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A Little Breathing Room

Iโ€™d hoped to be sharing a different kind of update about Nickโ€™s View by now. Itโ€™s about 90% done, and being so close to the end makes stepping away frustrating. But over the past few weeks, Iโ€™ve needed to take a break. First, a virus knocked me sideways. Once Iโ€™d recovered from that, I started… Continue reading A Little Breathing Room

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A Quiet Hogmanay Gift for New Yearโ€™s Day ๐Ÿต๐Ÿ–ค

Hogmanay has a funny way of holding two moods at once. Thereโ€™s the noise and laughter, the clink of glasses, the singing at the bells and the rush of staying up just that bit too late. And then thereโ€™s the day after. New Yearโ€™s Day itself. Slower. Softer. A little foggy around the edges. Sometimes,… Continue reading A Quiet Hogmanay Gift for New Yearโ€™s Day ๐Ÿต๐Ÿ–ค

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This Wasnโ€™t the Summer We Ordered โ€“ Zackโ€™s Journey

Day 1 โ€“ The CollapseIt started with sandbags and ended in A&E. Zackโ€™s knee gave out while we were moving them. He collapsed in pain and there was no moving him. I shielded him from the wind and rain while we waited on the ambulance.At first, we thought it was just a dislocation. Turns out,… Continue reading This Wasnโ€™t the Summer We Ordered โ€“ Zackโ€™s Journey