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We usually have a post per month, but this was not a normal year – again. We spent a local couple of months walking in the countryside and enjoying nature. Linda received a long service award for 25 years in the local council. She is now one of the strategic leads for school improvement andContinue reading “January to March 2021”

What a different Christmas we all experienced in 2020! We missed family and friends very much and had to celebrate a lot through Zoom. We were so sad that Samuel could not travel to be with us. How many people received a call while serving Christmas dinner to say that she was a close contactContinue reading “Christmas 2020”

What a year 2020 has been! I wonder how many Christmas newsletters contain that comment. We are so thankful that we have come to the end of this year safely and surrounded by the genuine love and companionship of family and friends, even if that has been remotely. We have been so grateful and awareContinue reading “Happy Christmas 2020 from the UK Bartletts”

What a different Thanksgiving this year. The year of Zooms and small bubbles. Samuel and Eleanor cooked up a storm in their respective homes and Linda and Tom visited Brenda, Linda’s mum, in our support bubble.