I did make good of that resolution to walk more. One weekend in January K. was away, and I carried the little one on my back while M., almost four now, walked with me down to the beach. He’s a good walker, we were away for at least an hour, and after throwing a couple [...]

The photo of the moon was taken with my phone a few days ago. The kids and I were on our way home after picking up M. He loves the moon.
There are so many birds right now. It must have been a good winter for them. Just before, I opened the curtains in the bedroom [...]

I finally planted my garlic the day before New Year’s Eve. I couldn’t find garlic for planting (the garden centre didn’t have them; the internet shop only had them by the kilo(!)) so I bought some for eating and now I’m crossing my fingers. I’d cleared the bed a couple of days before. Last year [...]

I have always liked January. The bleakness and quietness after the holidays feels like a good place to start new things, to be quiet, to think. To read. I’m not sure which resolutions to pick this year. I never take them very seriously. The one I like the most is about alcohol, which I don’t [...]