"Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving." Terry Pratchett Or, as Joni Mitchell put it, you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone. Tomorrow will be a good opportunity to test this theory, as I will be away on Thursday evening, playing tennis with friends. (Although I will be sta

The concept of "wintering" (slowing down, resting and renewing) became popular a few years ago, due to a book of the same name. It's become hard to avoid at this time of year and anyone visiting a bookshop will find guides on how to winter, the joy of wintering, poems to winter with and, for all I know, a wintering colouring book and jigsaw set. By the way, on the subject of books: if you're wondering what I would like for Christmas, it's a review of my book! If you bought Pi