A Sad Loss

 Some readers may remember our trip to North Yorkshire last December for a lunch in celebration of our friend Christine's's 90th birthday. While it was a lovely celebratory occasion everyone present knew that two days later  Christine was due to start radiotherapy treatment, although by her own expressed wish this was not discussed at the lunch. It was hoped that the radiotherapy might get her to  a place where she could start chemotherapy but it was not to be. The radiotherapy did not go well, Christine became very poorly and after a short spell in a nursing/convalescent home she was returned to hospital where she died peacefully in her sleep last Friday. Despite years living in Australia she was the epitomy of a Yorkshire woman; forthright, occasionally acerbic, and a great lover of cricket. She was also wise, had a great sense of humour and felt a deep loyalty and affection for her friends. I will miss her. 

I didn't put a photo of the celebration on the blog then,but now seems to be a good time to do so. Here are the Dorothy Dunnett readers, with Christine on the left in the beautiful scarf.