Oh my. It feels like this afternoon is the first little breathing space I've had for months. We've been busy here - putting in our first planning application (for a tiny, lovely, cottage extension), finishing up a feasibility study and small strategic masterplan down in Hastings, and responding to several potential new projects. We've done some fun things too - a visit to Orkney, most recently, where we visited both the new - the Pier Arts Centre - and the old - the magnificent St Magnus Cathedral and, even older, standing stones in beautiful fields.

This afternoon, I've got a report out of the door and have managed to start on a small research project into affordable housing that has come in - a pleasant, focused thing to do and a change from coordinating a complex mix of stakeholders and factors. Tom is still very busy, but also switching his focus to another project for a couple of weeks. And our childcare is starting to allow us less juggling and more good work time. So our apologies for the blog lapse, but we will try to get more regular as our office routine settles down.