Last Monday, on the first day of the year, I spotted the first snowdrop of the season. As I type this week’s newsletter, a thick fog has fallen over the city, closing my window inside a bowl of frost. January is an inward month: a time to retrieve and to reset so new roots can grow strong. Grounds and roofs in Glasgow are covered with ice, the temperatu…
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