December 12, 2006

Thirteen days until Christmas.

Anyone else absolutely dreading it?

Christ, I am.

But.

Just got an email this afternoon.

From my friend, Ingrid, whose 17-year-old daughter, Dominique, died in the Asian tsunami on Boxing Day '04.

Wishing me the very best for the season.

Saying she and the rest of her family were flying out there again on the 19th.

They're going, of course, to stand on the beach at Koh Phi Phi and light a candle again, to say goodbye, to say hello, to just say "hi", too, on 26/12.

I sent her my best regards back again. What else do you say, really?

However.

Quite extraordinary.

What a lovely lady.

Creaky I might be, this last day or so.

Depressed, I will not be.

Later, I'll write my letter to Santa and blog it up.

Anyone fancy joining me?