Today I went over to Louth Hospice to help the regular volunteer gardeners to tidy up Jane's memorial garden. The wild grasses needed strimming so they will come back in the spring. It was also an opportunity to make sure the Yew balls stayed round and the hedging didn't spread outside the confines of the garden. It was also an opportunity to catch up with the guys who helped to install the garden.

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<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/wood-burnernov16.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4057" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/wood-burnernov16-225x300.jpg" alt="wood-burnernov16" width="225" height="300" /></a>When I look back over the last 10 months some things have changed quite subtly. I now get New Scientist every week. I spend more time reading and listening to music than I used to when Jane was around which at this time of year means lighting the fire and settling down.

My favourite music of the moment is <a href="https://youtu.be/BJbRLHh3j_8" target="_blank">Ruth Moody</a> (her version of Springsteen's Dancing in the Dark is better than the original). I came across her when I heard her accompanying Mark Knopfler on one of his albums. She has a very wistful voice and it appeals to my maudlin, romantic personality. I defy anyone to listen to the whole album (These Wilder Things) and not feel something.