8 January

Listening to Glenn Miller "Perfidia" is wringing my heart, but segueing into Sunshine Underground and the world is whole once more.

7 January

Grief strikes in unexpected moments, but time lost in pursuit of creativity brings peace.

5 January

The warm smile, the quick hug; now for the killer joke - my boy!

6 January

Grinding to a halt is so seductive, but what if I can't get going again?

4 January

We circle the tree of sorrows on which we all hang our troubles until we see what others are bearing, then quietly and thankfully take up our own burden again.

3 January

Neighbours watching out for me, friends providing good company, family sending tokens of their love-how rich am I!

2 January

What pleasure one small bird can bring-no robin for four days, and now a flash of red outside the window lifts my spirits.

1January

This morning's grey sky mirrors my heart-stubbornness keeps it beating.