131 posts from 2008

I missed what this week's PQ was so didn't go out of my way to take backlit photos. These are just the three from the past few days that might fit the bill best...

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Taken on the walk at Felixstowe Docks to meet my children and their friend.

Not the best photo of the bunch that I took composure wise, but the one that most fits

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the theme.










Above some shops in Ipswich. The light is reflected from the buildings opposite and when you stand in the right place, you can get a really good blast of warmth!


I decided that I really quite like this one. I think it's the algae on the wall, and the windows, but I am not sure what it is!

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I've gotten quite fond of taking photos of webs, and there is quite a choice of them at the moment.


I got soaked walking through the dew in my garden to take photos of all the pretty ones the other morning. If only I could work out how to focus on the spiders I would be so happy!

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A bargain at £299 in the sale and a 1GB CF card for a fiver, and away I go with my new Canon 400D. I've still to discover what all the dials and doodah's do and mean but I've been having fun trying it out.

J Sunnies Oooh

Lizz Self Portrait Grin

Along The Underside Of The Pier

Spider Web Closer

J Grin

KT Sunset

Gals

St Mary's, Radon, Suffolk

Flowers On Peewit Vari Closer

Porch Face, St Mary's, Raydon, Suffolk

Milsam Reflections

Ipswich Co-op Mosaic

I have a tentative diagnosis of Intercranial Ocular Hypertension which basically means there's too much pressure in my head and it's pushing on my optic nerve. I've a three month call back, with at least a periphal test planned and a referral for a scan to check what's happening up there. I've been told there may be cause for a lumbar puncture, but that depends on how things pan out.

Thank you for replying to the message about your marraige experiences.
It was really helpful towards my homework/coursework and it was interesting to find out how different some marraiges have been.

Thanks again
H x

I've got my appointment today to have my right eye glared into to try and figure out where the pain is coming from and to see if the optic nerve is still swollen. I'm already knackered, as I am in one of my can't-sleep-for-trying phases - the size of the bags under my eyes would probably be classed as 'baggage trunk' and I would much rather have someone hit me over the head so I can sleep the next few days away.

Oh well - here goes.

H has a questionnaire for her GCSE Religious Studies but as we're quite new to town, we don't know enough people for her to ask them the following. If you're happy to help out, could you please answer the following three questions?

1. Where were you married? (Please specify if it was a church or a registry office etc., thank you!)
2. Why did you get married?
3. Length of marraige.

Actually, I want to add a question for her.

4. Are you still married?

Thanks in advance!

[edit:] Her questionnaire is due in on Friday, so any answers up until about 7 p.m. (GMT) Thursday night would be gratefully recieved. She sends her thanks to you all!

Throughout their tender years, the twins have always had differing personalities. The eldest, H, suddenly turned into a teenager at approximately age 6 and her moods were completely unreadable. The slightest thing that could be misread would be and she'd blow her top and rant and rave and get everyone worked up trying to calm her down. J on the other hand, always seemed to be so sweet, although the fact she was such a sticky beak would get her into trouble.

H really got into the moody teen thing a year or so ago, her anger growing and then exploding and I'd have to find inventive ways to cool her down. Suddenly, although she still gets grouchy at times, those times are decreasing in length and her dippy side, the one that makes us laugh and her smile in wonderment at our laughter has become the dominant one. Not J. J, my sweet little girl, has turned into a full blown why-should-I-give-a-f'ing-sh*t kinda girl. Although there are still cute moments and times when she's playing along and being totally hilarious, I am still shocked each time a big outburst leaves her lips and looking at her eyes you can see the pure anger.

I'm hoping she grows out of it and not too far in the future either... jeepers, she can give the most withering looks.