Janus

The mythological god Janus gives us January. Janus has two heads, one looking back, the other forward. On New Years Day we do look back and plan for the year to come. Thus a new year resolution to do things differently. I refuse to make one. I certainly can't lose any more weight, and I would never have predicted writing that at the start of 2011. The looking back part is not terribly healthy either; I came across a photo from New Years Day 1967 of my family together in the Holway Post Office. The TV in the corner of the room was still a novelty and a prized possession. But sadly it is the faces that have changed. I said looking back was not a good plan: let's move on and face 2012.

The way we were then.