None of us slept well
last night,the wind howled and the rain lashed the house with such
violence that it penetrated the window frames and soaked the
curtains. My son and I sat drinking coffee at three in the morning
and Pa sat sketching track plans for his new railway.
Just before daylight
the wind abated slightly and at last we slept........it was almost
noon by the time we were all up,dressed and ready for breakfast.
A knock at the door
produced the usual huge pile of bumf and also ,much nicer .a parcel
for me containing two lovely tops ,a present from Pa which did not
arrive in time for Christmas day. The next surprise was a truly
gorgeous fur collar, a gift from my son which he had squirrelled away
months ago and completely forgotten about.
I tried on the fur
snood which is made of soft fur in a variety of colours I loved it at
once and decided to have a ride on the buggy giving me an excuse to
wear it,of course. Warm ans snug it was everything I had hoped it
would be and kept my ears warm.
After several days of
rich food we decided that tonight we should have a pasta meal, crab
and prawns in a light cream sauce with lots of lovely basil,it was a
good choice and we all enjoyed it very much.
No wandering about
getting buffeted in the post Christmas greed feste known as the post
Christmas sales although I did pop out for some apple juice for my
son. He has been rather fidgety during the past week and has decided
to begin his next book tomorrow rather than on New Years
Day,considering all things I think he is very wise to do so.
This month is set to be
his best yet for sales. With four days to go he is only two sales
away from topping his best sales figure,the five star reviews are
still coming in at a steady rate and his position in the best sellers
list is rising,needless to say he is very happy.
This time last year he
had it all to do,now he is a successful writer with with a growing
reputation for great fiction and best of all he is earning a good
living doing something he loves,as a mother I ask no more for him
than his happiness.
My pride in him,knows no bounds, his courage in leaving a steady
well paid job to launch himself in to the abyss of Authorship and his
steely determination to succeed has impressed more than his immediate
family and his hard work has indeed translated in to well deserved
triumph.
He has some amazing and
exciting new projects in the planning stage for next year, and one
thing is certain,life is never dull when he is around.
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