In 2018 we still lived in the big house on Holt Road. We were surrounded by loverly neighbours including a new neighbour Hugh Jamieson who was modernising a bungalow across the road from us.
He had found Mocha living on a Greek beach and at great cost and time had brought Mocha back to the UK. Mocha was a really lovely, very laid back dog and Alice loved him straight away. Hugh let us take his dog on walks (as long as we returned him) and one time I took a simple video capture device to make a short film.
Mocha didnt need the lead as such, he knew his way around and was never a problem. At the end of the video the kitchen is nearly redone – I just needed to put the flooring down, later that year we put the house on the market.
2018 was the last full year of a 9 year period where Alice’s cancer did not return. She had stamina and balance issues but she could do a long walk and enjoy it. Time spent with Alice like this was always precious but even more so now. Enjoying simple things, we were so fortunate.