I am thinking that this is the first month of winter illnesses. Harry and Pete both have chest infections and Megan is still struggling with her asthma and chest infection. Thank you for all the kind messages for Megan. She is now home with her lovely family and into recovery mode. Parenting a chronically sick child is so incredibly demanding and my heart goes out to all the parents who find themselves in this situation. I am a great believer in concentrating on the well periods and learning to accept the less than well times. It is, of course, easier said than done.
As One soul many hearts nudges towards its first Christmas its readership is now truly global with readers accessing the site from every continent. Page views continue to rise at a pleasing rate and the site is beginning to make its mark as a force for good and all that is positive in the world. At the same time Scottish island mum is nudging towards the end so I find myself quite torn. Scottish island mum will return with her shiny new site at some point in 2014 but it will not be what it has been. It has been a place to mull things over, share things and connect with the most amazing people from all over the world. A not very big mum living on a not very big island is deeply humbled.
We are preparing for some very nasty weather to hit us on Thursday with winds in excess of 70 miles per hour and these will be damaging. We are in the middle of repairing the tunnel so we are hoping the whole thing doesn't just take off. I think we can expect some sort of power cut during the day or night as that is usually the case and, of course, there will be no ferries. Everything will grind to a bit of a halt and we shall all scurry indoors for the duration.
I wrote a piece many moons a go about whispering. I have always been fascinated by whispering and I used to use it as my strategy for getting my children quiet when I was teaching. It works so much better than shouting as they all strain to hear you.... I have published the piece on One soul many hearts as part of the enchanting theme and it is illustrated by the most captivating of photographs from our 'resident' photographer, Lisa. You might like a quick look?
We were delighted to hear that Molly received 80% for an assignment that required her to write an abstract. It is not only a good mark but it sets her up well for writing her dissertation. I have mentioned before how pleased we were that Molly took English on to A level along with her required science subjects. The ability to write is such a useful tool and now that she is edging towards a research career those skills will be well used. The feedback on her piece on Eigg has been so exciting. I think you can tell it has been written by a young person because the passion and aspiration sings out of it. For me, it is a further example of the need to get behind our young people as they are our future in so many ways. The support for Molly has been staggering and she will need every ounce of that as she steps into a life time of working with endangered species. It is not an easy career choice and she certainly won't be rich in monetary terms. I think she already knows that neither of these things matter in life. Pete and I will support her every step of the way but it is so life affirming to see so many other people doing the same. Mind you she has her limits. She has just phoned to ask how to cook broccoli! The boys could all tell her how to do that....
My little cat is curled up next to me as she likes the tapping of the keys. There is still much tapping to do before the end of the day including s short media piece on the Syrian education programme, editorial work for One soul many hearts and a newsletter to finish. Best fly.
Until tomorrow. xx
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