A happy new year to all my friends. I've no desire to revisit 2013 except to say I'm glad its over but some items deserve a mention.

We sold our lovely home at #8 in an attempt to down size our lifestyle. We moved into  42 Fairhaven Point Way in July. Tina turned the corner in August and hasn't looked back. Her specialists described her as a mystery in sickness and still a mystery in returning health. She's put on about 11Kg and is enjoying life once more.

Our new home is lovely, small of course but that was the intention. Our original plan was to move into the village and leave some nice travelling money in the bank. As our No.1 requirement was for a home on one level and uncertain as we were of any time frame for Tina,s condition an en-suite was high on the list as well. We could have had our choice of many 2 story homes but almost none of what we wanted. So we bit the bullet and paid out a significant sum for this wonderful lakeside property still in Fairhaven. You'll get an idea from from this picture just how idyllic it is.

A view from our lakeside home.