Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Animal sanctuary in fight for survival as fundraiser launched to see it through winter
dailyrecord.co.ukAn animal sanctuary has launched a desperate appeal for support to help them get through the winter.Harmony Fields Soul Sanctuary was established by Cathy Morrison and her partner Ronnie six years ago in the grounds of a holistic centre.A social enterprise offshoot of Glendrick Roost Animal Welfare Centre, the local charity set up by Cathy and her mum Mione 20 years ago, Harmony Fields aims to create a tranquil place where people can have easy access to the healing power of animals.Cathy said: “Not only are we here for anyone who feels drawn to spend time with our animals, but we also provide therapeutic group visits for people struggling with mental health or trauma and will be expanding on our relationships with charities and support organisations moving forward so that we can grow this invaluable side of our work and reach those who will benefit most from our unique sanctuary.”Sadly, after six years of establishing the sanctuary from the ground up, Cathy and her supporters were given notice to leave their rented land within six months due to unfortunate unforeseen circumstances on the estate.After much “blood, sweat and tears”, the operation has now moved lock, stock and barrel to a site at farmland near Buchlyvie.The timing of the move, however, means they now face a winter with no income until their activities restart in the spring at the earliest.Cathy said this week that having their new home is “such a relief”But she added: “We have 15 animals here at Harmony Fields, from our huge Clydesdale horses, Bruce and Lucky, to our sweet little old sheep Miss Bailey.
They all have a forever home with us, and are all rescued.“Unfortunately, we are now in a very precarious situation with no income possible until the spring,
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