Friday 30 December 2011

A new year beckons...

Quite a heady end to 2011 for one reason or another. We have sadly had to say goodnight to our beloved little fox terrier, Pike. After 14 years, his little body had had enough and it was with a very heavy heart that my lovely husband bravely took charge. Night night Pikey, you have been a wonderful companion.



We blew the cobwebs in the mind away with a wonderful, if extremely windy, walk along a section of Hadrian's wall with some friends.


Steel Rigg has to be one of my favourite places on earth. It is just spectacular and well worth making the effort to see. We used to come and stay in one of the National Trust holiday cottages located about 100m from Steel Rigg

http://www.nationaltrustcottages.co.uk/north_of_england/northumberland/springwell_cottage/259

It is a beautiful little cottage that was just perfect as a base for exploring the wall and the whole area in general.

What will the new year bring, I wonder? Hopefully it will bring a buyer for our house so that we can get on with all the jobs that need doing in this one! And a bus, just a little one.....large enough to take us to Europe for the summer.....