Spring in sight

The snow cleared this week, the weather is a little less cold, it’s February tomorrow and out of nowhere it’s suddenly light until 5pm. The end of winter is in sight, at last. The bulbs are coming up. The earliest ones have started into flower this week, including a few lovely tiny snowdrops. I absolutely […]

Time to confess: I’m anxious again

My brain is frazzled. I’m down. I know this because I’ve been unable to water my houseplants for the last 2 weeks. This might sound like a trivial thing, and completely absurd given that during those 2 weeks I’ve also been working full-time in a pretty demanding job, exercising regularly, interacting confidently on social media […]

The importance of going outside, even if I don’t feel like it at all…

I woke today with a headache for the second day running, after a long and tiring week. Most weeks feel a little long and tiring at the moment, just because of the general background noise of crisis and awfulness. I’m not complaining – I count myself very fortunate indeed for having a job I can […]

A cold, bright January day

It was perfect winter day today; cold air, a bright blue sky and a low, low sun. I love days like these. We walked to the allotment with the sun weakly warming our backs, stopping in the park to let it shine on our faces for a minute. I love walking to the allotment on […]