trimmingthesails

Curating Curiosities ...

My photobook is looking a little sparse this year - what with being so close to home for months on end and not seeing anyone, there's a limit to how many pages I can tolerate of similar-looking snow scenes or moorland views! But this one was fun to put together: when horizons are limited, perhaps you start noticing the little details that might have escaped your attention before ...

And while we wait for the seemingly very slow recovery to a little more freedom, we are excited to be able to resume our legal childcare bubble later this week, and will see our little grand-daughter, beloved daughter and son-in-law for the first time in five months :). They sent me a photo yesterday from our Facetime session, showing the Littlest looking solemn with her arms round the iPad, clutching it tight; the accompanying text read "No, she's not developing an early addiction to Apple products - she's giving Nana and Grandad a cuddle". It will be wonderful to be able to reciprocate in person :).

Sending you all warm good wishes and see you soon? Alexa

 

OLW Reflections February 21

Just noticing this month, as I hold 'Be like water' as my One Little Word, how apposite it is  - I live in a very watery place! It's a long way from the sea, yes, but we have streams, rivers, wells, springs, moorland pools and swamps, lakes and a seemingly unceasing (at least some days) supply of rain. Just occasionally, we get a ridge of high pressure, the wind drops, the clouds drift away, and we know it's a good day for heading out round one of our reservoirs ...

March is not, traditionally, a 'quiet' month weather-wise here so I look forward to seeing how 'Be like water' weaves through the days ... Sending warm good wishes and saying 'thank-you' for visiting :).

Lockdown Littlie ...

Hurrah for a  new month! January dragged, and February sped by ... welcome to the happy slide into Spring :). We're feeling hopeful up here, vaccinated (once) and with the hope of being able to resume our childcare bubble again now that rates are dropping fast. And who wouldn't want to see this little one in person?

Whilst I am quite enjoying a bit of paper scrapbooking again (though I am so messy that it's driving me mad) there's something about a clean-and-simple digital page which makes me ridiculously happy :). Lovely to see you, and thank-you for popping in. Sigh - better get my skates on and clean this desk ...