Seaside smile

Life's lately been a bit, well, you know. I won't bore you with the details and besides which, it's none of your bleedin' business, you nosy parker, you. But let's just say we've had a problem hanging (literally) over our heads for the past couple of weeks. And to make things better and put a smile back on our faces, we're off to the seaside for the weekend. Nothing else beats it.

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Steve said…
Get yourself a Flake '99 while you're there. It always works for me.
1:41 PM
Glenda Young said…
Flake '99s are compulsory at the seaside, shurely? It's seaside rule no. 27.
1:45 PM
Fran Hill said…
That is such a fab picture. I want to bury that man in sand and just have the last bit of his tummy poking out. Hope you enjoyed your break.
10:10 PM
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