{"id":2280,"date":"2021-01-01T12:16:22","date_gmt":"2021-01-01T16:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bojnberry.ca\/~boj\/blog\/?p=2280"},"modified":"2021-01-01T12:16:22","modified_gmt":"2021-01-01T16:16:22","slug":"onward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bojnberry.ca\/~boj\/blog\/?p=2280","title":{"rendered":"Onward"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bojnberry\/50783636258\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50783636258_9889f573c9.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0481\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This was a difficult year in so many ways but I think it is important to remember good things that came out of it. The life slowed down and we were able to spend a lot (a lot!) of time with the family.\u00a0 Chris did away with the brutal commute and while I will be happy to go back to the office daily, I would be lying if I did not admit to enjoying the charms of working from home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bojnberry\/50783630528\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50783630528_88f8ed79a2.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9989\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Homework club<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When I first heard of the social distancing concept I was shocked, but, in the end, I was probably just as social as I am any year. We moved our knit night online and I don&#8217;t think we missed a single week since March which wasn&#8217;t the case when we had to make sure the kids are taken care of before we went off to whomever was available to host at that moment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bojnberry\/50783633968\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50783633968_c2b9e822ce.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9992\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Trev took up photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once we figured out how to do socially distant walks, bike rides and backyard visits, things were so much easier. For a nature loving introvert this was no problem. When I remember how lonely I was when we first moved to Canada and letters took days, or even weeks, to reach friends I can&#8217;t even being to complain. I did spend a lot more time biking on my own but I used the opportunity to explore new routes and set little challenges. I put on about 3000km on the single speed bike.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bojnberry\/50787417302\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50787417302_7a2e7ea125.jpg\" alt=\"20201012_144152\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>New kitchen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The complete kitchen reno took a lot of our attention this summer. I am still painting and renovating the other half of the ground floor, file that under continuous improvement. I even did some gardening and moving things around in the back yard.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bojnberry\/50784491187\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50784491187_6c503b3a5a_z.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0148\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bojnberry\/50784488002\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50784488002_5560a3ba06.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9964\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The ultra domestic bend of the season was perfect for knitting. I completed fifteen different projects this year. In the spirit of doing things &#8220;from scratch&#8221;, we cut a Christmas tree that grew wild on our front steps. I am so pleased with this tree that I regret not planting an evergreen every year we lived here for future Christmases.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bojnberry\/50787337671\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50787337671_32ec2e46f2_z.jpg\" alt=\"20201205_144427\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I wish you all much happiness in 2021!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was a difficult year in so many ways but I think it is important to remember good things that came out of it. 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