Solitude 📷

A pencil sketch depicts a contemplative person with eyes closed, head resting on one hand, surrounded by stars.

Today’s salad bowl.

A vibrant salad featuring sliced avocado, olives, and small red peppers in a pink bowl.

Winding 📷

Auto-generated description: A wall filled with numerous spools of thread in various colors is neatly organized in rows and columns.

Latest update on this thread - mum is expecting to move into the flat downstairs in early September, all being well.

Big kid lost another tooth the other night. We often have no cash in the house other than what he has in his various piggy banks, wallets, boxes. The tooth fairy has been recycling the same two pound coin for three teeth now, and this time he said, “Hmmm… This coin looks familiar…” But that was it, the coin was discarded and it’s now back in my box waiting its next mission.

Little kid went on his first all day school trip to Whipsnade Zoo yesterday. When he jumped off the bus at pick-up time he excitedly told me he’d “been to Europe, and it’s not far away!”

Ephemeral 📷

Planetary names and drawings, depicting elements of the solar system, are written in the sand on a beach.

“If you have ever paid for hosting with us, and you haven’t violated our terms of service or community guidelines, we keep your blog online forever, even after you’ve stopped paying for your subscription.”

I was asked this week about our policy when a subscription expires or sadly even if someone passes away. I know I’ve blogged about this, but I don’t think it was formally documented, so I wrote up a simple help page for it.

Big kid attended his high school transition day today along with kids from all the local primary schools. He was the only one to take a pen, and the only one to take notes.

Collective 📷

A large crowd of people is gathered for a protest, holding signs and Palestinian flags.

Bridge 📷

A decorative acoustic guitar features artwork of two women with floral crowns reflected on either side of the guitar's sound hole and bridge.