Goodbye 2012 & Hello to 2013!
As another year passes, the second in Austwick residence, living the country life, we reflect on a memorable time. Everyone rallied around to ensure that Elaine’s 100th year celebration was one of the highlights for so many. However the prior weekend with Halle at Giggleswick and house guests with over-spill at Anne & George’s was brilliant too!
Our stall at the Street Market at the end of May once again helped to raise funds for the village good causes and we participated in the annual birthday and Halloween celebrations in the Game Cock raising £1,055 for the local school funds.
Birthday celebrations seem to be a theme this year with Frank reaching 65 and in a “retired mode” apart from some health concerns, keeping active and relatively healthy! I wrote the previous sentence before 23rd November when Frank suffered a heart attack but in the excellent care of Blackpool’s Victoria Hospital’s newly developed Lancashire Cardiac Centre, I hope to have him back home very soon.
Alec joined the local Patient Participation Panel in the hope of making a contribution to local NHS in highlighting the specific health related issues faced by LGBT patients and staff.
Other work has been a run of visitors, bed and breakfast's and establishing a dog sitting service, causing some confusion as to the hospitality for human’s and canine care. As yet we have not hosted both. It has been great to have visitors and friends calling, loving the village and lingering longer.
As we face 2013 reflection is certainly in the forefront of our thinking but also knowing how precious time together is and needs to be valued and enjoyed.
