A Picture A Day: Week 43
Well, it has been another busy week. But there’s nothing new there! I think when folk ask how life is, I should stop saying hectic, because that implies some...
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A Picture A Day: Week 41
A day late, but here are last week’s pictures. And I have to confess, I forgot one day! But that’s OK - I had an extra one from the day after to fill in the ...