I’ve been home, working or on furlough, for four months now. Currently, we’re on “flexible furlough”, which means we can work part-time and receive furlough-pay for the rest. It doesn’t look like our offices will open up again any time soon. This doesn’t bother me all that much: it’s no secret that I like working… Continue reading Life in Isolation: Returning to Work
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The Saga of the Craft Room
Back in – March, was it? – I wrote of my plans for creating a craft room. I had such plans. My castle in the air. It would be my safe-haven, away from the horrors of the Real World, where I could calm down with embroidery floss, or crochet hooks, or my Gemini. There would… Continue reading The Saga of the Craft Room
A Year in Review: 2019
Looking back, 2019 feels like it has been a very reactive sort of year. It feels like I’ve lurched from one crisis to another, without any real time to draw breath let alone take stock before the next one hit. Only my crafting and, in the latter half of the year, my writing here has… Continue reading A Year in Review: 2019