The fifth Advent candle. Christus natus est...
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I have discovered that a really good present for someone stuck in hospital over Christmas, perhaps at any time, is a battery-operated candle. We took one to my father this morning. He's still waiting for the op, hopefully today*. Meanwhile he can 'zone out' just watching the gentle flicker of the candle. He's too tired to bother with books or anything, but the candle seems to be something soothing to watch.
(When we switched it on, a nurse came rushing over, but then laughed to discover it wasn't a real one!)
We stayed for a while until he started dropping off, then came home for a peaceful rest 9f the day.
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Ang (Collaboration Stitcher) sent me a book of the sort of poems people always used to recite at Village Hall entertainments. You know the sort of thing, the yellow one-eyed idol and so on.
This one is near the beginning;
The wonderful confusion of poetry quite aptly describes my state of organisation just before Christmas Day!
Somehow, this evening, peace has been restored to my brain.
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* the op didn't happen today after all. Tomorrow is another day.
Hopefully the op will be soon. The waiting must be hard especially on your dad. I hope all goes well.
ReplyDeleteI'm feeling quite relaxed right now. Gifts have been distributed. Food has been eaten. We are back home and I'm just relaxing with nothing to be done for the rest of the night!
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