https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Malcolm60/Malcolm takes advantage of his journal to give birth to thoughts that can grow into ideashourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Malcolm60/715058I cannot believe that my last post was on Christmas Day but clearly cannot continue in this way. I think it very unlikely I'll be re-subscribing to Blogit this summer as I just don't seem to have the time anymore. I've loved having the opportunity to post on here over the years and receive all of...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Malcolm60/708497I hope you are all enjoying a beautiful and peaceful Christmas Day. We are all together as a family here in Cambridgeshire and have just enjoyed a fabulous roast Turkey lunch. Presents have been opened to a mixture or wonder and surprise and we are now about to have another round of family games....https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Malcolm60/705093We've had a busy week again. Susan has been working really hard following the half-term break. The children don't generally lie it being so dark 'all of a sudden' and do bring their fears of the unknown into the dance classes. Thankfully Susan dives straight in and they don't notice the dark on...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Malcolm60/704765I woke up this morning feeling re-charged and ready to attack the week. In the past Monday mornings have been about drudge and disappointment that the weekend is over but I rarely have those feelings now. Not having to get up on cold, dark mornings to commute into London does make a big difference...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Malcolm60/704231Sunday has been beautiful here so far. We woke to sunshine streaming through the windows and the church bells ringing. Susan made us an early morning cup of tea and I then took her breakfast in bed - even the poached eggs behaved themselves! We then chatted, read papers an I watched football on...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Malcolm60/704100I've had a head down kind of day today. There's lots of client work but I want to have new developments cleared by the end of November. I have a site that needs to go lie in January but I just know that December will simply disappear! It's all going well - in fact I just lose track of time...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Malcolm60/704033I am sitting down to write this post in something of a glow. The day has been a beautiful autumnal one. We've had golden sunshine and, despite a couple of quick showers and a cold breeze, it has been absolutely beautiful. The weather has reflected my own mood also. There's a lot of client work on...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Malcolm60/703614Thank you for all your kind comments concerning the loss of our cat. Claire is a bit up and down and I think will be so for a while. We're certainly not putting any pressure on her and both want her to come to terms with the loss in her own way and in her own time. Today she had to go to the...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Malcolm60/703490I'm afraid we lost our lovely black cat - Josh - today. I wrote a piece about it in my BookMark blog and we've all been in pieces all day. He was Claire's cat and she had him since she was five year's old so can barely remember a time when he wasn't part of her life. And what a part he played!...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Malcolm60/703418Thank you for all your kind and supportive comments as usual. I never take them for granted but am greatly strengthened by your taking the time out to articulate them here. Today has been a day of just being thankful for the lives we've had. I've been stuck to Susan like glue for most of the day...