Hello?...Hello? *looks around big empty space* Hello?
I'm not surprised there is no-one here. It is so long since I was here myself. And it has taken over an hour to figure out how to get in. Who, after all, has not forgotten passwords or password/e-mail address combos for long unused sites? What? Just me then? Same old same old.
Looking back over the posts here my blogging was intermittent at best. I started this blog as a way to share stories from the archives, study, conferences and work on my thesis but there were forays into holidays and other adventures too. However, life has moved on and somehow the blog got a bit left behind.
Recently I have been thinking about renewing my posts as life has changed so much over the last few years. Turning 60 has been a big milestone and while I still feel like I am 25 (in my head) I wish I had reached 60 before! It is liberating in all sorts of ways and my interests have changed too. Those new (and old) interests will be shown here in the coming weeks and months hopefully. What can you expect? Well, I am reading for pleasure again and not just for 'work' so a few book reviews or thoughts, I walk the dog and ponder life, I am re-finding a love of baking, knitting and crochet, friendships have had a new meaning since the world turned upside down with the pandemic and family is as important as ever, especially since I am now babushka to a wonderful little girl who is light and joy in our lives. I have a new-found obsession with family history and am creating our family tree so there will definitely be stories from the branches but mostly it will be the same tales told by an idiot full of sound and (hopefully not too much) fury, signifying not very much really. Mine is a life, not a lifestyle but I hope you will again enjoy popping in for a wee read of my peripatetic ponderings. Until then, I'll turn the lights out and close the door but please do come along and visit.