Come Sit By Me A While:Goodbye November And Hello December !!!

Mmm where to begin ??? Right at the beginning I suppose ;sorry about the waffling folks I think its that sort of day.

To kick off I want to apologise for not having you 'come sit be me a while ' for a long time and to you newer members of my hubfamily who may not know what I am talking about let me fill you in .

Each 'Come Sit By Me A While' which I share with you all take place in my haven ;our paved patio where we grow all sorts of flowers, shrubs, fruit and vegetables.

We have also planted a mini garden in memory of my beloved sister Val and my beautiful daughter Erin my sweet baby. Both are today two sweet angels singing in heaven.

Here they are with me daily in my heart and by my side. therefore here are a couple of links just for you.

You will find links to some of my other hubs in this series at the end of this one.

Its cold but sunny out here in my little haven so keep your coats on but it always amazes me that after a few moments by Erin and Val's garden I always warm up. I apologise that I have nothing nicer today than a few biscuits from my biscuit barrel for you to nibble on!!!

This afternoon I am looking forward to trying out my new food processor once again to make fruit pies and tarts and I shall try my utmost best to keep some for your next visit.I used it last week and the pastry was so soft so I guess I am converted !!!

Oke doke do you all have hot teas and coffees ?? There is a sombre story beginning this hub but I can assure you that it ends on a positive.Pull up a pew and lets begin !!!

I work two shifts daily caring for two wonderful children who have special needs to and fro school. A journey of around 20 miles!!

Yesterday morning as we were heading towards school some lunatic in his car decided to overtake the one that was coming towards us; it was obvious there was not enough room to do so and he crashed his car into ours causing our drivers side window to shatter into ours ; then to make matters worse the lunatic then sped off without stopping !! If Bernie our driver hadn't had the quick reaction to swerve as much as he could to the side we would have had a head on collision ;it doesn't bear thinking about and thankfully we were all ok.

Police can't do much because we didn't get the car registration in the middle of it all !!!Some people are disgusting and its always someone else they hurt. Just so glad it wasn't worse .

So many visions swept through my mind and probably this is what brought on today's hub !!

A time to be oh so grateful !!!

For some reason this year I am looking forward to Christmas almost more than usual. It may have something to do with the fact that we decided to buy very large Xmas stockings for each of our grandkids this year and have been busy filling each one with all sorts of surprises instead of the one big present or money as we usually do.

They already have almost everything sin their homes so we thought this would be a great idea .We in turn are having so much fun buying little stocking fillers ;on Sundays we often visit an indoor market about 20 miles away and they have a vast selection of all sorts and like two kids we bought stocking filler after stocking filler. There are 13 grandchildren in all so as you can imagine our spare room is beginning to look like Santa's grotto.

Today's title Goodbye November And Hello December is very apt for me because tomorrow we are into December and this morning I felt a need to contemplate a little of these past 11 months .

There have been tears

there has been laughter

but always there

a voice

a strength

leading me onwards.

There has been pain

there has been peace

but always

that voice

that strength

leading me onwards.

There have been storms

there has been sunshine

but always

that voice

that strength

leading me onwards.

My hubfamily

I treasure you so

for

your love

your kindness

your care.

To rest in your midst

a solace I found

a place to rest

my weary being

cocooned

in your love

your kindness

your care.

You may have cried

you may have suffered

you may be grieving

you may be ailing

I share

that voice

that strength

from deep

in my heart

to lead you onwards.

The way of life

heartfelt emotions

each day

x

Wonders touched with sadness

a mountain to climb

young souls mature

x

Of such heartache

frenzied storms rumble

x

Love then emerges

in each heart a sweet song

for each life taken another born

eternal solace.

Each footstep so clear

The paths into tomorrow

Clearly understood.

x

Each tear and laughter

Blossom into sweet rainbows

The gold in each heart.

x

To find such solace

In those footsteps in the sand

Each one we now share.

Each day

So precious

Oh to appreciated

Another brand new dawn is here

Another day to be treasured

Never a moment will I take in vain

There is sunshine in each rainstorm

Such beauty in each cloud

Oh how precious

Each day.

I hope you all enjoyed today's hub and I take this moment to thank you all for your life long friendships ; kindness and care!! Many of my hubs in the coming month will have a festive mode and how nice it is for us all to find that kid inside. Mine is never very far from the surface and thank goodness for that!!! We have also shared much joy and laughter and how important it is to keep laughing and living. One very true quote is:

'Laughter is the best medicine!!' oh yes so very true. I shall now leave you with these words:

Here's to so many more hubs for us all to share on here and I send you all a whole load of love all the way from my little corner of Wales.

Have a wonderful weekend one and all.

Eddy.