Thank you. Beautiful words. 😊❤️🐕‍🦺🐾

Ha! Thank you for such a humorous comment. That made me smile. 😊❤️

There’s one thing about the days immediately post the celebrations. The peace is amplified. 😊❤️

I may have a very simplistic view of presentism, I may misinterpreted its nuances, but I did a video about 3 months ago ‘Don’t live in the past, live in the now’ and if I adhere to my narrative there, I would have to say that there is no present for presentism to exist. Past and present can only exist notionally. We are never in the present. We are constantly moving from the past to the future. To have a present we would have to have the capability to pause time. My finger moved to hit that full stop key. It was in the future, then immediately in the past. By that reckoning, there is no ‘present’ in anything in nature. Living things are moving all the time: growing, blowing in the wind. Never ‘present.’ Even buildings can’t be in the present, because they are moving through space….. and time, for that matter. Part of the reason I say I am at peace is that I have learned over the years to not construct future events in my head. My mind is usually quite uncluttered because I try to approach each event as it appears, and forget it once it’s happened, so that unfavourable outcomes over which I have no control once they are in the past don’t play on my mind. That’s just a waste of energy. It’s in the past and can’t be altered.

And less of the ‘old timer,’ you young whippersnapper.

And peace and love to you too. Molly appreciates her pets enormously. 😊🐕‍🦺🐾

Perhaps my knowledge of Prosecco is a little worrying. I’ll have to ask my liver. 😊🥂🍾

Thank you, young man. 😊

Exactly. I wasn’t sure people would get what I was saying at the end. We will disappear from history, because there will be no one to record our being here. Poetic justice?

Absolutely true, Debbie. I get to be outside as much as I please, and get to notice every little change as we come out of winter. Then home in the warm and that sleep that a day in the fresh air brings you. 😊❤️

I love walking with Molly at Christmas and New Year. Everyone greets you with a cheery salutation and has time for a quick chat…… about the weather, of course. 😊

I like early mornings in Spring and Summer, so it’s up really early, but Autumnal sunsets are best, and it’s still early enough to have a proper evening.

And a happy New Year to you. I pile seed up on top of fence posts, for the birds of course, then watch the squirrels run up and eat them. There’s always plenty to go round. A Happy New Year to you and yours.

Thank you, Andy. 👍😊

You too, Ruth. 😊👍

Happy New Year, Anna. 😊

And all the best to you and yours, Barbara. 😊

Simple thoughts from a simple man. 😊

Happy New Year. I hope your fresh new start leads to a happy future. 😊

And to you too, Mark.

And a very Happy New Year to you too, Mary. ❤️❤️

The news out of New Orleans is tragic. It’s getting more difficult to not get too involved emotionally. That doesn’t help anyone. I’ve spent the day out with Molly and doing jobs around the house with no sound to disturb me. Sometimes you just have to turn your back on the world. ❤️❤️

@@primalenglandknow what you mean Nigel but it’s so hard to look away

Favourite poet…. That’s a good one. I like T S Eliot, but I think it has to be Dylan Thomas. I remember reading ‘Under Milk Wood’ and ‘A Child’s Christmas In Wales’ as a kid. Everyone’s jumped onto ‘Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night.’ Over the last few years, and I think that’s brought to the public’s attention. I also like that he was a roistering drunk and a flawed being.

Chaos and anarchy. It’s what keeps us young. Have a great 2025, Nige.

Thank you so much, Don. It is much appreciated.

Gordon Ramsey does a good Beef Stew....there is a KZbin video x

Brrrrrrrrr....lol

We had 41c on boxing day here in Australia....send a cool breeze over please

Yes, more snow squalls are coming! It can be difficult getting out for safe walks! Keep warm and stay safe! Enjoy the view! ❄️🌨☃️

The same to you ❤❤

And to you as well!

I find usb hand warmers and electric throws a god send, i live in a cold cottage, I can actually sleep well at night with my throw

Hellow fellow Texan. I'm north of you. My home was built in the 1890s so a bit drafty.

Another Texan here. My late mother lived in Angleton for quite some time. Part of the property was in Rosharon. Let's call our older homes nostalgic. Love houses with lots of character which speaks to the owner, not the builder.

Blessings to you. I'm in FL. Scares me because I'm in a camper community. May it go around us all 😁

Happy new year to you, too 😊