Chopin to sleep

The childcare pet praying mantis, Freedom, died this week, which has thrown up a lot of big feelings about Stevie for E. Pretty sad boy in the car this morning, and lots of hugs when I dropped him off.

Couple of hours at work, then headed out of town to the Retreat - first in-person conference in >2 years, I think. Gave a three minute talk, and otherwise just got to sit back and relax, and then catch up with people I hadn’t seen for ages (and some new people) over dinner and a drink. Tip top, and far more relaxing than yesterday.