A week away
By mad
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Tomorrow we are going on the first leg of our journey to Scotland to stay a week with our daughter, we stop over halfway. This visit has involved the hospital arranging for an oxygen machine to be at our daughter’s for the duration of our stay, plus 4 cylinders for going out and about. We have to take 6 cylinders too for our two overnight stays at a lovely hotel in Yorkshire.
I,like all of us really, used to take breathing for granted, but not now. I want to say how lucky I feel to live in a country with a National Health Service like our’s. Maybe not perfect, but amazingly good.
We shall do a bit of sight-seeing and at least one visit to a garden centre, as she is a very keen gardener too. There are some lovely places up there of course, most of which we have seen already, but I hope to see some lovely Autumn colours. There are bound to be lots of differences in her garden since our last visit so I’m looking forward to that. The other day, she saw in a tree right outside her upper window a whole flock of long-tailed tits, 2 Goldcrests, the smallest bird in Britain, smaller even than the Wren, several bluetits, a Bullfinch and 2 robins – this was all in half an hour.
I’ll take some photo’s, I hope to show you when I get back – will miss you!
Attached is a photo of the Yorkshire hotel we’re staying at.
17 Oct, 2009
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I hope you have a good trip even with all the planning etc and a great hoilday with your daughter. Take care.
17 Oct, 2009
Oh mad have a great holiday you deserve it. I hope this weather lasts for you as scotland is so pretty at this time of the year. That hotel looks posh !!!
xxx
17 Oct, 2009
What a smashing looking hotel, Mad! Enjoy!
The colour up here right now is getting nicer by the day and we've got some frost forecast for tonight, so that should really 'sharpen' things up a bit!
Have a great holiday, and don't forget to pack your camera!
;-)
17 Oct, 2009
Oooh! Lovely time of year to be on the move! Have a great time. Looking forward to seeing the autumn colours!
17 Oct, 2009
Thank you all, very much. I certainly will take my camera and hope to photograph at least one squirrel as there are usually quite a few around the hotel. Yes Tulsalady it does look posh, but it isn't really, surprisingly reasonably priced. Been going there for several years when we used to go up every 6 weeks to see my Mum who died a year ago. We're going to plant some daffy bulbs on her grave.
I love my new digital camera so want to use it a lot.
I'll raise my glass in the bar to you all.
17 Oct, 2009
Hope you have a wonderful time I agree about taking things for granted, I know in Yorkshire they are friendly too . Hope you get to see the sights you are hopeing for.
17 Oct, 2009
have a good holiday mad,cant wait for photos and daffs are so pretty.
17 Oct, 2009
hpe you have a lovely trip. where is the hotel it looks stunning. mind you my hubby will say thats coz it is in yorkshire. [he's east riding born and bred]
17 Oct, 2009
Hope you enjoy your holiday take care looking forward to seeing photos.
17 Oct, 2009
Thanks again All, must go bye-bye's now, well get ready to anyway. See you soon. xx
17 Oct, 2009
Have a great trip Mad, well done you for overcoming your difficulties and doing what you want to. That hotel does look lovely and we look forward to seeing all those pics.
17 Oct, 2009
Wow Mad...that's a bit of a pad isn't it? Gorgeous building. Enjoy your stay & look forward to pics.
17 Oct, 2009
great hotel mad,, have a great time, take care, look forward to your pics :o))
17 Oct, 2009
Enjoy your trip north, mad.Where does daughter live?
17 Oct, 2009
Have a great holiday Mad and bring back lots if pictures of the stunning countryside up there xx
18 Oct, 2009
Sorry I'm late seeing this. You must be in Scotland by now. I hope you're having a great time.
lol.. you can't read this yet so I don't know why I'm writing it.
A message for when you get home - I hope you enjoyed :o)
19 Oct, 2009
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I hope you enjoy your trip... obviously lots of plans made in advance...
What a variety of wild birds at your daughter's home.... yes, please, take photos if you can...
Safe journeys. xxx
17 Oct, 2009