That was the year that was – 2019 . .

Dec 8

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January
  • Christmas Lunch 2018
  • Happy New Year !
  • Hogmanay – Himself and me
  • Dave – Burn’s Night
February
  • Isabella comes to stay and we attend Carole’s book launch in MK
  • We took the caravan over to Ludlow. Didn’t expect to hear bagpipes.
  • My new sign which took some tracking down.
  • The sign reads . . better than gold is a tale well told. How true !
March
  • Crazy Celts deliver talk at Great Glen Library
  • Carnaby Street.
    Groovy, Baby
  • We took in an exhibition
  • Waiter photobombed my birthday meal
  • Annabel’s wouldn’t let us in on my birthday – 🎊
  • Our posh Lunnon Hotel – Mayfair
March -and there’s more . . .
  • Snowdon via railway
  • Blimey, it’s a long way down, look you, Boyo
  • RIP Uncle Joseph
  • secret gate to Bristol campsite
  • Gottle-a-geer – Portmeirion
  • first day without Uggs
April- come she will (click here for a song)
  • Book Swag courtesy of Carole
  • Himself and Me,
    Hambleton Hall
  • Writers Workshop
    Chez Lamb
  • The Fab Four at Hambleton for Maisie’s birthday
  • Our first Banksy
    (note burglar alarm as pearl earing)
May – she will stay
  • New caravan #5
  • transverse bed and end washroom – luxury
  • Mr David arranging the blinds
  • where the caravanning adventure began –
    honeymoon Newhaven 1973
  • I am invited to a Lit Fest
  • I make the Stamford Mercury next to Sophie Hannah – fame indeed
June – will change her tune (we head for Scotland)
  • June 8th – Bonnie Scotland
  • Glen Etive – the very stone where Daniel Craig stood in Skyfall
  • I present owner of Castle Stalker with copy of Girl in the Castle

  • MH driver getting stuck on the road to Applecross
  • Peaty Highland water, Applecross
  • Badenoch Inn with Sarah Mallory and husband
  • Train ride to mythical Glenbogle
  • Desperate Dave in Dundee
  • Two Minxes
  • Herself and Dave, Falkland Fife
  • bagpipe playing pig, Melrose
July – she will fly – research for #6 Plockton
  • my favorite castle Ballindalloch
  • research for #6 – Plockton
  • Gaelic for ‘Co-op’ on Isle of Skye
  • If we ever tire of being retired
  • view from Big Sand to Port Henderson
  • Walter Scott’s Abbotsford
  • I sold my Golf VR6 (sobs) Hope to buy a mini convertible in 2020
August – the Isle of Wight
  • Biddy and Betty down The George
  • Mad friends meet up in Cambridge
  • paperweight made by Phyllis
  • Carry on Writing
  • We 💝 Steephill Cove
  • We find a Secret Beach Cafe
  • We sell caravan #4 😪
September
  • The dreaded tax return, done and sent to the Revenue Men
  • Narberth Book Fair and a man in a kilt
  • Books what I have wrote
  • RNA Afternoon Tea, York
  • Writer and La Diva
  • Four besties :
    June, me, Adrienne, Jan
October /November
  • One appears in Writers’ Forum
  • My article about writing in the caravan
  • New author pics needed
  • I host a ‘charidee’ event with Adrienne
  • Big in Bangalore
    Amazon offer me a Kindle deal in India.
  • First fire of autumn
  • Herself – aka The Teenager – on her iPad.
December and beyond …
  • The jays return to our garden
  • We become addicted to raspberry gin
  • A new month and yet more promoting
  • Lizzie explaining her planning methods at a writers’ workshop

Looking ahead . . . 2020

What does 2020 hold for us? More trips away in the van, certainly. Have tickets for the Braemar Highland Gathering in September to celebrate Dave’s BIG BIRTHDAY. Other than that, we’ll take life as it comes and touch base with as many friends as possible. Keep in touch and let us know what you’ve been up to. Love from Lizzie and Dave

Pssst – all of Lizzie’s books are available to download for 99p until December 31st
viewAuthor.at/LizzieLamb
You can find her paperbacks here (cheaper than Amazon, just saying)

About Lizzie Lamb

I write contemporary women's fiction mostly based in Scotland with hot heroes, feisty heroines and always a happy ending. Along with three other authors - Adrienne Vaughan, June Kearns and Margaret Cullingford - I formed the New Romantics Press under which our books are published. I have published seven novels since 2012, the latest being Dark Highland Skies. I am currently working on #8 which I hope to publish in 2024. In the meantime, do check out my Amazon page: viewAuthor.at/LizzieLamb and click 'FOLLOW' to keep up to date with my news.

Posted on December 8, 2019, in Lizzie's Scribbles and tagged , , . Bookmark the permalink. 17 Comments.

  1. Jan Brigden | December 8, 2019 at 12:14 pm

    Oh Lizzie, what a brilliant post. Look at all you’ve enjoyed/experienced – fantastic! Such fab photos too. A joy to reflect on your productive, inspirational year. Here’s to an equally stonking good 2020 xxx

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    • Lizzie Lamb | December 8, 2019 at 6:00 pm

      Fingers crossed for both of us, Jan. I take so many photos via my phone is seemed a no brainer to do this instead of a round robin letter. Hope we meet up early in 2020 and both have a new book out in the summer.

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  2. Isabella | December 8, 2019 at 5:56 pm

    That is fabulous, Lizzie! So glad to have been part of your 2019 and here’s to making more memories in 2020! May all your wishes come true xxx

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  3. Janet May | December 8, 2019 at 6:41 pm

    Wow what a lot you’ve been up to!!
    Happy Christmas and best wishes for the new year from all the Mays X X
    ( Not doing Christmas cards this year!)

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  4. jessiecahalin | December 8, 2019 at 6:53 pm

    Loved the joyful photo montage of your year. Wishing you a fantastic 2020.

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  5. junekearns | December 8, 2019 at 7:50 pm

    Another fabulous post, Lizzie!!
    What a wonderful year. Looking forward to following more of your adventures and successes in 2020!!

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  6. Lotte Sutton | December 8, 2019 at 11:50 pm

    What an amazing year you have both had, l feel l’ve been with you the whole time, thanks to the joys of Facebook. Plus our wonderful meeting for lunch in Cambridge, what fun that was….with prosecco! I’m looking forward to 2021 but in the meantime l’ll be following (not stalking) you in 2020 xx

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    • Lizzie Lamb | December 9, 2019 at 8:16 am

      I think my reply disappeared so writing it again. The highlight of the summer was definitely meeting you, Alice and Jon in Cambridge. Can’t believe we passed each other in the street and I didnt notice. #dreaming author. Posted your card two weeks ago so I hope it arrives in time for Christmas.

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  7. Stuart & Audrey | December 14, 2019 at 10:07 pm

    We both enjoyed your year in pictures and wish you both a Merry Christmas and an equally rewarding 2020.
    P.S love the honeymoon picture

    Audrey & Stuart xx

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    • Lizzie Lamb | December 14, 2019 at 10:11 pm

      Thank you for leaving a comment, hope you and the girls have a great Christmas. We must get together in the new year. We spent our honeymoon in my uncles wooden (!) caravan in NewHaven – very exotic. 💕🤪

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  8. Pat.Cox | December 16, 2019 at 9:56 am

    Tremendous album…loved it!! What an amazing year.
    Hope 2020 is magical for you both.
    Love pat and cat xx

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