A Year in Cornwall
The personal weblog, A Year in Cornwall, chronicles a family's move from Marin County in California to the sleepy North Coast of Cornwall. It has wonderful writing that often takes the small bits of everyday life and connects it to the universal. Today's post:

Sebastian crawled forward today. For days he's only been able to crawl backwards, so it was a big relief for the little guy to find his forward gear. We of course cheered him on as he lurched unsteadily forward, and his little face beamed. I'm not sure why we're so pleased about these small steps. It only means he'll be up and walking soon, and so from now on nothing below waist level is safe. I suppose it's all part of life's great quest forward, making progress despite the discomfort, trying out new territory despite the risks of failure.

The parallel with our current adventure was not lost on me. Sometimes it feels like we too are crawling backwards, hoping that at some point we'll start to crawl forward...

Funny that I enjoy visiting this site even though my life couldn't be more different. That's what good writing does. I recommend it. It has nice photographs also.

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