“The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.” – Christopher McCandless This year has been one of new beginnings (again). It seems as though a lot has been…
February 24, 2022
‘Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world’ – Desmond Tutu Welcome to 2022!!! Where did the last year go? I feel how Mouse looks while she is photobombing my FaceTime – usually she is photobombing a lecture! Last year was totally…
March 12, 2021
“Vaccines save lives; fear endangers them.” – Jeffrey Kluger First post all year – been finding it really difficult to get into a rhythm and maintain a consistent schedule. But, I wanted to record my most exciting news – fully vaccinated as of Wednesday! Grateful for the opportunity, grateful for science, grateful for all those…
December 31, 2020
“Look back to learn how to look forward.” – Joe Girard As everyone knows, this has been an extraordinary year. A year of reflection and reassessment. It has brought tremendous disappointment, especially for Girlchild1 who was so looking forward to her final rowing season as a senior that was totally cancelled, to her last quarters…
November 18: Painted skies
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.” Helen Keller Almost every day since the beginning of the Covid crisis and working from home, Expert2 and I have gone for a walk down the road next to river, which is…