As we hurtle towards 2012 I have taken a moment to stop and wonder .......2011 has not been a great year. More a year of loss than gain, of too much death and disappointment. But then I got to thinking and looking at pictures and actually there were a lot of other things that happened too.........
Like it snowed a lot......
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and I went to France......
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and I went to Argentina.......
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and walked on a glacier in Patagonia......
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and went for a drive in Salta.......
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and stayed in a beautiful Finca........
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and had a coffee in Buenos Aires.........
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and saw Patti Smith sing.........
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in Amsterdam........
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and grew my own radishes...........
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and went to France again..........
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and hung around the pool...........
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in the hot sun........
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and got to write a lot.........
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and ate homemade crumpets with jam and cream and a glass of Prosecco in Dorset......
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and got these in the secret Santa.....
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and finally learnt how to upload a picture on my blog........
And I thought, there's quite a lot to be thankful for really......... so Merry Christmas everyone.......
Top tip: count your blessings!!