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Travel Theme; Spooky
When we first got our boat in 2004 we took her for a fortnight’s holiday in the Med. The River Medway I mean, one of the tributaries to the Thames near the estuary. The weather, unlike this September was glorious, … Continue reading
Posted in Boats, Photography, Travel, Water
Tagged Medway, Postaday, Shipwreck, Spooky, SS Richard Montgomery, Swale, Travel Theme
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Happy 40th Birthday Gwen
Today is my baby sister’s 40th birthday. She died on the 3rd of February 1973 of a cot death. We only have four photographs of her. Most people didn’t have cameras then, and colour photographs were still very new. I … Continue reading
Posted in 40, Birthdays, Death, Families, Pain, Sisters
Tagged Cot Death, FSID, Guardian Angel, Gwen Molony, ISIDA, Sisters
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What to do when your phone falls in the loo?
I’ve heard people suggest drying out phones in rice, but until yesterday I didn’t have cause to test the theory, but having had a slight accident yesterday in the little girls room, I put theory into practice. I have a … Continue reading
Posted in Accidents, Teenagers, Water
Tagged HTC Wildfire, Mobile Phone, Nokia 3210, Phone in Loo, Phone in Toilet, Phone Insurance, Rice, Samsung Galaxy Ace, Water Damage, Wet Phone
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Reblogged ‘an open letter to president Obama’
Originally posted on i am naomi's brain:
Dear Mr. President: I had something of an epiphany yesterday while marveling at the existence of undecided voters at this stage of the election. It occurred to me that these voters are…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Foreign
So many photos to choose from with this theme again! I took this one outside a post office in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerela, India. What interested me was the labelling of the boxes, ‘Local’, ‘Foreign’ and then ‘All Places’ Have a … Continue reading
Posted in India, Photography, Travel
Tagged Foreign, India, Letter Box, Photography, Post Box, Postaday, Weekly Photo Challenge
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Silhouette (4) (This is getting silly!)
I love taking photos at sunset, my first ‘good’ photo was at sunset, so I guess that was what got me hooked. These two are especially interesting as the West Pier in Brighton has now completely collapsed. The Pier was … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Blogging, Brighton, Photography, Travel, Water
Tagged Brighton, Photography, Postaday, Silhouette, Weekly Photo Challenge, West Pier
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There are only 3 countries left in the world that are not Polio free. Spread the message & lets help eradicate Polio forever Thirdeyemom World Polio Day October 24 Every year on 24 October, people around the world shine a spotlight … Continue reading
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Weekly Photo Challenge; Silhouette (3)
This is my third post on this theme, I love taking photos of sunsets so I have lots to choose from! I took this on a beach in Goa, India //
Posted in India, Photography, Travel, Water
Tagged Beach, Goa, India, Photography, Postaday, Silhouette, Sunset, Weekly Photo Challenge
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Weekly Photo Challenge; Silhouette (2)
The last time we went to India we stayed at the Rockholm Hotel in Kovalam, Kerela. Our room overlooked the sea, and the sea crashed on the rocks outside night and day. We had plenty of walks in the evenings … Continue reading
Posted in India, Photography, Travel, Water
Tagged India, Kerela, Kovalam, Photography, Postaday, Rockholm Hotel, Silhouette, Sunset, Weekly Photo Challenge
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The Professor & The Jar
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty jar. He proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the … Continue reading
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Day One 