Bring everything into the conversation layer

I hope you had a lovely New Year. We spent it at Johanna’s parents’ place, all sleeping at midnight except me and our 7-year-old Maud, who stood in the window looking at the fireworks. 15 seconds past midnight, she said “Dad?”

“Yes?”

“Can I go to sleep now?”

Now we’re back on the island and I’ve set up a new home office in the old woodshop, where I hope to…