This week we reached the end of Lockdown 2.0! Now, back to what passes for normal life these days. This week I celebrated my birthday, and it was a good day. It started in the morning when I went out for a run as the sun came up. My friend thought I was mad, but… Continue reading Champagne, cake and Christmas (49.20)
Tag: Christmas
Is it too early?
When is it appropriate to start celebrating Christmas? It's November, but around 1 in 4 of the houses in my street already has Christmas decorations up. For me it feels way too early to start with Christmas. Christmas is a December celebration and you should wait until at least the first week in December before… Continue reading Is it too early?
Break it down again (48.20)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1100QINlo4 Break it down again, no more sleepy dreaming. Good grief, here we are already, approaching the last four weeks of the year. Maybe that's why I have those fluttering feelings of panic in my chest. No, this year the panic is more likely linked to a sense of 'where did all that time go'?… Continue reading Break it down again (48.20)
Chaos, connection.. and broken internet (47.20)
After having some plaster repairs a few weeks ago, we repainted the bathroom on Sunday and Monday. I say "repainted the bathroom" - what we did was repaint only those areas that had had plaster work done. Something strange happened when we opened the bathroom paint. It curdled. Like old cream, it turned into a… Continue reading Chaos, connection.. and broken internet (47.20)
Tidings of comfort and Joy
'Tis the season, as the song goes. The Christmas season when those songs about peace and happiness and joy get played on repeat in every store you go into. But what kind of things bring you joy? You know, those little moments of heart-gladdening, the lightning flash of something that lifts your soul, the glimpses… Continue reading Tidings of comfort and Joy
Speculative
Every year around this time I get excited about Christmas baking. When it's cold and grey outside, it's nice to be warm inside, and who doesn't love the smell of baking? And at the end of course you have something nice to eat with a cup of tea. It's all good! One of the biscuits… Continue reading Speculative
Tales from Tobhamhor 