358. Christmas Eve. Spent a quiet afternoon beside a dam because several members of my family have Covid. 359. I was given a purple shamrock for Christmas. Its leaves look like purple butterflies on stalks. 360. In a newfound café I was enjoying good coffee and half an hour of peace and quiet, when theContinue reading “365 Unusual Things: 358-365”
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365 Unusual Things: 351-357
358. Saw a woman walking in a Christmas tree. 359. Saw two guys in Santa costumes fishing at the pond. 360. My Korean student gave me two handleless teacups for Christmas. I made a cup of tea when I got home but the cup was so hot I couldn’t pick it up. 361. On theContinue reading “365 Unusual Things: 351-357”
365 Unusual Things: 344-350
351. Went to a concert and heard my son sing in Latin and Finnish, though he speaks neither language. 352. Dropped off a Christmas hamper at a charity and was invited to have coffee with a French teacher because I speak French. 353. A migrant who is learning English from me was so confident todayContinue reading “365 Unusual Things: 344-350”
365 Unusual Things: 337-343
337. Saw what looked like an offering beside a pond. I did an experiment (after being told that few people use cameras now, see day 336), taking a photo of the same thing with both my camera and my phone (Fujifilm X-E4 and iPhone SE). Here’s the comparison. My camera takes better photos. 338. AContinue reading “365 Unusual Things: 337-343”
365 Unusual Things: 330-336
330. In a huge shop of Christmas decorations, only one small table held nativity scenes. The rest was tinsel and bling, including witch dolls and black Christmas trees. 331. I’ve had just one translated story published this year (it used to happen more often) and today I got an offer to publish a second one,Continue reading “365 Unusual Things: 330-336”
365 Unusual Things: 323-329
323. A potter friend made a ceramic egg carton, put a few eggs in it and advertised it on Facebook who took it down because it promotes animal products. She took the eggs out, advertised it again, and it passed the test.
365 Unusual Things: 316-322
316. At an ice cream shop this afternoon, I had to ask which flavours had dairy in them because about half were marked “vegan”. 317. I signed up to sponsor a girl in Ghana today. Her name is Forgive. She has been waiting 99 days for a sponsor. 318. Went out for a walk becauseContinue reading “365 Unusual Things: 316-322”
365 Unusual Things: 309-315
309. At a major grocery store I saw shelves of bread loaves behind the counter and asked if I could buy one, but the “bakers” assured me they weren’t cooked yet. But they looked cooked! 310. Today I found a beehive in a tree hollow. 311. Saw two baby peewees (magpie larks) on an overheadContinue reading “365 Unusual Things: 309-315”
365 Unusual Things: 302-308
302. Passed a pink house falling into ruin, all blinds down, letterbox smashed, flowerpots full of rubbish, matching pink fence collapsing, next door to a house with fake security tape stretched across the yard saying “Keep Out. Haunted House”. 303. Today I saw a gallows with a skeleton hanging from a noose, dressed in aContinue reading “365 Unusual Things: 302-308”
365 Unusual Things: 295-301
295. Walked on a beach where the driftline was peppered with blue things, mostly bluebottles. 296. Been married 40 years today. That’s unusual. 297. Stopped to look at a large vertical rock on the beach but couldn’t get close to it because of storms and a high tide, but noticed there were several memorial plaquesContinue reading “365 Unusual Things: 295-301”
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