1. A Boyfriend.
OK - so as a married woman this sounds rather drastic. But due to the increasing number of times hubby's away, I am getting desperate. Week before last it was the Middle East, this week it's Washington and New York. And I'm not enjoying being a single parent, being 'man-less' and being stuck in night after night unable to go to any gigs. Now I had a good chat with a friend about this and she had a very wise idea. Have an imaginary affair. Perfect. So I'm currently dating my perfect man. He's a cross between an adoring, unassuming, slightly geekish (yet with superhero capabilities) Tobey Maguire (as Spiderman), impeccable country estate owning Matthew Crawley(Downton Abbey) and super crooner Josh Groban. My boyfriend is fab. I love this game. I recommend it. (I'ts OK Santa - you're not needed for this one!)
2. Red Cowboy Boots.
I have recently been much inspired by the glamorous, quirky and fun Lindi Ortega. I love her image and the fact that she always wears red cowboy boots. I've always liked a bit of country music ever since seeing the Loretta Lynn biopic 'Coalminer's Daughter'. It's always been a bit of a dream of mine to drive a mustang through the American country with my best girlfriend to the soundtrack of the classics. Check out Lindis' fun song 'All I Want For Christmas is a Cowboy' http://vimeo.com/53981653
3. (a) The nits TO GO AWAY! Surely this isn't too much to ask. It seems that my eldest daughter just keeps catching them over and over again. They keep going round her classmates like wild fire. And it's the way they strut with such casual ownership across her conker coloured locks. Now I'm practically Buddhist in the way I treat animals and all living creatures. I never kill anything. In fact I'll bend over backwards to save spiders, flies, slugs, wood lice, everything. But you would not believe the satisfaction I got from squeezing one of those little suckers between my too long fingernails. Die you varment - die!
(b) Sponsorship by Hedrin. It would save me a fortune!
4. A Grand Piano.
So with the exception of perhaps number 4, I don't think it's too much to ask, do you? It's funny because I happen to have a copy of a letter I wrote to Santa when I was a nipper.
Oh dear. I was so sweet and undemanding. What's happened to me?
Anyways, the Key Largo Ladies have been practising hard for all the upcoming Christmas gigs and we're having tremendous fun. After all, at Yuletide I am perfectly entitled to play my glockenspiel. And I think my beautiful Moeck recorder will be making an appearance at some gigs too - so watch out people!
We've added the quirky 'Wanna be Loved by You' to our setlist and this includes Rachel playing the banjolele, me on the glockenspiel (wahey!) and Catherine will be doing her very own version of Marilyn Monroe on vocals. Classic.
Now every year at this time I buy a Christmas song or album that sums up my mood of the time. I mean, seriously, I can't listen to Slade or Wizzard or Wham or any of those songs ever again. Last year I was mellow and folky and purchased Kate Rusby's 'While Mortals Sleep' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAPcxw2I8kg This year I am feeling rather ethereal and twinkly and magical. I can recommend Paper Aeroplane's version of 'Bleak Midwinter' http://www.paperaeroplanesmusic.com/ and I also purchased Fredricka Stahl's version of 'Twinkle Twinkle'. So as the festive season really takes it hold, I surrender wholeheartedly to its charms. And just so you know, I don't really want anything for Christmas. I am so rich already. And I am not talking materialistically.
Merry Christmas everyone. May it bring you all you wish for and help you appreciate all you already have.
So turn the Christmas tree lights on, pour a sherry, throw some logs on the fire and listen to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exmRODBzHyw
xxxxx
