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I've just blown back in from this morning's work - I was buffeted and pushed by a rather cantankerous breeze as it flew around the village. I have another garden to go to this afternoon which is perched on the edge of the moorland on a crest of a hill - I may have to take ropes and an anchor - want to make sure Moss and I are not blown up and away over the hills! 

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I had a bit of an urge to do a look back on January, to remind myself of things to be thankful for. So many folk have said that this January felt that it was at least 667 days long if not more, however, I have to admit that, to me, it limped along like it always does -  a wet rag on a grey day. 

This year I have noticed that the garden at work I am between four and six weeks ahead of last year and with the private gardens I do, I have started three weeks earlier. So may be January has not limped as much as I first thought?

Moving the bee hives at work first thing before the girls wake up and get cross, 

another view of the choppy reservoir thanks to Storm Malik, 

Moss patiently watching me plant rows of tulips in the cutting garden, 

just one of the amazing sunsets we have experienced, a clear and frosty first moon of the year.

January was busy at work -  I don't often talk about it and although I do enjoy it, like all jobs there are days that are amazing and there are days that I do wonder what on earth possessed me to take it on. The vagaries of wind and weather, rain and volunteers, funding or the lack of it all play a part.

We, Himself and I, have managed a fair few local walks with a couple of exceptionally beautiful ones further afield. I am continuing my #walk1000miles for my fourth year running (as is Lovely Lady a fellow blogger and friend) and we keep an eye on each other's mileages. At the moment we are only four miles apart having both reached over 100 miles of walking for January. Hope we can get more miles in as the days lengthen and warm up!

Last weekend I happily handed over the crochet blanket which has kept my crafting side busy for most of this last month and now I am at a bit of a loss what to do. There is a bit of weaving on my loom which needs the ends sewing in but that seems to be taking an age to complete!

A snowy scene from a cold but brilliant walk, a bucketful of worms, 

the crochet blanket, 

seed planning and sewing at work, 

Moss waiting for us to finish our brews and get walking again.

The worms I won (yes, I know - a strange prize) have happily been installed in their worm towers at work and I am super chuffed to say they seem to have settled in well and doing what worms do best!

I chose my word of the year 'Care' to help guide me through 2022 during January and it has certainly stayed close to me, hope it does as the year continues.

Pan - the cat - seems to be making continuing and wonderful progress at 'being nice', it has only taken nine years for her to realise that humans are not that bad and being stroked and tickled is rather good and purring is not that hard to do! Long may this sea change in purrrsonality carry on!😸

January was a fairly steady month, nothing outstanding happened yet so much 'normality' has, walking, working, making, planning, eating and just being. We do what we can in such a topsy turvy and unsettled world and hope that as the year progresses, the seasons turn and the sun returns that life will continue to be kinder and gentler to us all.

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A rather random and meandering post I know - but I hope you too have found that January was not that bad and that February has room to improve!