribute and I am proud to have him on my blog!
IF WE WERE HAVING COFFEE: I’d hope that you are all enjoying yourselves chatting and listening to myself and Paul it is so nice to have you all here to drink and eat cake ( calorie free cake that is!!) with us.
I must close now as I am very busy today. I am sorry if I am slow in commenting on any of your posts or comments but I have had a very busy few days and next week is not much quieter but I am getting through things as soon as I can!!
So please do comment on Paul’s and my coffee blogs join and chat and if you like even do your own posts too!
IF WE WERE HAVING COFFEE: I would tell you how very welcome you are and how much I look forward to our weekly get together, and that I do hope they continue for a while to come. So for now be well and be happy. 😀
If we were having coffee I’d ask you : would you like another cuppa, or a biscuit . I’d tell you I have really come to enjoy these chats and I’d love to hear what you would tell me , If we were having Coffee Original idea from http://parttimemonster.wordpress.com/
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