Everything, everywhere all at once is not an easy ride. Takes a huge toll. Go have some loving up and some fun. And steam!

A very small point in the grand scheme, but the delight of your vocabulary makes the horror of the content easier to hear.

Great piece.

Hard agree with this. Listening to enjoy, escape,learn, laugh etc. Hard won pleasure and relaxation totally destroyed by the way the news is presented

Power to ya elbow Bear. Lots going on, aging parents in a different country must be very tough

I'm pleased. I stick around for a few of my favourites. As you all leave then less need to suffer scrolling thro the horror and nonsense to find the people worth reading. Am all for hearing all voices but it's beyond that now. Really loving the substack stuff btw

Hot water bottle filled with cold water...placed strategically..also good.

Hard hard agree. I talk about this to pals a lot. One of the barriers to discussing is..and this seems so basic..we don't know where to start or what it is we are trying to express.

Strong recommendation for audio book read by Sean Barrett who is just perfect 👌

Nice action!

I do hope you're right. Felt a bit despondent about the dearth of hope....again. onwards!

With its own security guard! Lovely

Excellent thank you