When The World Stopped

I’m not really writing this for now. I’m writing it to remember, in the years that come, and when I’m (hopefully) telling my children and maybe grandchildren about it, what the world was like during the COVID-19 pandemic. We’re living through it now, but I have no doubt that one day this will be taught to children in schools as part of their history lessons. I want to remember what it was like to be in it, rather than just the selective bits my memory holds onto in years to come.

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Just Breathe

So, it’s been quite a while since I last wrote something but I’ve finally found a quiet moment. I’ve had a crazily busy 12 months. We sold our house, eventually, we bought a new one, I watched my sister get married, we attempted a camping holiday with a toddler… O, and we had another baby. Our little family is now a 4 and my baby girl completes us with her gorgeous earnestness, the wonderfully soft side she brings out in her brother, and the sheer joy of getting to know this bold and beautiful little person.

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