One notable thing about the way I live now is how rarely I use the car as I only used it to go on site visits.
I am forever celebrating meeting new specialists in the same area of work.
Having had a mini break from my former lifestyle being almost entirely dependent on others, I am well enough.
Despite cutting down the workload to the absolute minimum and working part-time while I am recovering from a broken leg.
Getting back to work after a life changing event is something I thought would be harder than it actually is.
Three weeks in a plaster cast has taught me three valuable lessons. Never take your mobility for granted, never take risks and certainly don’t visit any site alone.
Environmental destruction and the loss of nature to development is not new, a concept immortalised by Joni Mitchell in the Big Yellow Taxi (1970).
When bad things happen there is always a good reason so this is my philosophical take on breaking my leg.
My world is very much influenced by how well-designed buildings appear, how they are put together, and the details that distinguish them from the ‘anywhere architecture’ that blights our world.
This month started as it meant to go on with lots of push back from planning, conservation, and tree officers.