The Dell

Well, I must admit that nothing stands out in the year I was born- except, that is, that I was born. A fire horse and a Virgo.

I am the eldest of 4 children so in the year of my birth a family was started. What was to become a big family with personalities as diverse as the mountains and the bush.

The year I was born brought monumental change to my mother, who experienced the abject panic of all first time mothers, and my father, who understood, most keenly, the responsibility of taking care of a family.

That year Christmas was celebrated in terms of a child’s Christmas. All lights and trees and gifts and, of  course the introduction of Father Christmas. A legend that would remain in the family until our youngest subling became wise.

For me that year was all important as I surveyed what was to become my world, my reality and would hold all the dreams I would still have. I met some people that year that I still know, and there is comfort in someone knowing you for your whole life. I speak of the non family families.

My world was to turn out to be diverse and challenging and glorious and warm and hard and loving. My life.

And because of all this that year is to be gratefully celebrated.