Back in the day, a summer holiday postcard from friends or family was an almost daily occurrence. I remember my mother having a long row on the mantelpiece, and I would stand on tiptoe to see them all. Most were of UK destinations, and most contained a reference to the weather.
Weather lovely!! Or: Weather mixed. Or (the most sinister): Weather very mixed. Which probably meant it had rained every day except one…
Nowadays, we whack off photos to our nearest and dearest every time we see something worth a pic, and sometimes when we see things not worth a pic, too. I could have done without the photo of the dead bird on the balcony, kindly sent by Son2 when he returned home a few days ahead of me one time. (To do him justice, he did remove it before I arrived.) Photos of drinks or dinners is another favourite, and we all get dozens of selfies of loved ones obliterating their holiday destinations. It’s all great fun, though I’m never sure whether to keep them or not. One ‘rule’ is, if it doesn’t have a person in it, ditch it, unless it’s truly earth-shattering. But then, what is a person?? (That’s Chicago down there, and two of those feet belong to one of my children…)
Last week, the weather in Switzerland was very mixed, so I started to sort through some old photo files. These were the ones I had on my old laptop when I unleashed a load of malware a year or two ago, and they contained scans of old family pics as well as more recent photos. I found them again on a frail and ancient stick that was a freebie from one of my English students, way back. There are some almost-forgotten gems here, too.
I’ve worked though about a tenth of the files – wonder what else I’ll find? Watch this space.
Fascinated by the John Cleese photo … And I LOVE your new cover!
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Thanks, Helen – I love it too! The John Cleese pic is in Glasgow, in the wonderfully-named Strathbungo district. Must go and investigate further next time!
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I didn’t know the ministry of silly walks was in Glasgow…
Great new cover. I wonder what’s behind it.
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Neither did I! Death Wish is out end August – not long to wait now! 🙂
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Love the new cover!
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Me too – Bloodhound do fabulous covers!
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Love the cover! I can’t believe you have another book coming out already – makes me wonder what I do with my time 😀
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You do plenty… While this one is my latest, I spent decades writing six books more or less at the same time… which means they’re all ready at once. I will be MUCH slower from now on in!
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