Some shots of loveliness from the last few months of 2019. Farewell to the decade, and looking forward to seeing what 2020 brings!
Although I am thrilled to be joining my new colleagues at UC Davis, I am also so sad to be parting from my colleagues at Nuffield. I am so grateful: to Andreas and Maxime, my cohort-mates (pictured here), for their laughter and friendship; to my housemate Jonas, for his kindness and care; to my fellow politics postdocs Solé and Asli, who brought so much joy into my life; to Andy, Ben, Jane, and Ezequiel, who mentored me through a rocky year; to Caroline, Eleni, and Andrew, for allowing me to join such a warm and passionate community; to Dave, Mara, Stathis, Anja, David, Ray, Alex, Robin, Cécile, Pepper, and Charlotte, who welcomed me into the wider world of Oxford; and to Ole, David, Bastian, Aluma, Barbara, Juan, Elise, Sonke, Lucie, and Kevin, who made room for me in everything from a Great British Bake-off to the Women’s World Cup Final in Lyon. As A.A. Milne wrote: “How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.”
I lost one of the great loves of my life today. After almost 17 years, Phoebe has gone to join her older brother Luke. She was sassy, and a ferocious hunter, and loved snuggling in the morning. She used to cry with delight when I walked in the door, wagging her tail and gently holding one of my fingers in her teeth while she told me about her day. I will miss her so terribly much, and although she’s in a better place, I wish she could’ve waited six weeks for me to come home and let her hold my finger one more time. Phoebe, darling, my heart is full with you. I can’t wait for the next time I get to see you.
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