I know it can be a real pain in the posterior to listen to someone else’s music choice. Time. Always time.
Today I took time, had time, enjoyed time, rediscovered time , passed time, had a lovely time.
Doing?
Hanging out in the garden with my kids. Twenty-two year old and I connecting. Doing shoulder stands on the grass with my eight year old. I was better at it. Just sayin’. Thirteen year old ‘posing like a haddie’, being a thirteen year old with charm and exuberance. The rest of my crew were elsewhere.
We nibbled, sipped, giggled, talked about everything under the sun.
Mostly, it’s down to sunshine. It’s here! 24° ‘s worth. All bloody day. Right up until it started to cool but was still pleasant enough to sit out and enjoy. And when over? Well, the mood was already established. Move into the kitchen. Big kitchen. Sip, chat, music. Dance. Yoga moves. Hands down, I can do more than my kids. Any idea how life-affirming that can be to a 54 year old? Exactly!
I had to chase them from the kitchen to bed. I asked, ‘What song would you say captures this evening?’
Mary-Kate’s answer surprised me. All the moreso because I’ve been meaning to post this song for a few weeks.
It takes me back to a holiday when my eldest (one of the absent) introduced me to this duo. Maybe about ten/twelve years ago. Thereabouts.
The duo didn’t hang about long. Difference of artistic direction, apparently.
I could yak on about the ins and outs of this evening but I won’t. Instead you might want to replace the details with details of your own. Those times when somehow – without apparent effort – everything about family just comes together.
The dou are Savage Garden.
The song ‘Affirmation’.
The words – probably the nearest thing I have to saying what I -and maybe many of us – feel about so many things.
And it’s pretty good for dancing to. Bendy yoga moves optional. But most enjoyable.
Today love and life and family is affirmed.
May you find affirmation in the words. And in your family. In your life.
If you have the time it’s worth a listen. The song is catchy. The lyrics – on screen – would be well worth adhering to as a credo.
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