A good place.

Went back to a place I like a lot, in West Cork. Spectacular sunsets. Quiet. Cool in a heatwave. Peace and presence. Actual summer holiday. As has been said, why would you be somewhere else when you could be here?

Almost done.

Passed with minor revisions. Twelve and three quarter years. Almost almost almost done.

Help.

I want to write about help. About asking for, receiving and accepting help. About offering, providing and giving help. These are distinct processes. Many of us are bad at some or all of them. But we all need help.

I did it.

I stuck at it.
I did it.
It's done.
New life has begun.

Sticking at it.

I am sticking at it.

Feb.

Imbolc. Brigid's Day.
Yellow rain.
Spring. Partner away.
Winter Olympics, ski, halfpipe, skate.
Superbowl.
Midterm break.
Pancakes. Lost tooth.
Lunar New Year horse.
Picasso.
Concert.
Father's bridge.
Submission. Patience.
Carrying on.

Christmas cheese 2025.

Christmas cheese 2025. A tradition upheld, on time, with only the publicising of it delayed. Many excellent cheeses, bought from Sheridan's Cheesemongers on South Anne Street in Dublin just before Christmas, and very much enjoyed.