The moon over Westminster Cathedral, it feels like a lifetime ago since I took this picture and yet it was only a couple of weeks. Goodness but I have missed January, thus far. They call it the dead month after the celebrations but I confess I feel as though I have been asleep since my birthday in December (I have never felt as ill as I did those first three weeks in January). But I am back, with a new book contract to be shared with people I like to work with - yay # 1- and some new songs which I will play next week and in a couple of weeks time - yay # 2 - and I have now worked out how to go from writing, to recording, to editing, to downloading and now to setting it all up as an iTunes album - yay # 3 - which is all good, and some new ideas for the year - yay # 4. So for me at least, 2015 has officially started - and thank goodness for that. I will post pictures of the new Martin (guitar) as soon as I take a couple, oh and the new Mandola (called Nelson by Abbi - obviously) the combination of spruce and mahogany used on both of them creates an astonishing sound (mahogany back and sides and solid spruce tops) but this weekend I am taking stock; now that I am actually fit enough to do so. And one of the things I found this morning - because I am sorting out a new passport - is the serendipity of numbers. I never realised before but check these:
Conceived 12/3/54
Born 13/12/54
Christened 13/2/55
I am a combination of ones, twos, threes, fours and fives - its a wonder I got to 60 at all. I would like to say being that age is not so bad - but I have been too ill to notice - so watch this space - and while you are doing so we could listen to Starlings murmurring - its good to be back (occassionally):
