Monthly Archives: September 2016

Photo a Day – week twenty eight

Posted on 29 September, 2016 by mel

The Algarve instalment! And totally selfie focussed with a little scenery in the backgrounds for good measure. Enjoyed this one. I liked messing about with the whole self-portrait thing with such great light to help me out! Save Save Save

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Holiday vibes and shadow photos

Posted on 27 September, 2016 by mel

Having a lovely time here in Portugal. We have found our own routine. Late breakfast, reading, pool, late lunch. A walk here and nap there just the perfect lazy holiday. I’ve also been taking lots of photos some on the … Continue reading →

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Photo a Day – week twenty seven

Posted on 24 September, 2016 by mel

Here goes another week. This one ends with our arrival in the Algarve for our holidays. But we begin back in the UK on a morning walk with Buddy. I spotted these trees and the chimney stacks and liked how … Continue reading →

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The quest for 10k a day

Posted on 17 September, 2016 by mel

It’s all the iphones fault. During the earlier part of the year for one of the monthly One Little Word® prompts I had written in my note book that doing more exercise was important but I knew I’d never do … Continue reading →

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Photo a Day – week twenty five and twenty six

Posted on 13 September, 2016 by mel

Playing catch up again. This series of pictures brings us right up to date though and I thought it would be fun to write more than I usually do for each of the photos like I did back here. The … Continue reading →

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One Little Word® 2016 – Whole – an update

Posted on 9 September, 2016 by mel

It had been months, 7 months in fact, since I posted about this project. Overall this year has been more ‘succesful’ than previous years both in terms of taking part with the monthly prompts for the class and feeling like … Continue reading →

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52 Stories – number thirty seven – Anatomy of a photo

Posted on 5 September, 2016 by mel

What with trips to London and ‘double sleep-overs’ I’ve got a little behind with my stories. Anatomy of a photo This photograph has been waiting quite a while for its moment in the story spotlight. It is another one of … Continue reading →

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Bloom 2016 – Summer colour

Posted on 2 September, 2016 by mel

This is an arrangement from the other week. I spotted the beautiful Anemones at the back of the border and wondered how they’d last as a cut flower. I also found a clump of Oregano that I’d planted flowering away … Continue reading →

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