As is now a December tradition, I am sharing my year in photos. It’s been a pretty fab one. Life is looking good!
In January I started the #walk1000miles challenge again, determined to beat the 1600 plus miles I did in 2018. Had great fun doing the RSPB Big Bird Watch with my sister’s family, including Chloe the cat. And spent a weekend in Edinburgh. for Wils birthday.
February was pretty quiet , we changed the colour of the bedroom. I’m glad my other half is a dab hand with a paint brush. 😁
There was a weekend away in March with some walking in the fells near Coniston.
And more gallivanting in April , this time with pals, discovering Street Art In Bristol..
May felt strange, as I left my job of twenty nine years. I took my redundancy and have basically spent the rest of the year spending it! Highlights in May included Badger Watching at RSPB Haweswater and my friend Gills wedding. Wil and I scrubbed up ok.:)
June was the only time we managed to get a camping trip in. This is my fave photo from our weekend in Ingleton with friends. Our dogs on a date 😁~ Hugo & Bel the Bedlington terrier. Later this month I bought a static caravan in the Eden Valley in Cumbria!
In July we spent a tranquil four nights in a Tree Dome in Shropshire ( booked before my impromptu caravan purchase), got the caravan kitted out and I found work in a local cafe. I’m still there but it’s not the most stable of jobs. Who knows what the new year will bring..
August was mainly about exploring the area local to our van. Much of the rest of 2019 was devoted to this pursuit. 😁
I visited Amsterdam for the first time in September and the girls and I spent a chilled weekend at the caravan.
October was the month of Afternoon Teas ( in both Manchester and Leeds) plus The Winter Droving Festival in Penrith.
November is my birthday month and Wil treated us to a night away at the Haweswater Hotel. 🙂
And now it’s December and we are away yet again, this time in a cottage in Keswick, also booked before we bought the caravan. Despite losing my job this year, it seems I have taken more trips than any other! I know I have so so much to be thankful for and this little blog is definitely one of those things…..
I’d like to wish you all the best for 2020. Here’s to a healthy & happy New Year. Xx
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You’ve had some wonderful adventures and experiences in 2019. May it continue in 2020 🙂 X
Aw thanks, it’s been a good year. Wishing you every happiness in 2020. X
You’ve had a wonderful year! You turned a negative into a positive. All the best for 2020! x
Thanks Christine. All the best to you too. X
I’m glad to read that life is good after what could have been a disaster. Onwards and upwards! Happy New Year to you too.
Happy New Year Anabel. Xx
Many good times here in spite of the massive negative halfway through the year. Happy New Year to you, and I hope next year brings lots more positives 🙂
Thanks Eunice, Happy New Year to you! X
What would we do without this documentary of our lives?? I don’t write as often as I should but it is fascinating to look back and see what we’ve done in the year!! All the best to you and family for the new year!!
Its definitely a useful record. All the best to you. Xx
This is blogging at its best a record of all the amazing things you have been doing. As a newish reader here I had no idea that you had been made redundant this year, I am really sorry to hear that. I do hope that 2020 brings more stability on the job front.
Thank you, it did have it’s bright side too. Happy New Year. Xx
All the best for 2020.
You too Emma. Xx
Loved seeing your year, it’s been full of wonderful places to visit. Work is an over rated experienceI reckon, just a tedious neccessity. Enjoy the rest of 2019 and Happy New Year.
Aw thanks Cathy, wishing you guys health and happiness. Xx
Great photos. I find it difficult locating my photos for the year-someone has suggested posting photos for the decade! No chance of that!
Have a great New Year and see you in 2020 x
Haha, yeh see you in the blogosphere then!
That was a good busy year then! Here’s to another one in 2020 🍾 🥂
Cheers to that. 🍾
What a lovely, uplifting post. Very best wishes for a lovely 2020 full of even more adventures!
Thanks so much. All the best to you and your family, and good luck with your lovely Etsy shop. X
It’s been a year full of challenges and changes, but you’ve certainly embraced it. Did you beat your walk 1000 miles target? Wishing you all the best for 2020. X
I did, going to do a proper count up tomorrow. Have a wonderful 2020, it should be exciting for you. 🙂 X
You certainly had a busy year and packed it full of adventures ! Hope you and yours have a Happy New Year x
Have a really great new year yourself. Looking forward to seeing lots more fantastic pics! X
Enjoyed seeing your year in pix. Sending you wishes for more adventuring out & about in 2020, and looking forward to seeing the pix.
Thanks Alison. Have a lovely New Year. Xx
Phew! Exhausted just reading about your full-on year. Here’s to more of the same in 2020. x
Thanks, I hope so! Xx
Yep- a good year! Wishing you many more to come 🙂 🙂
Thanks Jo, and you too 😁
What a great year you’ve had!
It’s been pretty fab, looking back. 🙂