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@milliehull that sounds like a lovely send off with lots of people attending his funeral.

All these clean 'vans 🫣 impressed.

Gosh it's turned very very chilly with really strong winds. Last night, the night vent in our bedroom window caught the wind and 'sang' often. Then we had a terrific squall.

I'm not going to say much, save I gave up on trying to get a GP appointment or result of my chest xray. I started to feel better and so far so good, day 3 of no siesta 🤣 and this morning I took myself to St Ives for a wander, explore and mooch. Quite successful too! Then I had an hour before collecting our grandson from school. He was 5 yesterday 🫣 where did that go 🤔?

@DavidKlyne fabulous jigsaw, well done.

Just watching BBC4 a thousand bees in my garden - wow.

Loving all the news and photos, keep them coming

@Goldie146 I hope you're beginning to feel better and settled now you're home? And that you're not overdoing anything!!

Our resident artist placed the Easter postbox topper yesterday. Definitely her most ambitious it was blowing well today, but standing up well

You have done very well with that jigsaw @DavidKlyne it looks a rather confusing puzzle.

Have emailed you @Takethedogalong That's a fair bit of difference in price between the CS and the club site!!

Rather mixed weather today, with a dry cloudy and cool morning after rain through the night, then sunshine from mid morning until late afternoon when the rain returned blown in on a very strong wind that is rocking the van at times. We drove over to Saltaire with the intention of taking a walk along the canal and then viewing the Hockney exhibition after lunch but the car park was packed to the gills, so we made do with a walk along by the R Aire and a visit to Aldi to restock. It could be a short & wet final walk shortly.

This blossom tree and the flats behind caught my eye today

A rather fine casting in the park.

Well, just managed to complete another jigsaw. Not quite as slow as the first one after my stroke but still not quite as fast as I used to do them although I suppose speed is not really important. This on is the Ravensburger Christmas Special edition 2025.

David

Home now, we had a good but busy time away. Good night at the owners party last night with some of our neighbours. Lots of oldies like us there but that didn’t stop them dancing the night away. Put on 60s, 70s songs and everyone knows the words, even the youngsters there, so a good sing along as well. Neil Diamond tribute was very good. Good journey home, apart from when we drove through Stratford town, some chap pulled straight out from a side road right in front of us, he didn’t even stop or look, good job OH was on it and braked quickly.

A sorting out day tomorrow then a round trip of 110 miles to Exeter on Tuesday, as I have to have another bone scan. My least favourite scan, with the two hour wait after they inject the radioactive stuff.
Nice little invite when we got home to new baby great nephews christening in July. He is a little cracker, already in 3 month old clothes and he’s only 6 weeks old.

I may not be out and about yet, but he’s a view from the window- the sun reflecting in the caravan door near an apple tree.

It has been another fine sunny and warm day. We parked by the Langcliffe to Masham road and walked over the Winskill Stones and down to the impressive Catrigg Falls before lunch and then up to Jubilee Cave at the end of Attermire Scar.

Top view of Catrigg Falls

Looking up to the Falls

Jubilee Cave

Taking a well deserved rest, looking towards Warrendale Knotts, with Sugar Loaf Hill in the distance on the left

This tree on the limestone pavement caught my eye.

No going away here - but I came out of hospital last night - on the 50th . My husband is being a very good carer. But onwards and upwards !

Well we think that we have struck lucky with this weather. It’s a family joke that it always rains when we are at the caravan but it’s all blue sky. After 10 mins of getting here we were ‘back home’. Still lots of jobs to do though. Everything kept under the bed, containers with bedding, towels etc, etc. have to be lifted, as do other things just in case of flood. All still to be sorted from the spare room. And worse our lovely large white decking is at present covered in green slime, the small floods did reach that far, so tomorrow we will be jet washing it all down, plus the outside furniture, not my favourite job, as it’s difficult to remove. However, at least it will be dry, really hate doing it in the cold and damp.
But today is a day off. Garden Centre for some plants and lunch, then on to my cousins for a good catchup, we haven’t seen them for months so really looking forward to that.
We want to get everything sorted as we both think there will probably be petrol rationing quite soon if things don’t pick up, if so we won’t be able to get here. Fingers crossed it doesn’t happen but I know from my job that procedures are all put in place before if it’s likely and we would be quietly organised and put on standby, it usually didn’t need to happen thank goodness, but I know if it had then it would all be ready to suddenly be announced. As I said, fingers crossed this situation out there gets sorted, for everyone’s sake.

@richardandros glad I could bring back some memories for you :)

Excellent day here today went out a cycle this morning a bit breezy but bright blue skies. In the afternoon we headed over to the boat museum at Ellmsmere Port we had been before but that was almost 20 years ago. Great place lots of good exhibits and stories they also have a couple of the cottages set up as they would look at the time fascinating. We were last out just before 5 while we were there there was a team of people on site apparently they were filming an advert for Anchor Butter. We were going to wander down to the pub for a drink but it’s got a a bit cold so decided just to stay in the van.

@Goldie146 good to hear from you hope you make a quick recovery