the cover this year is for Coco, my little friend and constant companion for 16 years. Always by my side, she followed me everywhere. As soon as she heard me outside, she would emerge from wherever she was sleeping in the garden to join me. She slept at my feet while I was working and while we watched TV at night, even during winter when there was a fire on the other side of the room. Such a huge loss.

2014 was a family year.