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Keep moving There are times – it seems actually most of the time at the moment – when I feel like a little toy figure in need of someone to come along and wind it up to set it in … Weiterlesen →

Eight weeks and still counting. Every Sunday I am still acutely aware of the clock, remembering what happened at this time and at this time… In the meantime, a few applications and forms have been processed, a few more signatures … Weiterlesen →

In the mornings when I open my eyes and see that the other side of the bed is empty, out of habit I check whether he has brought me coffee yet. When there is no coffee, I get up to … Weiterlesen →

Last Friday my first-born child left home. Even though Christopher has only moved to Vienna, even though Vienna is only temporary, the point is that his parents’ home is no longer where he lives. He will come back of course, … Weiterlesen →

Perhaps the real test of the progress I have made in recovering my ability to concentrate will be when I am able to blog regularly again – both here and on the other blogs where I am supposed to be … Weiterlesen →

The dreaming started in August 2008, or at least that was when I first became aware of it. That was when Christopher started showing me the acting schools he was interested in applying to and talking about how to go … Weiterlesen →

My brother Daniel called me in my office yesterday to tell me that Mother died peacefully in her sleep during the night. Unlike Amy’s death a year and a half ago, this was not unexpected, not a sudden life-changing shock. … Weiterlesen →

Some time shortly before Christmas, when I was still feeling energetic and determined to finish everything before our visitors arrived, Paddy suggested one evening that we could watch Lord of the Rings together. By the time we got through part … Weiterlesen →