Challenge

We've been having a great time with our guests -Lennie and Jan - whom I met on the Camino this year. They are here from The Netherlands for a few days - Tomorrow they are off into the Pyrenees for a couple of days walking before returning home.

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This month I've joined in a photography challenge -To take one photo a day linked to a list of prompts as set up my FatMumSLim - a blog site written by a fun girl called Chantelle.

FOr the 1st of September the prompt was - Me now:

It's not a brilliant shot, taken with the web-cam on our desktop PC- but it gets the message across -ME NOW - The 'famous author'

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Day Two -Father.

I ummed and aahed a while with this one, as father is not a word that's in my vocab much, but came up with this - a photo of a photo. 

My dad as a lad:

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Day three was 'Far Away'

After unsuccessfully trying to get a photo of the moon I settled on another place that's far away and begins with 'M' -Miami- here's a shot from the opening of 'CSI Miami' -Love this show! 

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And Today -Day Four the prompt is 'In my mailbox'

Well I am waiting for something wonderful to drop into my mailbox, and am sure it will arrive this week. But today was not to be the day - 'Take Two' will arrive this week I am sure

NOthing else arrived n my mailbox, but this one is always busy:

 

From now on I intend to add the photos as a 'PS' to the daily blog. But am extending the challenge to you too. If you've got a camera (and who hasn't really!) start now and let's see how we compare!

Home again

Well I guess the title says it all -I'm back with my family in CasaTulStig.

At Santiago airport I checked in, sticks and all (they have a special no charge for sticks agreement for pilgrims travelling from Santiago).

After a slight delay I arrived back at BCN airport, picked up my rucksack, but no sticks. OMG my friends had got lost en-route. after a quick and efficient chat with the 'lost luggage' desk I was advised that as soon as they were located they would be delivered straight to our door, and happily they arrived this morning.

Arriving home is always a little traumatic after so long on the road, and this time as we have been having work done in the house it was doubly so, as the house was in a bit of a mess. Now I don't know about you, but I can't sit amongst a mess, so as soon as I arrived home I set to on it all so as I'd feel more comfortable.  Isn't it incredible how dust gets just about everywhere, especially when builders take no care to prevent it. Anyway the house is starting to get a little more comfortable, and tomorrow I shall be talking to the builders first thing...

So to the two questions that most of you ignored, but a couple of you did your best to answer.

First of all my sticks- Yes Janey was right - they were named 'Jane and Nick' -so I have a little something here for you when you come over next month. As soon as I received Janey's whatsApp message with the answer I wondered how she'd got into my head again!

And the weight I lost - 7.5 kilos (one stone and two pounds and a bit) - Janey thought I'd lose one and half stone (9.25 kilos) and Nick thought I'd lose 12 kilos - Janey you've done it again.

Cometition time

Today I have been walking with two new and very good friends. My walking poles. And I am getting on with them so well that I have named them. So what have I called them? They have a name each and if you think you might know what I've called them add a comment below or send me an e-mail. The answer will be given in my first blog when I get home. And yes there's a prize if you get it  right.