Then aged 48, she visited Lizzie at her foster home and remembers their first meeting. explains Delia, who says she hadn&rsquo. But Delia&rsquo. Their unusual story, and their bond, started not from Lizzie&rsquo. I was really amazed, I couldn&rsquo. s nice that Elizabeth nominated me but I&rsquo. yes I do&rsquo. inspired 20-year-old Lizzie (as she is known to most people) to put pen to
paper. Delia, then living in Appleby, saw an advert in the local newspaper appealing for foster parents. d never married but always wanted children and then I was lucky enough to meet Elizabeth,&rdquo. s love and care &ndash. t realised until then that older, single people could adopt.