The Yorkshire Moors in England

The weather here has not been the greatest but you can't let it stop you from going places. We are having a great time...busy days and quiet nights by the fire in our cottage.

These photos are just a few of the hundreds we have taken......



Yorkshire Moors, England

Finally.....

Finally after 3 years and multiple surgeries I had my last check-up today with my plastic surgeon who did all the surgeries for my reconstruction. We talked about how the breast has a hollow in it  (it could be filled) as it seemed to have shifted some but because of everything I have been through and as he said the bad burns and scars I still have from radiation we have decided this was it. He took the last final photos for his records. Of course I still have to take medication to hopefully prevent a recurrence and still have regular checkups with my oncologist.


Next Friday we are off to England for a few weeks and believe me we definitely need it. I need to be able to forget about everything that has been going on in my life for awhile and usually   getting out and about with nature  usually helps. I think this will be one of our more relaxing holidays.....thank goodness I don't like shopping because there are no big stores there but we do love going to the markets in the little villages. 
Here is a little bit about where we are going to stay:

In the heart of North York Moors National Park you will find Craven Garth, a family run working farm nestling in the beautiful Valley of Rosedale and surrounded by stunning scenery. This cluster of traditional cottages has been renovated from the old barns and approved by VisitEngland National Quality Assessment Scheme to welcome walkers and cyclists. Look closer and you will discover historic abbeys, castles and priories. Walking, cycling and horse riding could have been invented for the North York Moors, with breathtaking heather moorland, coastal paths, steep-sloped valleys, rolling hills and fragrant pine forests to explore all in the same day. Take to the trees on a rope swing in Dalby Forest, or hire a bike and explore a landscape of ruins, legends and endless horizons. Step back in time with Britain’s most popular heritage steam railway and enjoy stunning scenery along 18 miles of railway through the North York Moors National Park to Whitby. From Pickering’s well-preserved castle to the Gothic splendour of Rievaulx Abbey, the landscape is peppered with places of historic interest. Unearth Bronze and Iron Age settlements at Roulston Scar, experience life during World War II at Eden Camp, or visit Ryedale Folk Museum for a day of historic fun. As you and your family will quickly discover, few destinations are as historically rich, or revealing. And when you are ready to take a break, set a course for the charming market towns and a hearty pub lunchand back to Rosedale for Yorkshire food at its finest. Or simply relax in your cottage in front of a log fire. There are tea rooms, pubs, restaurants and a bakery within 2 miles.


We will be taking a couple of days to go to the south of England to visit with my cousin who had a stroke a few years ago. 

Have a great weekend and I hope the sun shines on everyone:)

Life is like Coffee Movie

Life is like Coffee Movie: Do you know people that just seem to be happier in general? Do you say to yourself, "I want to be more like them"? Often, the happiest people in the world don't have the best of everything...they just make the best of everything!

Life is short... forgive quickly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably...and never regret anything that made you smile:)

Sunday

Sunday was such a beautiful day that we packed a lunch and was off to do some hiking on the trails. I wasn't sure I would be able to do to much as earlier that morning I was doubled over in pain where my incisions are but luckily that passed and told Jean I would see how I was when we got to the trails. I knew I couldn't do the main trail yet as it is pretty steep in some areas and so we opted for the easier one this time. We had a nice view from our picnic table. The damage from the winter storms this year has sent so much debris up onto the beaches that you literally have to jump over all the logs to walk the beaches. 

I did overdo it and suffered for the next couple of days and I now have strict orders from hubby to take it easy so I can get all my strength back for our vacation. I am a stubborn person when it comes to not be able to do the things that I should be able to do....but this time I will have to listen to him.

Witty's Lagoon

After the storms

Spring

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway - A Great Day Out

This is on our to do list when we are in England...the village of Pickering is just a few minutes to our cottage we have rented......