|| the new full time job which is enjoyable but you know, full time;

|| after taking last semester off while I settled into full time [paid] work for the first time in nearly two decades, I returned to the University of Rhododendrons and Classical Architecture and am foolishly undertaking a third year English subject which means OMG drowning in the amount of reading;

|| the dog passed away. There is a huge greyhound-shaped hole in our family; it feels so very raw still. Bless his gentle sooky soul. The sixteen year old stood in the driveway and sobbed in my arms like a toddler as the mister drove to the vet for the last time. Fucking cancer.

|| This wee feisty thing brings us joy and laughter most days. I hope we have him for many years yet as we are all a little fragile these days.

|| Back soon with America photos I hope. Here's one for starters.
