“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…
‘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…
“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…
“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…
A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows. – Francis of Assisi The sunbeams shining through the leaves, highlighting their beautiful changing colors against the clear blue sky brightened up my day, and made up for the sudden cold weather. They reminded me to be grateful for the beauty of each day, and…