Wow, I'm back in Munich! 2010 holds so many possibilities for me, and I feel like I'm at the beginning of a journey. One that might perhaps not cover quite so much geography as I have done in recent years, but might instead see me travelling emotionally and psychologically in a new direction. (Gosh, that sounds self-important doesn't it!)

But of course, there are exciting things happening all the time, and that's what this blog is about. So here's a selection of tidbits of what I've been up to since the last entry:

- I've been skiing twice. Once was in constant snow - but at least it wasn't too cold or windy. And once was in blazing sunshine. Yay!

- I've had lots of choir rehearsals for our upcoming huge concert of Bernstein's Mass. It should be an amazing production, with soloists, costumes, extra choirs, and all sorts of shenanigans.

- I've been hanging out with my nephews, playing board games, Wii games, and generally messing about. They've been ill quite a lot this winter, so it's been handy that I'm free during the day so Michaela doesn't have to take so much time off work.

- I've met up with various friends, old & new, for lunch & dinner. It's lovely to catch up with people again after my long time away.

- I've been thinking about what to do next workwise. And then, after a few milliseconds when it gets too depressing, I've been distracting myself with pretty much any other activity whatsoever.

- I've endured the freezing temperatures of this winter, with loads of snow lying unmelted for ages & ages. At times I've been tempted to sew myself into my thermal long johns. But then thoughts of personal hygiene have stayed my hand.

- I've spent a long weekend in Italy, visiting Lorna in Milan. We took a train across to Venice to experience the spectacle of Carnival there, with lots of people dressing up in traditional costume - us included (well, we got masks anyway).

I promise to get some of my Australia photos up on my website soon...

And that, folks, is I think my briefest blog entry in a VEEEEERY long time!