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Out of the fog comes hope
Our walk this morning somehow felt appropriate. It was a beautiful morning, but a thick fog filled the valley. The air was still, silent, muffled. No one was about.
Out of the fog comes hope
Our walk this morning somehow felt appropriate. It was a beautiful morning, but a thick fog filled the valley. The air was still, silent, muffled. No one was about.

24 Mondays to the longest day of the year!
As always at this time of year, those last few weeks of December hurtle by – even without any late nights and too much drinking as normal – and then...
24 Mondays to the longest day of the year!
As always at this time of year, those last few weeks of December hurtle by – even without any late nights and too much drinking as normal – and then...

The year is on the brink of turning….
Is it the second lockdown, or was it just that we had a weird technical glitch that prevented me from writing (or at least, from posting a blog) for weeks?...
The year is on the brink of turning….
Is it the second lockdown, or was it just that we had a weird technical glitch that prevented me from writing (or at least, from posting a blog) for weeks?...

Everything is going to be alright
I left London on Thursday… the most beautiful day, but it was hard to concentrate. The world was holding its breath. I arrived in Dorset, exhausted. Charlie was awake early...
Everything is going to be alright
I left London on Thursday… the most beautiful day, but it was hard to concentrate. The world was holding its breath. I arrived in Dorset, exhausted. Charlie was awake early...

Out of the storm…
The rain lashed the valley on Saturday. A huge storm passed through. Any tree exposed to the wind has lost its leaves. We stayed in bed late and got up...
Out of the storm…
The rain lashed the valley on Saturday. A huge storm passed through. Any tree exposed to the wind has lost its leaves. We stayed in bed late and got up...

Reflection time
We were staying with our friends Luke and Duncan this weekend, but were in Scotland the week before that. We popped up for the shortest time to put the cottage...
Reflection time
We were staying with our friends Luke and Duncan this weekend, but were in Scotland the week before that. We popped up for the shortest time to put the cottage...