I took a stroll around my neighbourhood earlier in the week -Tuesday, actually-, when for once it wasn't raining and\or blowing a hoolie. I was curious to see how the storks were doing, and I didn't have far to go before I spotted them, but unfortunately, they were too far away for my mobile to pick up any details:


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The two teeth that were damaged beyond salvation in my recent fall were pulled this morning, and replaced by an RPD. It feels weird to have this foreign object in my mouth. For one thing, it makes it difficult to enunciate clearly, as all of a sudden my tongue feels as if it's too big for my mouth, but my dentist assures me I'll get the hang of it ( Read more... )

And the day started off rather well, too. The 4th Sunday in Lent, Laetare Sunday. The Sunday of Joy, liturgical colour: pink...I went to Mass in my new church, amazed to find the church choc-a-bloc. The morning Mass was devoted to the commemmoration of the 28 Belgian and Dutch children and teachers who died in a bus accident after their school ( Read more... )

The subject isn't often broached, but when asked what -if any- religious affiliation I profess, I usually answer that I'm a Catholic, and try to leave it at that, even or especially if my interlocutor then wants to have a 'frank' discussion about contraceptives, the rights of women and\or gays, and paedophile priests. I recognise that these are ( Read more... )

I have to say that spring is fast becoming my favourite time of year. It seems that every time I step outside, the world's been made anew - new sounds, new colours, new vistas. I never knew that where I lived could be so beautiful, but carrying my camera with me is teaching me to stop and look in a way I never thought about before.

( woodscape )

( Egyptian goose )

Thanks to suze2000, I have found out that there are prompts for participants in the Photo-A-Day challenges, of which there appear to be several, to be found on the interwebs. I have no doubt that knowing this will help me keep this Project 365 going when inspiration fails me ( Read more... )

The sun is out for the third consecutive day, and so it seems that spring has, rather unexpectedly to me at least, sprung. As little as a few days ago, the trees were still bare; but earlier, on my way to the shops, I noticed that catkins were sprouting on the willows that line the ditch. Also, snowdrops, (grape) hyacinths, and daffodils have ( Read more... )

I spent all day yesterday and most of the day today looking for something - a photo album that belonged to my dad, with pictures taken on his tour of duty in Korea. Even though I can clearly remember bringing it home with me, I can't for the life of me remember where I put it, and it's driving me mad not being able to find it. The Korean War ( Read more... )

I spent a rare afternoon in the bosom of my family, as my aunt and uncle (my dad's youngest brother) came to visit. I hadn't seen them in an age, and I quite enjoyed spending some time with them. They're approaching fourscore years, and in reasonably good health; but they do have this one big worry: what will happen to their son after they ( Read more... )