Life Lately: January 2026

January – all 1,842 days of it – has felt exceptionally long.  And, as ever, it has simultaneously disappeared in the blink of an…

2025: Wrapped

For nine years now I’ve been tracking my year in numbers – curiously measuring the twelve months that have just passed according to all…

Life Lately: December 2025

It seems crazy to be writing about what’s been going on in our world throughout December – I’m sure that summer has only just…

Life Lately: November 2025

To me, November always feels like a bit of an in-between month.  A waiting.  A head-down-and-get-on-with-things-until-the-next-break kind of a month. If months had a…

Life Lately: October 2025

For many years, I have maintained that September is my favourite month.  This year, I’m declaring that October has the equal honour of joint…

Life Lately: September 2025

September passed in the blink of an eye.  It’s my favourite month of the year – there’s something about that glorious blend of the…