In which there is a look back at 2023

The ANGQ is back! It's the first post of 2024, will it be the last? Only time will tell... 1 What did you do in 2023 that you’d never done before? Attend a summer solstice retreat. Go cold-water swimming. Write a succcessful grant application for our local swimming pool. Make a cats in a hot…

In which there is a look back at 2022

It's the annual naval-gazing questionnaire, the only thing that's powered my blog for the last few years. Maybe 2023 is the year I get back into more regular posting? I've also just realised that today marks 15 years since I started writing this little blog. Happy birthday PFTEOTWC! 1 What did you do in 2021…

In which there is a silk anniversary

It's October and once more our wedding anniversary has come around, marking 12 years since we said our vows. Some years are the golden years, where everything flows and the relationship feels easy. Other years are the testing years – the year after the birth of our son was one, where exhaustion pushed me to…

In which there are the things I’ve learned since my mom died

* If you're friends with good people, this goodness will shine through after an event like this. Cards, calls, messages, flowers, plants, home-cooked meals, offers of childcare, thoughtful gifts – there was an absolute flood of these both while my mom was in hospital and then in the weeks following her death. Although not everyone…

In which there is a look back at 2021

Well, I only wrote one post in 2021, but my blog continues limping along due to my insistence on still writing the annual naval-gazing questionnaire (ANGQ). 1 What did you do in 2021 that you’d never done before? Ride with Mini W on my bike. Visit an ICU. Grow Jerusalem artichokes. Send a child to…