January 2022

I really don’t remember how it happened but a new year is here, again. A new year. F@&k.

I remember thinking at the end of 2020, “Phew, well thank God that horrible year is over.” Boy, was I wrong. 2021 was so difficult. Now the Universe is giving us a whole new, unknown, variant-ridden beast to deal with? WTF.

Last year I loftily spoke of Janus, the Roman god of gates and doors, and resolutions to fill the year. What a fool I was. Not to say I didn’t achieve those goals or continue working on them after trials and tribulations but I feel so unemotional or maybe over-emotional these days.

So I’ll start with something small: finding the spice of life. The magical moments, places, and people that make me happy.

Finally, I leave you, dear singular reader, with a picture of Midhope Castle in Scotland. Why this particular castle? Two reasons. 1— It’s Lallybroch in Outlander which is a source of joy. 2— Midhope is all I can muster at the beginning of this year.