April

By all known standards, March was certainly a terrible month. My guess is around to 25,000 fatalities in the earthquake and following tsunami. Life certainly does hang by the thinnest of threads.

There have been some strong aftershocks recently, with another scary one tonight. However, most people in Japan will be hoping for stability and a return to normality. The people who died cannot be brought back to life, so the greatest contribution should be a swift return to normality.

In March I blogged 14 times - an all time record, but one which I hope not to repeat. I hope for a return to a twice monthly blog which focuses on the comforting minutiae of life. When you experience such situations first hand, your hopes and aspirations certainly change.

The cherry blossoms are now starting to show, let us hope they augur better times.