{"id":178432,"date":"2024-12-20T18:38:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T18:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/?p=178432"},"modified":"2024-12-21T14:39:18","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T14:39:18","slug":"end-of-the-year-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2024\/12\/20\/end-of-the-year-round-up\/","title":{"rendered":"End of the Year Round Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Well it&#8217;s been both very productive and also slightly frustrating in equal measure. My original music that I have been writing and recording has fared quite well this year. So on one level a productive and creative time for which I am very grateful. My health has been as you would expect mostly though I did manage to get Covid again. I have also had a few live gigs with the Sonic Boomers and Orchard, and John Bickleys Invisible Folk Club Band. So I have not done too badly considering. I have even made a few dollars more. Go me \ud83d\ude42 <br><br>At this time of year it&#8217;s not always easy for a lot of folks. Sometimes we crave company but its not quite the sort we were hoping for when we are expectantly waiting for Santa to come down our chimney with his magic sack full of joy? <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"338\" height=\"784\" data-attachment-id=\"178446\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2024\/12\/20\/end-of-the-year-round-up\/diana_ascot_windsor2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Diana_Ascot_Windsor2-1.jpg?fit=338%2C784&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"338,784\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Diana_Ascot_Windsor2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Diana_Ascot_Windsor2-1.jpg?fit=338%2C784&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Diana_Ascot_Windsor2-1.jpg?resize=338%2C784&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-178446 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Diana_Ascot_Windsor2-1.jpg?w=338&amp;ssl=1 338w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Diana_Ascot_Windsor2-1.jpg?resize=129%2C300&amp;ssl=1 129w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My Christmas message to you all is &#8230;.<br><br>Play more of <br>Diana Stones Music or I will send the Household Cavalry round<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Christmas-two.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Latest tunes on the links here.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-grid columns-2 has-authors wp-block-rss\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/remember-that-time-when-you'>Remember that time when you were cosmic<\/a><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/make-free-with-me'>Make Free With Me<\/a><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/maybe-faith-hope-and-charity'>Maybe Faith Hope and Charity<\/a><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/on-a-day-such-as-this-only'>On A Day Such As This Only Memories<\/a><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/marching-in-lines'>Marching In Lines<\/a><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/disappointments-and'>Disappointments and Distractions<\/a><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/interference-patterns'>Interference Patterns<\/a><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/false-dawns-illusion'>False Dawns Illusion<\/a><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/everything-scares-me-so'>Everything Scares Me So<\/a><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/not-home-yet'>Not Home Yet<\/a><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/big-sticking-plaster'>Big Sticking Plaster<\/a><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/and-i-always-loved-you'>And I Always Loved You<\/a><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/maybe-some-slilver-maybe-some'>Maybe Some Silver Maybe Some Gold<\/a><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/good-sense-of-humour'>Good Sense Of Humour<\/a><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/tell-me-what-did-i-do-to-you'>Tell Me What Did I Do To You<\/a><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/no-more-excuse'>No More Excuse<\/a><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/mostly-grey-or-gray'>Mostly Grey Or Gray<\/a><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/a-place-you-will-never-find'>A Place You Will Never Find<\/a><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/feeling-the-fear'>Feeling The Fear<\/a><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/still-fire-inside'>Still Fire Inside<\/a><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well it&#8217;s been both very productive and also slightly frustrating in equal measure. My original music that I have been writing and recording has fared quite well this year. So on one level a productive and creative time for which I am very grateful. My health has been as you would expect mostly though I &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2024\/12\/20\/end-of-the-year-round-up\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">End of the Year Round Up<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":178450,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-178432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-musings"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SB-OCT-2.png?fit=1241%2C536&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6NRDR-KpW","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2151,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2013\/12\/11\/end-of-year-round-up-not-really-but-almost\/","url_meta":{"origin":178432,"position":0},"title":"End of year round up not really but almost","author":"diana Stone","date":"December 11, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Quite a lots happened this year, in fact its all gone in a flash really. 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