Oh, hello 2025!

Isn`t it curious, how the time flies? I stumbled by chance upon my own long forgotten blog and felt really ashamed, lol.

The years that passed by I embraced Facebook like so many others, and then changed way to Instagram, cause it is way easier to post from the phone, when I go somewhere and want to share my thoughts.

I changed, too. I have more free time now, as me and my husband are retired. I loved my teaching job but it became increasingly tiresome and the amount of paperwork was more and more challenging. 

I can do what I want now. The boys are at their own homes and families. They visit often, but, you know how it is. 

I had quite a few books edited and written, too. A young adult novel, illustrated by my eldest son, who is a gifted self taught illustrator. The second volume is on the way. My own poetry book came out , 25 years after the first one. I don`t write easily. And I translated and edited some 10 volumes in the recent years.

I do have some goals for 2025, though.

Things on my to do list are endless. A few of the most important ones are - 

1. continue gardening

2. continue writing

3. becoming fluent in Korean (or, at least understand more of the spoken language)

4. trying my hands in brush painting Chinese characters, which I find beautiful and intriguing

5. continue posting on Instagram mainly for my new friends from all over the world

6. sewing, as I fell so hard for patchwork

So, have a great 2025, all of you!