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dear patrons


i have so much to say and write and share but i have no time and no will. tonight i played a gig on the woodstock christmas parade float in subzero temperatures, went to church with my mom, and managed to get dinner on the table, make a delightful christmas morning experience for a kid who still believed in santa, and avoided any excess drama. i’m calling this day a goddamn win. i also plunged in the creek even though it was 5 degrees.

life is endlessly lonely and relentless.

you can do hard things.

if nobody else is around right now to tell you they love you, i am.

i love you.

hang in there.

really.

steady as she goes, mate. up and down and round and round and we are all on this fucking ride together.


🎡

xxx

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Andrew Gordon Nicholls

merry christmas to all of you - this post brought me a little glimmer of hope on an otherwise very lonely day in melbourne.

Ted Thomas

Sending wishes for a merry jolly with friends and family.

LJ

In the hush and startle, in the quick indrawn breath of wonder, we await the love that is breaking into the world -- reminding us that no matter how the world changes, the love we share for our friends and families, for the stranger and outcast, is always a constant presence within and around us.

Genevieve Smith

Definite wins all around. You can and are doing hard things and I wholly appreciate the reminder that I can, too. Thank you for this.

Suzanne

I love you too. Had many of those days and nights with my kids over the holidays. Tonight we rest. Tomorrow morning we have some gifts to exchange with the ones who are here. And in the afternoon, we leave to drive to Florida. Where I will meet my father in law for the first and most likely last time. He has cancer and is not doing well and is going on palliative care. My husband hasn't seen him in over 10 years. The 29th is the 2 year anniversary of losing my father. This is one hell of a week. Merry Everything. Happy Always. Wishing you a peaceful night. Stay safe, be well.

LT

lots of love AFP ❤️❄️

Dana

♥

Angel Rosen

I love you, I hope you and Ash have a beautiful day tomorrow 💗🎄

Ashlie Young

So much love to everyone and you, Amanda. I am glad you had a win day. I did too, even though it began with anxiety. I am so grateful to be seen by you and this community. Happy holidays :)

Melody

Thank you, Amanda. Much love.

Lauren Bruce

I’m taking the wins where I can get them. I’m putting all of my love into hand me down books for my baby cousins and the work I put into decorating the Christmas tree with no mangers and no angels, despite their abundance in my parent’s Christmas decorations. I’m taking the wins in the winter solstice and the burning candles and good food. I’m wishing you all many wins and sending lots of love ♥️ happy holidays all, and god bless AFP

Katie Player

My 17 year old asked for No Intermission on vinyl for her present. It’s sitting wrapped under our tree. If I’m very lucky tonight I may get to lie in the fairy light of the tree and listen to it with her. It’s one of those magical, full circle moments of motherhood.

Alessandor Earnest

💛 It’s Christmas already in NZ. I spent it in perfect solitude, hiking through the woods to the sea. I filled a backpack with shells and turned rocks over to peer at crabs and starfish and anemone. I’d never been to a beach so full of life and beauty. It was truly a magical day.

Mollie Isaacks

Here’s to making new traditions and honoring old ones that we want to keep. Merry Christmas to you Amanda and this amazing community. ❤️🎄❤️

Mike C.

Much love and Merry Christmas to all

Rusty Bias

💖😘 Pika Pika Chu

Carmen J

Seasons love and greetings to all! I woke to only one teen son home (instead of the two that live here) because one decided to catch the train (2+ hrs trip) because he didn't want to sit in a car with his father for the hour car trip to my daughter's... We'll do our family lunch on Tuesday though with the oldest two home... and friends. Much love to all!

Coila

Totally a win!! Hurray! Love and Merry Christmas. ♥️🎄⛄️ Got the stockings stuffed. Had a lovely evening with the in laws and even a text chat with my mom that was really nice. I feel like I've had some wins today, too.

Tiffany Schaefer

Much love and a merry Christmas to everyone and also too sad Amanda!! *steps aside to listen to coin operated boy* Thank you for always being vulnerable and there for me and for us and for bringing us together. I love you all!!!

Rebecca Brisbin

May the love you give be received 10 fold and then some. Merry Christmas Amanda.

holly

happy christmas, happy hanukkah, happy everything. sending you & yours so much love. be gentle to yourself dear one. we love you 💗

Karen Krebser

Blessings and congratulations on a big fucking win of a day! Hang in there. That's what I'm doing and it's the best I can wish for everyone who hurts and is having a struggle this holiday season. All love...

Paula Cuccurullo

Merry Christmas and happy Hogmanay Amanda! Am on my way back to Logan from Edinburgh and though family times can be challenging I am really looking forward to it😁🥂

angela b

Merry Christmas, dear artist and fellow patrons (replace Christmas with Festivus if you don't celebrate Christmas, even though I think it's a day for all of us 😉) I, for one, savour this time of year for all the emphasis on the light returning and alla that jazz. May everyone be happy, may everyone be at peace. ❤️

Jenny Hippensteal

I look forward to these posts more than you know. They help a lot. Thank you for being you. Merriest Christmas to you and your fam! ❤️💚

Amy Michalik

Definitely a win! Get a quick snoozy in - kiddo will be up early to see Santa’s haul! 🥰🎄

Amanda WouldGo

Feeling the love. Love right back at everyone here!!!

Kris Smerick

Steady as she goes indeed. First Xmas without any kids (all with their other parentals) and it’s OK. Planning three xmases is OK. My stepson just missed his flight for no reason.

Howard Scherr

Amanda, I appreciate your impulse to put out into the world, to give to others, the things that you yourself really need. You help to bind up the world that way. Thank you, and bless you.

Marta M.

As long as we keep each other's hand, the ride wont be too scary. This is Christmas to me. Thanks for loving me too Amanda💕.

Janine Eden

Merry Fecking Xmas, ya filthy animals!

AnnaLatchman

You're doing an amazing job x

Grace Beaster

I love you right back. My 15 year old son proudly gifted me Theatre is Evil on cd for Christmas today. There is a beautiful symmetry to this world. We are all in this together. You are not alone. ❤️

Marie O'Reilly

Happy Christmas Amanda and all you Lovely People. Love, love, love to all xxx

Lynn Robinson

Merry Christmas to you & your family . Sounds like you’ve continued to give Ash such a brilliant childhood. Be kind to yourself . Much love 🎄🤗💋

Aimsel Ponti

Merry Christmas from my dad’s house in Andover, MA. Drinking coffee in the wee hours with my dog asleep on the couch next to me. My mother’s absence feels heavy but my heart is also letting in some light. And so this is Christmas… ❤️🎄

Cate Whitehead

Just home from Christmas with my family, slow trip home dodging kangaroos. Love to all and keep safe

emptybliss007

Sounds like a win to me! Merry Christmas and lots of love to you and yours. May your home and heart be full of love, full belly laughs, and warmth.

Maggie McNally

Sitting in awe of your resilience. Of my resilience. Of the resilience of this community. Merry Christmas to all. Happy Hanukkah to all. Happy Solstice to all as the light begins its slow return here in the Northern Hemisphere. Peace, Joy, & Harmony to all in the New Year.

Laura Wellner

Merry Christmas, may you all have a day of light, joy, and peace.

Nancy Chandler

Love you! A very Merry Christmas to you and Ash!

Jen Beeeee

Love to everyone here! Thank you for being part of my family!❤️

Joanna Lindblad

“life is endlessly lonely” I think we get stuck in this thought. Not that it’s not entirely true, not that I don’t feel the void myself. But, sometimes we need to pick our head up and look around. Surrounded by love perhaps unseen or unwilling to take in. There is this thought that we are alone in life and die alone in death, but that’s not true. There is connection to all things. And no we may not feel the warmth on our skin, but should try to feel the warmth in our hearts. It is there, we just need to open ourselves to accept it. So I take your hand, you take another, and so on and so forth till we are all linked as one. We are not alone, just… look up :) Much love and blessings to all (((<3)))

Jen

❤️❤️❤️

EmVT

safe travels Mrs. Hooker, happy holidays, thinking of you all on your respective journeys ❤️

EmVT

jesus, joseph and mary and the wee donkey! jumping in the creek when it's 5 degrees? ☃️ 😄 ❄️ all the love, definitely a good day!! thanks for the song Amanda, it's keeping me out of trouble during the break, so far I wrote in all the changes and know the words :) Happy X-mas, Happy Hanukkah to all! May you have a safe joyful days to close out this year, and may you and yours be well and free from fear, always 🕎 🎄

Michael Pollock

My cousins sent me photos and videos from last night. Looked wonderful. Merry Christmas from another human experiencing life being life-y. 😘

Laura Payne

Wrapping you and Ash in love, peace, and endless amounts of joy, dear girl. I love you to the moon and back.🎄🎁🎅🏼☃️❄️💘

Ashleigh Clarke

Thank you for these words Amanda. ‘The world is endlessly lonely’ sounds grim as hell but you sharing that perspective makes me feel less alone. I’m very much confused about the direction of my life for 2023. Being loved by you, an internet stranger, makes it easier.

Cyn

Thanks, Amanda. Myself, I'm not doing holidays this year. I'm just going to stay in bed all day with the dog and cat to be warm. Can't be arsed to even get up and eat. There are no hands here to hold.

Dahlia Graham

It was COLD!! It’s just a ride. Christmas keeps on Christmassing. Celebrate the wins.

Sue-Ellen Stroum

Happy Holiday Amanda - Why do your posts make me bawl my eyes out?

Karen Jarboe

Merry Christmas! 🎄 Loneliness is like boredom. It leads to interesting things 🤘❤️💜❤️🧡💚💙

Amanda Lyons

Amazing mama artist friend! Right on. Love all around and specially to ourselves, first. Happy merry y'all!

Larissa Rook

happy christmas. it HAS been quite a ride. no running water since thursday. freezing temps that are too cold for where i live. houses here are not built for these temps. my kiddo lost their cat yesterday. and we were all just raw and edgy and tired from past few years. thought christmas was going to be a bust. but… cat came back!!!! Christmas miracle number 1. then water came back today for a few hours. flushing a toilet never felt so luxurious! we managed to only have damage to hot water lines, miracle number 2. need to have water off again tonight due to temps going way below freezing again. but hopefully pipes will be fixed tomorrow and i can shower and do dishes. otherwise had a lovely christmas despite everything. i feel like 2023 is going to be good. xoxo

Matthias Urlichs

> i also plunged in the creek even though it was 5 degrees. Picture or it didn't happen *g* Seriously: Good for you. My body doesn't want me to do stunts like these unfortunately, the blood supply to my hands and feet refuses to start back up after getting shut down by cold air/water

Micah Johnson

I'm not 100% on this, but here's a "folk remedy"; leave every faucet slowly dripping/very slight stream. Should at least stop them from freezing completely, at least it does below freezing in S.C.