By now I’d decided on what I was to do later in the year…
So I decided I needed to start doing more distance walking, and straightaway started to do some walks up over Kinder Scout, the Plateau, and over along the ‘Snake foorpath’ to the snake path… a route I would get familiar with over the next few months…
the weather was good in early Spring, and I managed to do good distances… although not being used to being home at this time of the year… I did manage to relax a couple of times..
I had lots of visitors..
even being allowed to take all three little ones out, unsupervised on the Sett Valley Trail – a true Rite of Passage for all of my Grandchildren !
Early May saw me watching Grandson Tristan in a Cup Final for his league, although they didn’t win he did receive a trophy - well done !
Then it was down to London for a week where I joined up with Joseph, who’d flown over on business ,
and I had a very plush Hotel room, off Leicester Square, right in ‘Theatre Land’… 
I managed to see a show, got a tour of The Houses of Parliament (thanks to my nephew James), even seeing the famous ‘Prime Ministers Questions’ session whilst I was there.. 
and also watching the changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, and practising for ‘Trooping the Colour’… all in all a great time, whilst I kept up my distance walking in lovely Spring sunshine..
Spring ended with me going to watch Tristan make his First Holy Communion… along with his shy friends… !
