Yule had swept through in a flurry of snowflakes, and I have found myself spending more time outside than was typical of me I've been spending my days building snowmen in the yard while Leoffrith is away at work, or building great forts and castles of snow. The arrival of Bree's first snow of the winter has brought out such a child-like and playful nature in me. Just the other day, I entertained a small group of children with a snowball fight, which I dramatically lost.
The things that Taite made for me have been very useful and warm, though I am so worried that I will wear them down with as much time as I've been spending outside! Leoffrith is away all day, and I grow restless indoors when there is so much fresh snow outside! The only time I've left Hookworth recently is during my treks to my patients, but even those trips have been dwindling. I have not taken on any new patients since the winter started.
After one such walk, I happened upon a large and empty home in Napgrove. My mind decided right then, I told Leoffrith that I wanted to move into a larger house. I love where we live now, and I would never be ungrateful for it, and I would never wish to see it sold to someone else. But it is quite small, all considering, and there is not as much room as I would like. I think he was upset that he could not put down a lot of coin, but it is neither here nor there.
I believe we intend to visit Winterhome before the winter ends. He has gotten me a present, he says, but I can only have it there.
There were fresh flowers on my brother's grave this morning when I went to deliver some. I can't imagine who would be leaving him flowers, Sallryn didn't have friends here, as far as I knew. I wonder if they are someone I should look for, perhaps they would know something about him and his time spent in Bree.
