The snow is here again. This morning I took my usual walk around the neighbourhood and the flakes started to fall. The beginning of another winter has arrived and a new season has begun.

I find winter the hardest season; especially the abruptness of the first snowfall. I don’t know why and I do at the same time. It makes me sad. I think of Rehtaeh’s grave, in the cold and alone, and I miss her.

This has been a good year for us and we have come a long way since we moved to Ottawa. Our trip to Rome and Paris was everything we hoped. We also spent some time in a cabin near Tobermory, Ontario. Kind of felt like we were road tripping again.

Christmas is hard.