AnMal: You are right! I tried a little dodge and burn on edges but could not quite get what I wanted. I'll try your method next time. I have been thinking about trying layer mask more frequently.

You have done a great job at the recolouring. Something I am a long way from getting.
Had to have a go at this photo though

Great job Sallyanne! You got the original much cleaner than I was able to do. Which techniques did you use?

Nice one Wallace.
If you still have the layers, try an unsharpen mask before adding the frame.

I don't have the xcf file, but you're correct.

Thank you Wallace, that's very nice. I might try the unsharpen mask on one of my attempts. I keep trying new things!

The Unsharpen Mask is something that's often run as the last overall enhancement of an image. If I had used it on my enhanced image, the image would have been a bit more brighter/crisper.

Thank you Pat.
I didn't use any G'MIC filters this time.
For the lady - Hair, face and dress I used the tool . I have only just found this one to be really useful recently as it doesn't give hard edges like the straight tool does. Although I have found it has to be used where there is no colour at all and then you can smooth over the cloning with the heal tool. I did the same over the trees? so I didn't lose them and just used the tool for the background. I think I may have also used the filter pack to lighten the picture. I then gave it a vignette because some of the original vignette was lost through smudging.
I can still see lots more spots that I missed

Very nice Wallace

sallyanne: great job! im ashamed to say i've never really bothered with the heal tool much - sheer laziness on my part. you inspire me to work on my healing tool skills a bit more!
wallace: really like your colouring! it's of course a matter of personal taste, but i wouldn't dream of putting an unsharp mask on that, it's too easy to overdo it and get a glaring result.to me it looks very nice the way it is.

I'm not going to change the coloring any further AnMal and thanks.

Thanks , must admit there are a few I don't bother with much. I am not sure it is always lazy either. It's what works for you. I have only recently found out how this one works - I know about the heal selection tool but that cannot always be used either.
I agree with you re Wallace's. It looks perfect as is.

Thanks to all who made comments and attempts to restore. All of you have given me ideas on how to further my attempts at photo restoration. Thank you again.