What are you all up to

We take every jab that is offered - covid, flu  shingles - as all can be really nasty illnesses for some people. OH has COPD so we dont want to take any unnecessary risks. We both had covid last year but because we were up to date with our jabs we avoided him having to go into hospital with a serious case of it. Same with shingles despite having had the jab he got it 2 years ago but it could have been so much more serious without the jab.

Yes and I should have gone down that route as I said, David  !!

Dammit, my Doctors Surgery is just around the corner from there ~~ 150 yards max if I dont take the short cut across their car park 

We have had a really nice day out today, Lincoln. Nice run for us, via Gainsborough, got parked up easily not far from Cathedral. Never fails to impress this wonderful building, and made all the more special because they now welcome dogs inside. Our lad went round in his chariot, with a leg stretch out in the Cloisters, as we sat outside in the sunshine. We ended up spending most of the day round the Cathedral itself, just so much to see and take in for us. A few photos, of outside, and Eleanor of Castile’s viscera tomb. One of my most interesting historical heroine’s is buried in Lincoln Cathedral as well, Katherine Swynford. We stopped off on the way home in Kettlethorpe, where she was Lady of the Manor, before she became a Royal Duchess. Not the church from her time, but nevertheless very interesting with lots of research about her. Only the Manor gatehouse arch still stands from her time there. Another interesting thing in the church was a French early 1500’s goblet pulpit. Brought back from France after being immersed in a river to clean it up! 
We didn’t do Castle this time, it’s not dog friendly, and we would only have had an hour, given how long we spent in Cathedral. We have been around before, so saved it for another time.

Lovely to see Lincoln Cathedral tda. I used to treat myself to a day out there sometimes when I was first retired. I love that area at the top of the hill. Never bothered with going down the hill! Funnily enough a visitor came into Peterborough cathedral a few days ago and asked about the burial place on Katherine Swynford. I had to tactfully tell her that it was the wrong cathedral. I love the Bishops Palace at Lincoln as well.

I hope you are enjoying Cornwall brue, despite the rain. No rain here but it is very cold. Where is spring?

Just starting to get organised for our coming fortnight away,  first in Addingham, lovely looking cottage overlooking the River Wharfe and with the Dales Way right on the doorstep, then to Little Longstone where the new (to us) cottage is just a 2 minute stroll to The Packhorse which might just get our custom this week. 

Having to organise the walking quite carefully these days - Lady, who will be 13 next month, is struggling a bit and has had a couple of bouts of something called "vestibular syndrome " which affects her balance. So it's just short walks for her. But Ralph will be striding out so we'll be planning for one of us to do the first half of the walk and meet up to swap dogs half way round - what could possibly go wrong?! 

Sorry to keep talking about illness and jabs but just to say after moulesy’s post on the subject of shingles. When I was about 40 I contracted shingles, fortunately I realised at once what it was and in those days we had a brilliant lady GP, I got an appointment that day (just imagine that now) and she gave me medication, which she said, if caught quickly and used straight away would lessen the symptoms greatly, which it did. Once 60 I caught it again, no appointments available and no medication offered, told on the phone to just rest. This time I was really bad and quite ill for sometime. Later I asked for the jab and was told not available until 70, under any circumstances. 2 weeks after my 70th I made sure I was booked in for the jab. I would advise everyone to make sure they get the shingles jab as soon as they are able.

Our son had shingles aged 16, the herpes virus is nasty and can sit on nerve endings and then suddenly emerge. As it can affect older people very badly if it emerges it's certainly worth having if it can dampen the effects. OH is due his but hasn't phoned up about it yet, it seems it's up to individuals to get it done in the stated age "window."

Do I detect a photograph of Little Moreton Hall there Nellie --  I have a photograph taken by my late Father hanging on the wall in my living room, { the picture not my dad   !! } from almost the exact same point.  Very slight fading on it but I've still got the old negative should I decide to refurbish  { Well I ain't got a Minolta 2 1/4 square twin lens reflex to re-take it myself  }

Glad you and the WN’s had a good meet up👍Some nice photos. 😁