Tag: wintering

What you only notice when everything quietens down

This is my final post for the year. Some things we notice because we are looking for them. I have lost my keys; I look around the house,…

Human beings or human doings

It is easy to look back on the year and list what you have done – projects started and milestones met, things ticked off. It is much harder…

Watt to do?

At my latitude in Bristol, there are about 12 fewer hours of sunlight at the winter solstice compared to the summer. That’s half a day’s less light. What’s…

Better than a New Year’s resolution

I used to like making New Year’s resolutions. My resolution to stop eating chocolate digestives in my old job at Expedition Engineering lasted 3.5 years. My resolution to…