🎵🎶🎵 .…all our troubles seemed so far away…….oh, oh…..🎵🎶🎵
My plan was to tell you all what a wonderful day we had yesterday – which we actually did. But I have woken up to the shocking news of what is happening in Afghanistan and all thoughts of happy times have been clouded by the awfulness of the situation there.
Our day yesterday was not clouded by anything horrible at all. We had a cosy, family day with Freddie and Lily who had slept over. We had a fabulous Sunday roast at lunchtime and then another lovely, cosy time with Paul and Harriet, when we took the children home at about 4 o’clock.
John and I companionably watched a James Bond movie in the evening (part of our Quiz homework, but I am not sure we actually learned anything much) and then gratefully sank into bed – tired but happy.
I knew the situation in Afghanistan was very unstable and had feared for the inhabitants there when I saw the news the other day, about the Taliban seizing control of the major cities. I thought to myself then, that it may be only a matter of time before Kabul fell, too. And now it has. Whatever we did while we were there, in that country, supporting the government, was clearly futile and unsustainable.
I have no idea what we can do now to help the country, but we must surely be offering to evacuate all those people who were alongside us while we were in occupation? If we don’t, their lives will surely be lost.
Oh, dear Lord, what a mess.
Take care everyone. Count your blessings. God bless.