COLD DARK ROOM

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hmmm, I thought I felt something patting me during the night. And Stephen is away at the moment, so it wasn't him.

Is Stephen your postman?

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

As long as we can get a decent toilet in Morroco then would love to come.

First thing we did here was get a proper toilet installed.
The number of 'proper' toilets is increasing all the time, but yes, there are still a lot of holes in the ground.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

So what was the corner and or step that I have been sitting in/on all this time?

The edge of the toilet runaway trench?

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I will take some more please (because they are the next best thing to a real one) and will be very grateful for each and every one received.

Hug.
Hug.
Hug Hug Hug.

 

[CarolM]

First thing we did here was get a proper toilet installed.
The number of 'proper' toilets is increasing all the time, but yes, there are still a lot of holes in the ground.

That was why i said that. I remember reading your story.

 

[CarolM]

The edge of the toilet runaway trench?

Nope. I would have smelled that.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Yesterday, daughter's best friend spent the day with us. (How exhausting! ) I took them to a park and later to Roskilde Museum. It's a very nice, interactive museum with lots of sounds and mood lighting, and the girls were startled more than once by sudden church bells or ominous music. (Fun for mom! ) I have free entrance because of my collaboration with the city tourism office. I brought my tripod this time to get the light right.

Here are some skulls from a sacrificial site almost 2000 years ago:

View attachment 246860
-
-
A legend has it that once upon a time, Roskilde was a small village with a giant Serpent coiled around it. The Serpent required its occasional meal -- a human sacrifice. The villagers then raised a special Bull to fight the Serpent. It's all a parable about Christianity versus the pre-Christian times, but here's an auroch, which may have sparked collective imagination:

View attachment 246861
-
-
Roskilde rose to be the most important Nordic city in the Middle Ages, with the seat of the Bishop, 5 monasteries, and 13 parish churches. As such, it was a seat of power, and most Danish monarchs were laid to rest over the years in Roskilde Cathedral (a tradition that is maintained to this day).

View attachment 246863

-
-
Things took a dramatic turn since the 1660s. The seat of Bishop was moved to Copenhagen, and Roskilde, having lost its prominence in the making of Danish history -- and much of its business, turned into a provincial town.

Terrific photographs and a very interesting story.
Thanks for sharing, Lena.

 

[CarolM]

Hug.
Hug.
Hug Hug Hug.

Nice. Thank you. They were very comforting.

 

[EllieMay]

Beautiful. What is the green light from?

That’s off the end of our dock. The fish like to swim around it at night and we like to sit outside every now and then and just watch

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Lola is much more active than he was but has become very picky food wise and is still losing weight!

Tidgy is always a much more picky eater in the hottest part of summer, as am I, but the weight loss is worrying.
Come on Lola!
Stop mucking about.

 

[CarolM]

That’s off the end of our dock. The fish like to swim around it at night and we like to sit outside every now and then and just watch

Aaahhh beautiful.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Look who I ran into this morning!!!

Wow!
Really?
Incredible colour!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Can you put some signs on the corners ? I think I loose my way.....

But you wouldn't be able to read them.
They may already have signs for all I know.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I love that spider in the photo. Is that the wool spider?

If she exists.

 

[EllieMay]

[emoji28] [emoji90]

[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I have a nagging feeling that it might be...

If she exists.

 

[EllieMay]

You couldn’t have known!

That’s horrible!!! I want to do evil things to the kind of people who would steal...

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Just called the office. Well, the lady said it was canceled and they were going to call me this morning. The app was this morning. No charges!! Yay!
I better lose some weight with all this sweating. [emoji29]

Oh, dear, Kathy!
I hope you're feeling much better by the time you read this.
HUG
(even though you may be slightly sticky and I might catch something)

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

. . . if she exists!

Bravo, Yvonne!

 

[EllieMay]

Aaahhh beautiful.

Thank you and hope you are well today! It’s been such a busy weekend and hard for me to keep up with all the posts.