Christmas Eve..

It's Christmas Eve and the moon is full....

for the first time in thirty seven years!

Magic! Can't wait for the next one.....

Merry Christmas to all our friends, family and fellow bloggers everywhere!

Waterside Walking: Wet and Dry

Yesterday it was wet... and the walk along our local brook proved to be a bit of a challenge in places...

We were surprisingly lucky with the weather today and managed a walk along the Ribble at Clitheroe - in between showers..

However, the river was still swollen and turbulent..

You can see the strong flow of water round the base of the bridge supports..

Gulls and Rooks circled above us..

 Where the rive bends there was a sizeable area full of debris - branches, tree trunks and other flotsam and jetsom...

The wire fence on the right is "filled in" with debris left by the floods. Had Colin been on the path, the water line would have been above his head....

The sunshine was a welcome sight...

As were the reindeer sculptures bedecked with tinsel!

The rain clouds were gathering as we ended the walk

And we drove home in a downpour!!

Christmas Wishes 2015...

As we have done for the past few years, in place of Christmas cards and costly postage, we have made donations to charities which are close to our hearts, namely 

Epilepsy Action https://www.epilepsy.org.uk/and Headway http://www.headwayprestonandchorley.org.uk/

We trust that this way of  passing on our good wishes for the Christmas season causes offence to no-one and will benefit those most in need

Wishing one and all the most joyful of Christmases 

and a Happy and Peaceful New Year

Colin and Elizabeth

xxxxxxx

A Year On..

A year ago today, my best friend, Christine, lost her battle for life.

Her family lost a wife, a mum, a soon to be Grandmother, an auntie, a daugher in law.... and so on...

But they didn't lose all the wonderful memories she gave them and their resilience in the face of such a tragedy is truly humbling.

This little treasure may never have met her grannie but she will grow up knowing what a lovely person she was. And she will be truly loved.. A real star in the darkness!!

"Death leaves a heart-ache no-one can heal; Love leaves a memory no-one can steal..."

Rest peacefully, Chris.

Christine Cutner

12th March, 1955 - 12th December, 2014