{"id":179687,"date":"2026-01-13T17:11:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T17:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/?p=179687"},"modified":"2026-01-13T17:11:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T17:11:57","slug":"the-slough-of-despond-not-the-one-near-london-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2026\/01\/13\/the-slough-of-despond-not-the-one-near-london-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"The Slough Of Despond Not the One Near London Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I think at times perhaps I am like a cat scratching at the door that demands to be let out then immediately wishes to come indoors again \ud83d\ude02 My no plan, plan seems to be the best way to engage with 2026 to be honest.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Special Friend\" width=\"510\" height=\"906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qXaZ68zc7u4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>No cows were harmed in the making of this movie \ud83d\ude42 <br>It&#8217;s hard work, I just have zero motivation again now. Its wet so it&#8217;s an indoor play day I think.<br><br>Here are a few tunes to check out.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-grid columns-2 has-excerpts wp-block-rss\"><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><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Maybe Faith Hope and Charity by Diana Stone<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/existential-dread-swing-time'>Existential Dread  Swing Time<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Existential Dread Swing Time by Diana Stone<\/div><\/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><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">On A Day Such As This Only Memories by Diana Stone<\/div><\/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><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">A protest song sort of.<\/div><\/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><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Slightly world vibes alt pop-rock song with prog overtones<\/div><\/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><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Violin chil-out vibe with Synths<\/div><\/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><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Gentle solo piano piece<\/div><\/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><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">A song about feeling scared like so many of us are right now.<\/div><\/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><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Nostalgic wistful theme<\/div><\/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><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The grass is always greener<\/div><\/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><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">A love song<\/div><\/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><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">A song about betrayals and lost chances in life.<\/div><\/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><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">A song about when your love thinks you&#039;re a clown but you don&#039;t care, so you sing a happy song<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p>I have not got much else to say today to be honest. So take it easy wherever you are and try and stay safe.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I think at times perhaps I am like a cat scratching at the door that demands to be let out then immediately wishes to come indoors again \ud83d\ude02 My no plan, plan seems to be the best way to engage with 2026 to be honest. No cows were harmed in the making of this movie &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2026\/01\/13\/the-slough-of-despond-not-the-one-near-london-airport\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Slough Of Despond Not the One Near London Airport<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":179716,"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-179687","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\/2026\/01\/glasscage1.png?fit=410%2C424&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6NRDR-KKb","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":178147,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2024\/10\/26\/the-nights-draw-in-again\/","url_meta":{"origin":179687,"position":0},"title":"The Nights Draw In Again","author":"diana Stone","date":"October 26, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Short days will soon be upon us again. 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