After arriving at Manchester Airport on December 9^th, I had a wonderful 10 days stay with Karen and Mike in Bramhall.  Now that Karen is no longer spending much time at Warrington Gymnastics Club, she was free to go shopping with me.  I always have a list of stuff to buy which isn’t available on Crete.  I rarely shop in Crete so hey – we shopped a lot!  Several days of just taking our time and stopping somewhere nice for lunch.  I managed to buy all the Christmas pressies that I wanted for my 4 grandchildren, plus some bits and bobs for myself.  All very productive. Continue reading →