Guest Post by Liz's Mum
Where to start? 27 years since John came into our lives. Not long after Liz and John met she brought him home to meet us. Liz had told us...
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John Burkinshaw
4 days ago6 min read
Happy Birthday John!
We didn't think we would see the day, but he made it! 56 years old today and still here, although too tired to fight it now. He is mostly...
John Burkinshaw
5 days ago0 min read
John Burkinshaw
Nov 11 min read
November in Glendaruel
Enjoy this little video of November in Glendaruel to give you a little taster of what life here is like at this time of year - beautiful,...
John Burkinshaw
Oct 262 min read
Maintenance Jobs
This is an old post that we haven't gotten round to posting before now! We've managed to find a good range of tradesman who turn up, do...
John Burkinshaw
Oct 191 min read
Improving the Local Street Furniture
This is an old post that we haven't gotten round to posting before now! It has to be said that John likes old bits of cast iron. In...
John Burkinshaw
Oct 122 min read
Beautiful New Bathroom
This is an older post that we haven't gotten round to posting before now! The last big project inside the house is the bathroom and,...
John Burkinshaw
Oct 55 min read
Gratitude to More Visitors
This post is slightly out of sync due to all the health updates we recently shared. It doesn't seem like that long since we saw Amber up...
John Burkinshaw
Oct 11 min read
October in Glendaruel
All the beauty of Glendaruel in October 2024
John Burkinshaw
Sep 285 min read
Cherishing A Family Visit
We had booked a trip to Isle of Skye for the end of September but when John's health took a dip we cancelled and decided it would be...
John Burkinshaw
Sep 246 min read
John's Health - Hospice Stay
The last month has been truly awful. We only really feel able to write about it now due to an slight improvement in how John is doing....
John Burkinshaw
Sep 212 min read
Exploring Strachur
After Amber had gone home we still had a couple of days to ourselves, so after a bit of housework and recipe testing on Sunday we headed...
John Burkinshaw
Sep 145 min read
Mini-break to Arran
After our trip to Italy in April, we thought long and hard about where to go next. Neither of us likes the Mediterranean heat in the...
John Burkinshaw
Sep 74 min read
Wednesday Date Day - Dunoon and its Peninsula
Third Wednesday Date Day and we headed to Dunoon. I told my colleague, Sai, our plan and she grinned and raised her eyebrows and said...
John Burkinshaw
Sep 34 min read
John's Health - Not Going to Plan
John: On top of two hospital visits in the last month the last week, since returning from leamington, has been pretty stressful. 26th...
John Burkinshaw
Sep 11 min read
September in Glendaruel
All the beauty of September in Glendaruel 2024
John Burkinshaw
Aug 255 min read
Family Visit - Leamington, Leicester, Lincoln
So that we can try and see everyone, on each trip we have been alternating a visit to Liz's family and friends in Lincoln with John's...
John Burkinshaw
Aug 174 min read
Bucket List - Whisky Tour
Liz doesn't like whisky - at all, but John does. Where we live is not that far from one of the best whisky producing areas in Scotland,...
John Burkinshaw
Aug 84 min read
John's health - all change, already
Well, just two months after his last round of chemo and John's getting out of hospital today (Thursday 8th Aug) after a four day stay due...
John Burkinshaw
Aug 62 min read
Out and about
Neither of us are in good physical fitness so all day hikes or bike rides are not really practical or fun. We are trying to get out and...
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