August Break 2025, Day 18: My Smile

I have a horrible smile; I have a wonky lip that makes me appear to have a permanent sneer. My teeth are awful, naturally yellow, now worsened by a lifetime of drinking my coffee black. I do have a white stripe across the middle of my two front teeth, but that serves only to show up the yellow (apparently my poor enamel is a result of Measles when I was very young.) I have missing teeth, such that the gap is visible when I smile, and a mis-aligned jaw that gives me an overbite that can only be corrected by some quite drastic surgery.

August Break 2025, Day 16: Fur

There is no fur in our little Shack. Fur is… ick… when not adorning its original host, that is. We do have a couple of Polar Fleece blankets, but that’s definitely not the same.

August Break 2025, Day 15, Secret Wish

My not so secret wish is that every single one of us, the whole world over, can learn to live and let live – and to embrace all that is “other” because hate arises from fear.

Now, how the heck do I illustrate this with a photo? I have to go to the archive today and not capture something new. And I have an idea!

Bearing Up

April Love 2021, Day 25: Bear

These are the feet that bear my not inconsiderable weight on a daily basis.

December Reflections 24: One Year Ago

One year ago today we were in Portugal, staying on the campsite at Sagres – at The End of The World. Sagres has become one of our favourite destinations, possibly our most favourite. It is a wonderful place in which to spend the darkest days of the year. The sun does not always shine and …