Turning corners

OK... this might be the year that I get a bit more active in the blogosphere. Having managed just two posts in 2009, it's tempting to actually delete them both and pretend the year didn't exist. The low points of the year actually plumbed depths I never in my wildest nightmares could have imagined. High spots there were, however, the most notable of which was the gaining of the finest of sons-in-law in New Jersey in July. 2009 was also the year in which I discovered the Peak District. So much did I enjoy that experience that I spent the last day of the year soaking up the views and the snow around in five dales around Tideswell.



2010 is starting in a much more positive light. Having been joined at one hip to the IBM Corporation and the other to Mrs Treescaper for the past 34 years, I will shortly sever connections with both and set a new direction. The related surgical removal of both residence and pension leaves me turning to Annie Hill for inspiration on how to make the best of nothing!

The trick is going to be to see how far I can get in 2010 before I have to start earning a living again..... So far in the planning stage is a Eurostar break to Bruges and a return to the eastern seaboard, from Montreal down to New Jersey via New York.... not to mention a few more excursions with the camera in Britain.

Here's to 2010!