Winter Walk Day 8

door latch
Originally uploaded by BeneathOurFeet

Its little thing like the latches on the doors that I really love about living in this house.

This is the latch on the inside of my bedroom door with the peg in to lock it from those who might be tempted to disturb my slumber.

Winter Walk Day 7

chop wood
Originally uploaded by BeneathOurFeet

Back on the winter walk...

Axel taught Anja how to chop up wood for the fireplace today. She earned a few quid for the chore, which she immediately bought sweets with. Some things are very predictable.

Winter Walk To Valentines Day #4

I missed #3. That didn't take long for me to fail in the every day category. Ah well - onwards we go.

Today I chose a picture I took while in Amsterdam this summer. It is the front door of Anne Frank's House.

The past few days have brought some very disappointing news about my options for getting the type of care I need here. Since late November I have been more or less housebound because of pain and fatigue caused by fibromylagia, and things are getting worse. I do my best to keep a positive outlook, but it is hard when hopes are taken away like they were yesterday. I feel trapped in my home. Trapped in my body.

What I am dealing with is not at all on the level of trapped that the Frank family must have felt hiding out in the tiny hidden rooms of their house, literally fearing for their life with every step they took. Yet reflecting on this image and the legacy that such a young girl left behind reminds me that even when there is not a happy ending, there is still great value in a life lived to its fullest within whatever limitations present themselves.

Winter Walk To Valentine's - Day 2

frosty field
Originally uploaded by BeneathOurFeet

I took this picture over the Christmas holidays. It is the view from my bedroom window looking to the horse fields behind the house. When we moved in during the spring the trees provided a curtain that has now been drawn to unveil the horses and hills that were hidden. I chose this picture today because as I write this, the field is once again flooded due to heavy rainfall. It has been raining buckets for a few days and show to keep it up for at least a few more. In July these same fields and the road that runs in front of our house were under several feet of water. Luckily then our house didn't flood, but with the ground still heavy deep from all the rain we had last "summer" things are certain to get bad quickly. Wish us luck and send us stay dry or stay afloat thoughts!