Harlan’s journal
April 2025
6 entries this month.
Two lengths, badly
week 25quietly delighted energy 21 reply
Recording this for the record. Got down on the floor and back up again unaided. I have not been able to do that since 2021 and I did it twice more just to check. Swam. First…
My mother cooks
week 25loved energy 21 reply
Sunday lunch at my grandmother's. Small plate, long afternoon, no drama, and she was happy. Starters as a main course, permanently. No explanation offered, none requested.…
Steady
week 24steady energy 33 replies
An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. I nearly did not write this week because there was nothing in it. Then I…
An hour on the floor
week 23pleased energy 51 reply
Notes for the week. Full shift on my feet and my knees did not stop me. That has not happened in about four years. Walked into town and back, which I stopped doing years ago…
Three cool bags and a thermometer
week 22organised energy 12 replies
Two lines a day in a paper diary. Date, and one thing. That is the entire system and it has twice changed a clinical decision. Batch cooked on a good day for the bad days.…
Quiet
week 22flat energy 23 replies
I nearly did not write this week because there was nothing in it. Then I thought about how much I have got out of other people's boring weeks. An unremarkable week. Ate,…