It’s September…. back to school season in the UK, and time to look over July and August. In case you missed them, here are the bimonthly links for 2024 so far! Jan+Feb | Mar+Apr | May+Jun The UK Summer was, as is …
Essence of Green :: June 2024
It’s July – which means it’s time to review May and June (ICYMI: Jan+Feb and Mar+Apr). Let’s do this! May was a stable-then-wobbly month. I returned to my dayjob on a phased return, and even into July I’m still on reduced …
Essence of Green :: April 2024
It’s May – which means it’s time to review March and April (ICYMI: Jan+Feb). We’ve got this. May is a clear Spring-Summer type of month for me, and I have been so ready for it. I expected things to be …
Welcoming In The Essence of 2023
It’s 2023. I always reach this point and want to laugh at how I thought I was on my way “up” after a few hard years of falling down, but this year I can say I did at least climb …
LEVEL-UP! The Essence of Green – Apr – Sep 2021
“The summer air is hot and still, the afternoon hazy; crickets call relentlessly from among the brown grasses, and ears of corn are the same heavy, burnished gold as the late-day sun. Hawks circle in the blue-white sky overhead, and …
LEVEL-UP! The Essence of Green – Feb + Mar 2021
“Anyone can love a thing ‘because’. That’s as easy as putting a penny in your pocket. But to love something ‘despite’: to know the flaws and love them too. That is rare and pure and perfect.” – Patrick Rothfuss February was interesting. We …