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And that was the year that was: 2021

December 30, 2021

I honestly don’t know how to sum up the past twelve months. There are various clichés I could employ but none of them really capture the whole. Rollercoaster, possibly, would come closest but even that feels unsatisfying and somewhat hollow. Despite being lucky enough to have not caught COVID19 the last six months have not … More And that was the year that was: 2021

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The fingers of a left hand are the only part of the person visible, curling over the edge of the grey duvet they are hiding under. The fingers are in a shaft of bright sunlight. The rest of the picture shows rumpled sheets and pillows, all coloured grey and in shadow. The general impression is one of sadness.

That was the month that was: January 2021

January 31, 2021

This is not the post I originally wrote for my January round up. I foolishly broke one of my own cardinal rules of blogging and wrote the first version directly into WordPress rather than writing it in Scrivener and then pasting it afterwards. The reason you should do that is because when WordPress decides to … More That was the month that was: January 2021

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Outdoor Advent Day 2

December 2, 2020

I attended the 5×15 event with Carlo Rovelli and Neil Gaiman last night and was struck by this quote from Petrarch that Neil mentioned: We must write just as the bees make honey, not keeping the flowers but turning them into a sweetness of our own, blending many very different flavours into one, which shall … More Outdoor Advent Day 2

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