February 29th 2016 Ilkley

Hello darling.

I have just come back from lovely walk in the park, and I stopped at yours and dad's tree to say hello and have a wee hug with you both.

Yesterday was leap day , actually it was not I have recently heard that leap day is in fact February 24th.

Anyway I decided to do something on the day that I have been meaning to do for a while, and that would make the day memorable.

I went to Ilkley in honour of my Uncle Hughie, and it is a beautiful place, lovely sandstone buildings, still has lovely wee shops, and beautiful back drop of the hills and the river Wharf running through it.

Max ,Andrew;s friend, met me there and she took me to have a look round her house, which is lovely and she has great plans to restore it and extend it.

We went to the Cow and the Calf, which is a high spot looking over the town and the hills, it was great, if rather windy, I felt quite emotional, even as I arrived in the station, thinking of uncle Hughie, and of course auntie Isa, I am absolutely sure I walked in his footsteps around the town and on the cow and calf.

I had a nice evening with Tony at the Phil we went to see Breabach a fantastic Scottish folk band, I was so delighted to get his take on them as a musician, I just loved them overall, but Tony heard things, brilliant things musically and was enchanted by them. I am pretty sure I am booking a weekend in Glasgow next January for Celtic Connections.


I am going to the Playhouse on Saturday afternoon, to see A Raisin in the Sun.One of my half a dozen things I booked to experience alone.

I miss you darling, I see couples in the park arm in arm out for a walk and I miss you.


I miss you because I need to talk, Philip is in Beijing, and his relationship has finished, and he is upset, and you are the one I tell about those things, you make a cup of tea, and sit me down and chat to me, your pour a glass of wine and chat to me, you take me over to the cricket club so we can talk about it....I miss you, love of my life.

March 1st St David's day to-day. I text David a message for his name day, said that you always talked about him on this date,

He said it meant a lot, as he had been thinking of you and was missing your St David's day message.I am glad I did it.

Much love TT XX