Lynne
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12th to 21st December 2025… one up, one down and just 4 more sleeps until Christmas!
Pete is starting to pick up again 10 days after his last chemo… it’s fair to…
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4th to 11th December 2025… home improvements, chemo #5, and a snotty beak…
Not sure how but I have managed to pick up a nasty cold this week and…
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26th November to 3rd December 2025 – Christmas is coming…
We have woken this morning to a rumble coming from the generator Scottish Power have put…
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18th to 25th November… the arrival of winter(?), completing projects & chemo #4…
Since my last blog, Pete has had his 4th cycle of chemotherapy… although he’s currently feeling…
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9th to 17th November 2025 – Remembrance Sunday & our first visitors in Scotland…
We attended the Remembrance Sunday event at the war memorial just around the corner from our…
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1st to 8th November 2025… the aftermath of chemo #3 and a time of remembrance…
Pete didn’t feel too great after his last round of chemo which is quite normal except…
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22nd to 31st October 2025 – Bye bye Yorkshire house… buy, buy Scottish house!
👻🎃👻 Happy Halloween 👻🎃👻! Well, the Yorkshire house is finally no longer ours (mixed feelings!) which…
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11th – 21st October 2025
Another 10 days of life has slipped by and although we might be taking things at…
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2nd to 10th October 2025… Storm Amy, autumn colour and exploring new places…
After my last blog and Pete’s new shed had been assembled, we travelled as planned down…
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22nd September to 1st October 2025 – Recovering from chemo #1, a World Cup final, Birthday & new shed!
What an amazing difference there is in Pete since I last wrote my blog… it’s been…
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14th to 21st September 2025… getting used to our “new normal”…
… with quiet days, side-effects and new projects! Firstly, it was our Louise’s birthday last Sunday…
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3rd to 13th September 2025 – Kingfishers, Heiland Coos & Chemo..
It’s been a varied couple of weeks during which we have enjoyed temperatures warm enough to…
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27th August to 2nd September 2025… the end of meteorological summer!
Last Tuesday (26th August) we headed back to Yorkshire for the night as Pete was having…
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25th August 2025 – Getting to know our new home, big C news & World Cup Rugby…
Since my last blog we have had a few trips back & forwards between our two…
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17th August 2025 – Moving on up…
… moving on out… luckily, nothing has stopped us! After a very knackering week which has…
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3rd August 2025 – Moving on…
What a difference a couple of weeks make! We have decided to put two fingers up…
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22nd July 2025 – The big-C, feeling low, self-help & making your mind up: To sell or not to sell… that is the question?!
It’s been a funny old week with life carrying on much as usual. I think Pete’s…
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14th July 2025 – a week of appointments, allotments, flying visits, and a Yorkshire heatwave and hosepipe ban…
Last week turned out to be a week full of appointments – some due to Pete’s…
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6th July 2025 – Another week flown by…
… and we’re still here! Thank you to everyone that sent through messages after last weeks’…
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29th June 2025… I’m not really sure how to put this…
…Remember when I mentioned the other week that Pete was feeling a bit under the weather?…
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22nd June 2025 – three years alcohol free, Mum’s birthday and a farewell to Uncle Billy…
It’s been a lovely week weather-wise but as for the rest of the world, it seems…
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15th June 2025 – Self-improvement, reflection & Father’s Day…
Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads out there! Miss my Dad everyday so make the…
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7th June 2025 – Lakes, woods, beaches, cliffs…dodging showers & enjoying all the great outdoors has to offer!
Having arrived in South Cumbria for our weeks’ stay last weekend, we awoke on Sunday (1st…
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1st June 2025 – A mixed bag of weather, wildlife, walks & the horrifying acts of a proper…
…w*nker. Reflecting on the past week and what happened in Liverpool put me in a quandary…
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24th May 2025… A country show, teeth, hair and a gippy tum!
Well, seems the lettuce man was right, the fine weather has broken and the promised rain…
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16 May 2025 – A new Pope, a weekend with family and walking with Curlew, Lapwings and others!
The past week / 10-days has again flown by – guess we must be having fun!?…
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7th May 2025 – getting back home, VE-Day and cleaning bricks…
After our little trip to SW Scotland last week, we headed home on Friday (2nd May)…
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1st May 2025 – Happy May Day!
Wow, May already… time sure flies when you are having fun! It’s now 8-months since I…
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23rd April 2025 – Chocolate Eggs, Earth Day, St George and the death of Pope Francis…
Happy St George’s Day everyone… not that you’ll probably notice it in England apart from the…
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16th April 2025 – Warm weather, artic conditions and a day out at the Zoo!
What a difference a week makes! Last week, we spent a bit of time sitting in…
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6th April 2025 – Lighter evenings, new projects, giving blood, planting veg & a Singing Tree…
It’s always nice when the clocks go forward and the evenings suddenly become lighter – it…
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30th March 2025 – some walks, some sun, a trip down memory lane and Mother’s Day…
I’ve been to see Mum a couple of times over the past week – the first…
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23rd March 2025 – A trip to Appleby-in- Westmorland
This week, we have spent a few days in a small village / hamlet just outside…
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16th March 2025 – a week of remembrance & an alcohol-free celebration?
Today marks the 1000th day since I last had an alcoholic beverage – that’s 2-years, 8-months…
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9th March 2025 – sunshine, walks and a bad back…
It’s been a pretty good week weather-wise with a few sunny days and, despite having a…
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2nd March 2025… Spring is in the air!
Well, it’s now officially the start of meteorological Spring and it’s been a fine few days……
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23rd February 2025 – a busy few weeks…
… house-viewings, house-hunting, long car journeys, catching up with family & friends, and getting organised for…
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9th February 2025 – another week gone by… house-hunting, flying visits and family!
Another week has flown by & we’ve been busy… We’ve been to Liverpool hoping to see…
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2nd February 2025 – a week back in the UK
It’s just over a week since we left our Air BNB in Goa and headed for…
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26 January 2025 – our last days in Goa… for 2025 at least!
I thought our last week in Goa would fly by but it hasn’t even though, now…
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19th January 2025
This time next week we will be getting ready for our journey home to the UK……
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14th January 2025 – Busy doing nothing… well, not much anyway!
Just amended the date – haven’t got a clue what day of the week or the…
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9th January 2025 – Tailors, Jewellers & Pie-makers… 😆
Rub-a-dub-dub! All we need to find is a candlestick maker – as this is India, I…
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5th January 2025 – Another week over…
We are now 5 weeks into our break in India with just 21 days to go…
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2nd January 2025 – Happy New Year… again!
New Year’s Eve at Ida’s last night was not quite the party we were expecting but…
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31st December 2024 – New Year’s Eve in Goa…
So, the end of 2024 is nearly here and the start of 2025… Personally, I have…
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30th December 2024 – easy going in Goa…
We have now been away for a total of 4 weeks which means we still have…
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Christmas in Goa…
As planned, we spent Christmas Eve at Ida’s restaurant just down the road. It was a…
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24th December 2024 – Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas from Goa! The weather these past few days has been a bit changeable… always…
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20th December 2024 – Pies, Amazon deliveries, flowers, a trip to the garage, a successful FaceTime and a few days closer to Christmas!
If you are reading this, you might not believe it but our routine in Goa is…
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17th December 2024 – more beach, more birds & a boat trip…
We have now been here just over 2-weeks and am feeling soooo relaxed! Last Friday, after…
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Friday 13th (😱) December 2024… Sun, sea, white beach, birds, late birthday / early Christmas presents…
We have been in Goa now for 10 days and it feels like forever – in…
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8th December 2024 – Beach days, thunder, lightening, blue skies & a trip to the market…
Well, it’s now almost a week since we left the UK and we’ve been busy relaxing…
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4th December 2024
So here we are… in Goa at last! After managing about 3 hours sleep on Sunday…
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1st December 2024 – A kingfisher, Hairspray, nails, packing & a 3rd Christmas!
Another 5 days has zipped past but we are, at last, ready for our holiday to…
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21st November 2024 – Kildwick to Bradley & a Birthday wish…
My it’s cold at the moment! One downside of semi-retirement is being at home & needing…
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19th November 2024 – Rain, Snow & Giving Blood…
Mid-way through the evening last night, it started snowing… the weather forecast did warn it was…
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16th November 2024 – Walking & an early Christmas!
This past week seems to have flown by… it’s been a sort of relaxed frenzy of…
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10th November 2024 – Remembrance Sunday & our Wedding Anniversary…
Today is a double day of remembrance for us… it is Remembrance Sunday and also our…
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7th November 2024 – A walk near Reeth & up to High Cup Nick…
Yesterday was my birthday – I won’t say how old I am but, put it this…
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5th November 2024 – Aysgarth & Grinton, near Reeth in North Yorkshire
Happy Guy Fawkes night! We are currently in a place called Grinton which is about 1…
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3rd November 2024 – Grimwith Reservoir; the Leeds-Liverpool canal; time on the allotment; a Kingfisher, Deer & Barn owl…
It amazes me how quickly the days go… especially when it starts getting dark mid-afternoon! The…
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31st October 2024
Happy Halloween everyone! I am sure that a lot of people will have seen the reports…
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27th October 2024 – The official end of British summertime…
We have been back home, in our own beds (nothing quite it!), since mid-afternoon last Thursday…
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23rd October 2024 – Oviñana to Bilbao & homeward bound…
We set out for Bilbao mid-morning on Monday 21st so that we could stay the night…
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20th October 2024 – from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic Coast…
On 18th October, we left Salamanca and continued our journey North, following the Autovía Ruta de…
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17th October 2024 – Salamanca and the Battle of Arapiles…
Yesterday, 16th October 2024, the weather was pretty ropey in the morning with a lot of…
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16th October 2024 – Badajoz & our first night near Salamanca…
Another busy few days including a visit to, and good walk around, the border town of…
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13th October 2024 – Last day in the Mountains, stormy weather, and a great stroll around Mérida, Extremadura
Today would have been my Dad’s 91st Birthday… I still miss him so much even though…
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10th October 2024 – the rain in Spain… might fall mainly on the plain, but it falls in the mountains too!
I realise the title of this blog might make it sound like the weather here has…
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4th October 2024 – Carteia, Rock of Gibraltar and some local walks…
We had a busy day when we actually did our planned trip to Carteia, an archaeological…
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1st October 2024 – Pete’s 70th Birthday!
So, today is Pete’s 70th Birthday – happy birthday Mr Collins! Hope you enjoyed your day…
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24th September 2024 – out and about in Andalucia…
Over the past few days we had a bit of a restful time, done some walking…
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21st September 2024 – Ronda, a day of rest & Cortes de la Frontera street market… the market that never was!
As planned, our trip to Ronda took place on Thursday (19th). Wow – what a place!…
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18 September 2024 – Siete Pilas, near Cortes de La Frontera, Andalusia
Considering we were going to have a bit of R&R for a few days, it feels…
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15th September 2024 – Casa Rural Casita Sebastián, Siete Pilas – a hamlet in the municipality of Benalauria, Spain…
We set out from Catadau, Valencia on the 370km drive to Seron, Almeria just after 11am……
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11 September 2024 – Catadau, Valencia
Seems a long time since that 9/11 day way back when Pete and I watched in…
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9th September 2024 – Jaca, Spain
We have had a great couple of days travelling over the Pyrenees into Spain and at…
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6th September 2024
So we have made it down to Bielle, France which is just North of the road…
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4th September 2024
The day has come for us to set out on our journey to Spain via France……
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1st September 2024…
It’s been a busy few days… I still can’t get used to the idea of not…
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29th August 2024
Woo-hoo! Semi-retirement here I come… So, I did it! Today marked my last day (well, half…
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