Listen, do you wanna know a secret? (December Reflections 23)

Today's prompt is: A Secret It's the 23rd of December and for many individuals, it is practically Christmas. No doubt some of those individuals will be feeling quite excited at the prospect of the holiday. They may even be merry. It is no secret that in our household, we do not celebrate Christmas. We do …

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Light? or Shade? (december Reflections 22: Solstice Light)

The Solstice happened a little after 4am. Let us face it, I'm just not that keen and after all, there was precious little light at that time. We did however rise uncharacteristically early and I got the laundry on then we took Nell and Dusty out for a walk. It was still early and the …

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So long, Chloé (December Reflections 21)

The 21st December Reflections prompt is: I said Goodbye To. In my "Hello" post I wrote about the many people that we meet on our travels but noted no significant hellos in 2019. Of course when we move on there are people to say Au Revoir to -- and who knows when or where we …

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Sometimes Simple is Best (December Reflections 20)

An interesting prompt today: Memorable Meal in 2019. Regular readers will know that we nowadays we make something of a habit of seeking out fine dining. We do love our food. How do I choose one meal that was memorable? Well, it was easy, actually. This year we travelled to Italy for a very special …

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It makes a change (december Reflections 19)

A chilly prompt today: Cold Due to our habit of over-wintering down south, we don't really experience much in the way of cold these days but we did experience a few chilly days in Spain in January this year. Our frosty morning at the Alhambra has already been mentioned during December Reflections so I had …

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Behind the lens (December Reflections 18)

This December Reflections prompt is not my favourite topic: Favourite Photo of Me. Made all the more difficult by the fact that the blog will not allow me to upload images right now. I confess that personal photographs are not my strong suite. I do not have a favourite photograph of myself - not this …

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