Stephanie Butland

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A balance to be struck

I didn’t take a lot of pictures at all, during our Christmasness this year. I think it’s partly because I am getting better at being in the moment; and I feel that sometimes, in my desire to capture something, I actually miss out on it.
But anyway, here’s what I got.
Alan and his formerly-long-lost brother, who [...]

Christmas Cake

I was going to decorate my Christmas cake in a lovely, pale, understated, tasteful way.
And then I thought….. naaah.

Merry Christmas.
Over the next week you will find songs, and re-posts, and other little bits and pieces on the blog as I take a little break. I’ll see you in 2013. It’s going to be a good [...]

Christmas Advice, Part 2

If things are broken, Christmas won’t fix them. If you wish your life was different, the bad news is that no-one will have wrapped up a new life for you and put it under the tree.
BUT.
If you understand yourself, your life, your family, and/or the people you are spending Christmas with, if you accept what doesn’t [...]