Cee's Fun Foto Challenge - Letter X

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Letter X – X needs to be anywhere in the word or shaped like the letter X

January 30, 2018 Cee Neuner

This week the topic is Letter X 

 X needs to be anywhere in the word or your primary photo subject needs to be shaped like the letter X.

Here is my selection: 

LYNX YOU

men's toiletries

Rocksox

Lady's watch with Roman numerals

Garden wall clock 

with Roman numerals

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Walls – Indoors or Outdoors

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Walls – Indoors or Outdoors

January 25, 2018 Cee Neuner

This week the topic is Walls – Indoors or Outdoors.

Here is my selection:

 Goodrich Castle

Ellen Terry museum entrance hall

Largest collection of horseshoes inside the Manor House, Oakham Castle, Rutland. 

Cephalopod Coffeehouse: January 2018

Cephalopod Coffeehouse: 26 January 2018

Welcome one and all to the Cephalopod Coffeehouse, a cozy gathering of book lovers, meeting to discuss their thoughts regarding the works they enjoyed most over the previous month.  Pull up a chair, order your cappuccino and join in the fun. 

Hosted by  the Armchair Squid:

https://armchairsquid.blogspot.co.uk/2017/12/the-cephalopod-coffeehouse-january-2018.html

Here is my chosen book for the month of January 2018

Coming Home to Island House

By 

Erica James

448 pages

BLURB taken from Amazon

It's the summer of 1939, and after touring an unsettled Europe to promote her latest book, Romily Temple returns home to Island House and the love of her life, the charismatic Jack Devereux.

But when Jack falls ill, his estranged family are called home and given seven days to find a way to bury their resentments and come together.

With war now declared, each member of the family is reluctantly forced to accept their new stepmother and confront their own shortcomings. But can the habits of a lifetime be changed in one week? And can Romily, a woman who thrives on adventure, cope with the life that has been so unexpectedly thrust upon her?

4*

This is just my type of book.

A family saga set in and English village just before the outbreak of World War II. 

Due to the death of Jack Devereux his widow, estranged children and niece are thrust together for a week before they can benefit from the terms of his will.

All the characters are now in a situation that takes them out of their comfort zones combined with the threat of war looming large bringing added anguish and conflict to all concerned. 

This is a well written book, all the characters have their own stories which we read about without any confusion, even the secondary characters have major roles to play in the storyline.  

I loved this book and engaged with all the characters (even the nasty ones).  Although it may seem a longer book at 448 pages it really didn't feel like it and seemed to take no time at all to read. 

If you like family sagas then I would fully recommend this book.    

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Letter W

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Letter W – Needs to start with W and have two vowels in the word

January 23, 2018 Cee Neuner

This week the topic is Letter W – 

Needs to start with W and have two vowels in the word

(window, wheel, wagon, working, weather, woodshed, woman)

Here is my selection: 

Waitrose supermarket

Walpole Bay Hotel

Welcome Sign 

Weeping willow

Cee's Odd Ball Photo Challenge

Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: January 21, 2018

January 21, 2018 Cee Neuner

This challenge is for those photos you take that don’t really fit into any common category.  

There is never a theme to this challenge, so what is an odd ball is all up for you to discover and photograph.

Here is my oddball photo for this week:

The writing says:

Santa’s Helper

Royal Mail

Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge

Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge – January 19, 2018

January 19, 2018 Cee Neuner

This Which Way challenge is all about capturing the roads, walks, trails, rails, steps, signs, etc. we move from one place to another on.  You can walk on them, climb them, drive them, ride on them, as long as the specific way is visible.  Any angle of a bridge is acceptable as are any signs.

Spiral staircase in a lighthouse

Building site entrance

hump sign

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Open Topic

January 18, 2018 Cee Neuner

This week the topic is Open Topic.  

There is no topic this week, so let’s see how creative you can get. 

Oh dear!  Honestly it wasn't my fault

My cousin's wedding car

Sunset 

Cee's Fun Foto Challenge - Letter V

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Letter V: Needs to start with V and have at least 6 letters

January 16, 2018 Cee Neuner

This week the topic is 

Letter V:  Needs to start with V and have at least 6 letters

Here is my entry:

Vintage Car - Bentley

 The Village Forge

Viking Coastal Trail

Vincent Van Gogh jigsaw puzzle

Cee's Black and White Photo Challenge: Corners

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Corners

January 11, 2018 Cee Neuner

This week the topic is Corners.   

HERE IS MY TAKE ON CORNERS

corner shower base unit

corner wall

corners of a roof (plus a spurious seagull for added interest)

corners on a raised herb bed (to be planted)

Corner cabinet

Cee's Fun Foto Challenge: Letter U

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Letter U – Needs to have the letters O and U in the word

January 9, 2018 Cee Neuner

This week is Letter U – Needs to have the letters O and U in the word (focus, outside, lotus, you, house, mouse, tofu).

Here is my entry:

Pencil case

Gruffalo Towel

Old Borough Arms

Drinking fountain (not in use)

Fountain in local park 

The Fountain Inn

Willesborough W.I. Hall

Cee's Black and White Photo Challenge: Toys for children or adults

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Toys for Children or Adults

January 4, 2018 Cee Neuner

Kevin the Minion 

Steep slide

Play park 

 Tornado in a jar

Fidget spinner - they seem to be all the rage at the moment from little ones up to teenagers.