Monthly Archives: December 2011

2011 – goodbye to all that

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

In years gone by I have been minded – as we stand at the dawn of a new year – to indulge in something of an autopsy on the year gone by. I don’t feel particularly inclined to do that … Continue reading →

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There and back again

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

(London via Matte Stephens) Back in London as of yesterday mid-afternoon. So good to have down-time and me-time. I have also ‘moved in’ online – by which I mean, I’ve bought the domain theyearzero.org, something I’d been thinking about doing … Continue reading →

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Christmas in anecdotes

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

Ohhh, that’s very retro… isn’t it? - Mother to me, on seeing my hair cut What do you mean we’re not going to Midnight Mass?! We cannot ‘not go’ – we go every single year! – My brother Bridey to my … Continue reading →

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There was no reason for it not to be nice

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

It could have been nice. There was no reason for it not to be nice. It was just that we’d gone our separate ways and lost each other, leaving nothing much in common besides a couple of soft-focus anecdotes, featuring … Continue reading →

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Christmas in numbers

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

Return train ticket – £22 People on Christmas day – 12 Church visits – 0 Presents received (Christmas day) – 6 Presents bought (Christmas day) - 2 Nominated driver – 1 Calories consumed on Christmas Day – 4,500 Bouts of indigestion … Continue reading →

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Wherever you are

Posted on December 26, 2011 by

This year’s UK Christmas number one. The text of Wherever You Are is a love poem compiled from letters written between the women and their absent husbands and partners [serving in Afghanistan]. It was set to music by composer Paul … Continue reading →

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