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February 2023
I’ve had to think hard about the weather in February and pay close attention to my journal to see what happened. The month started off dreary and damp and grey then brightened up mid-month with clear blue skies. It was a month that failed to assert any impression with its weather. But what was happening…
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December 2022
December couldn’t quite make its mind up with the weather, dreary, misty, rainy, snowy, with only the odd few hours of sun. It felt like a time to hunker down, get the blanket out and sit reading books, writing, sipping tea, eat hot spicy noodle soups to warm the bones and the mind. Maybe, the…
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November 2022
The seasons seem to be slipping and sliding past one another this month. November began with wonderful cold misty mornings, and soft rain that clung to leaf then poured down on passing heads in a shocking stream, the sound of all this decanting playing like a water feature punctuated by high-pitched screams as yet another…
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October 2022
Autumn didn’t rush into October. Early in the month the trees still held lots of greenery, although walking around the Common it wasn’t unusual to hear the light thump of an acorn hitting the ground, and occasionally have one hitting me on the head, my hand feeling for the dent that it had made. By…