Countries

Going where the Czar goes on foot

This odd Russian idiom, куда царь пешком ходит, means going to the toilet. Apparently, the toilet was the only place the Czar wasn’t carried to. It seems this habit also […]

-Portugal

The Butterfly’s Burden

The Butterfly’s Burden by Rafi die ErsteRua de Vilar, Porto, 2021 Rafi explains the story behind this striking mural on her Instagram site: ““The Butterfly’s Burden” is a visual poem […]

-Hertfordshire

A country in our hearts

Ukraine colours on St Alban’s Abbey, Hertfordshire, February 2022 (late night shot on iPhone11) – Copyright Debbie Smyth, 27 February 2022 Posted as part of Silent Sunday and Cellpic […]

-Arizona

Ask not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for …

… the Square Odds Challenge Bell Rock, Oak Creek, Arizona, […]

-Lisbon

Enclosed

Inside the Águas Livres Aqueduct, Lisbon, May 2017 Welcome to One Word Sunday, and over to all of you to join the challenge with your own enclosed post.To join the challenge, please […]

-London

May your moustache grow like brushwood

London, August 2020 Many of us say “bless you” if someone sneezes, but in Mongolia they are more effusive: бурхан оршоо бутын чинээ сахал урга (bless you and may your moustache […]

-Budapest

Don’t forget! Remove the lens cap

Inside the Hungarian Parliament Building, Budapest Now over to all of you. Do come and join us in our Saturday six-word musings. I’ll admit that many of us openly break […]

Black and White Challenges

An old line of defence

Cramond Island, Firth of Forth, Scotland, 2016 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 25 February 2022 Posted as part of Cee’s B&W Challenge …

-Bedfordshire

When ignorance is bliss

“Where ignorance is bliss, ’tis folly to be wise” – an idiom that tells us it is better to remain unaware of things that may cause stress and upset. It comes from the Thomas […]

-Portugal

Please ring the bell

Porto, 2021 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 24 February 2022 Posted as part of Thursday Doors …