Thanks for 2020

This New Year post is later than I'd have liked, but Dave and I went out for an early morning walk first thing 

and since then I've been doing an editing job, still not finished.

After I had complained on the last post about being fed up, I read the news about the enormous pressure NHS doctors and nurses are under, coping with the increasing numbers of Covid patients, and I felt ashamed.

So I decided I'd make a list of things I liked in 2020, that bad old year, things I enjoyed, things I appreciated anew, successes I'm pleased with. 

Here goes, in no particular order:

Margaritas with Chrissie, either in the garden:

or via Facetime.

Sunshine walks with Liz:

Dave's even-temper (when I have been all over the place);

 

Dave's home-made bread;

 

My beautiful new patchwork quilt, which I designed in May and finished in December and gives me joy every single morning:

Spending time painting and drawing, which led to...

My hugs card:

which I sold in aid of Help Refugees, and managed to raise over £1000 (with grateful thanks to those of you who helped, by buying it.)

 

Spending time by the river Wye in Miller's Dale in lockdown:

The publication of my latest book:

Days are where we live

And last but certainly not least - you!

Thank you for checking in and joining in. Thank you for commenting and thank you for buying my books and reviewing then online. That's the best present you could give me.

I wish you a year of joy and freedom. I'm sure we'll get it in time.