Today was not going to be just any other day and I’ve already written about how much has happened this month It’s the early evening of the 28th here. The snow has begun to fall and settle across the valley … Continue reading February ends with love and happiness

The 14th of February and I am packing things for my long drive tomorrow for a meeting that I hope will prove to be the start of transition in a life that I am need of and am striving for … Continue reading The gateway to my future?

I didn’t expect to begin writing the next chapter here for some while, but life is full of surprises, so here am I again on February 1st. Since Christmas I have had a cold, what I think may have been … Continue reading February – recovery, decisions, reconnections and exercise

The New Year has passed and 2018 is getting underway. The weather has not been so cold as expected but very wet and windy. Life is settling into a kind of routine now and I am making efforts to rebuild … Continue reading My oldest and dearest friend meets Sophie

Sitting by my window looking out over the valley on this wet and windy December morning, I am thinking of how far I have come in one year and how much my life has changed – and for the better. … Continue reading One year on – 2018

Once a year this time arrives for us all, but this year is a special one. I can now actually take full retirement. However, I am not quite sure that is going to happen. I have never thought that I … Continue reading The week of my birthday

The main photo is the sunset that I see each night from my new home Wow!  I have to start this piece by saying how incredible a period of time it has been since the last post. As you know … Continue reading New house, new beginnings, a new life