Funny... I’ve just done several steps back from my endeavours as well. It was becoming a full time job, and when I looked around there were only 2 others who actually did something (other than talk & talk & talk...). A shame, as we could really do good things, but most lack, um, energy. That starts to grate after a while.

So I’m staying in Tuscany, lots of work here, and the food & weather ain’t bad. Trying to learn Italian, which is hard, even though I speak French fluently (another “Roman language”). Back to using hands and feet and gestures, but that’s how you learn!

Our 12 year old “orphaned” lab has found a second youth here. He’s romping around like a puppy again, and is very protective of us. The change of scenery does wonders for him. Parrot loves the 30°C+ temps too, cage is outside all day. He learned to imitate a cute little owl 24 hours after he arrived.