Looking ahead

Now our holiday to the Netherlands in the spring is safely organised. There only remains to decide how we are going to get to the services near Leeds where we are to be picked up by the coach – by taxi or self-drive with an expensive car park. So now I can turn my attention to our autumn holiday.

We’re thinking France. We have to get our French fix. For us France is a second home. We miss it if we don’t get there for a while.

We’re thinking of heading south, rather than Britanny as we had been thinking earlier in the year. Admittedly last year it was warm, even here in the north of England, well into autumn. However, we have had holidays in France, in the northern parts, & felt decidedly chilly & often encountered the rain. And this holiday will be our last fix of sun & warmth to get us through the winter ahead. Each year these days, winter seems longer, more ache-filled & more depressing.

We’re once more deciding between the options of hotel & self-catering. The idea of a gîte is winning at the moment, if we can only find the right one. I’ve found a website that specialises in properties suitable for disabled people so hopefully we’ll find something.

Meanwhile it’s hospital today. There’s a very small patch on my tongue to show, so small I’m not sure I would even notice it if I hadn’t been told there was a problem. Hopefully I will be told it’s nothing to worry about. We’re thinking of doing a bit of shopping afterwards – our new butcher doesn’t sell legs of pork! -  & possibly having a meal out while we’re on the far side of Lancaster. The idea of trying to cross Lancaster in rush hour, especially on a Friday evening, is a nightmare, definitely one to be avoided. Maybe the change will also lift our spirits a bit.