Writing It Randomly

Mum isn't known for her sense of humour. We often have to explain our jokes to her. Having five children who love kidding around, that's a lot of 'splainin' to do, Lucy. She's adorable in her naivety. When she makes us laugh, it's usually by accident, but every now and again, she gets it right on purpose. Sunday morning she shared this musical parody. I'm just paying it forward.

The Mykines Holm lighthouse was built in 1909, but it wasn't the Faroes' first. The first lighthouse was lit way over on the other side of the Faroe Islands in 1782, on the northern part of Nolsoy . Towards the end of the second industrial revolution (a few years before the first world war), it looks like the construction bug bit the Faroe people, because they built the first bridge over  Holmgjogv , as well as the first path from Mykines Bygd   (the  village ) to Mykines Holm (the lighthouse islet) in the same year that they constructed Mykines Holm Lighthouse. There have been twenty-one lighthouses on the islands to date (give or take a few that had to be rebuilt over the years). During World War II all three manned lighthouses - Akraberg, Mykines and Nolsoy, were attacked (bombed). After the war ended in 1945, it took three years to set things in order, rebuild, and clean up the islands. PC: KE Adventure Travel Did You Know? Apparently...

"Remember one thing, that you should not leave the earth until you have made it a little more beautiful, a little lovelier, a little more loving." - Osho Image Credit: Philipp Rietz

Annual check up done. I smell cigs and candy... We're all going to die, but I'd like to die a little slower. To do that, I have to shake my addiction to sugar and nicotine. That Sugar Film  opened my eyes to the effect that sugar has on my body and a recent pregnancy scare made me rethink smoking. If I can worry about how bad smoking would be for a baby, why can't I face how bad it is for me?

A lighthouse doesn't have to be real for me to love it. Take this week's lighthouse pick for example. It's obviously digital art and not a true photograph, but as I gaze at it, I can smell the salt on the foamy waves and feel the gusts of wind tugging on my hair. I imagine myself standing on the shore, staring at that light and letting the world fall away. There's something beautiful about letting nature do with you what it will. The Holy Spirit is my guiding light, and I will reach the final destination when my time has come. Until then He keeps me safe. Digital Artist Unknown By the way, I've searched everywhere I could think of, but I only found this 'lighthouse in a storm' picture on various wallpaper websites. Do any of you know who created it?

I've been hearing this Styx song everywhere this past week, and then I remembered that Eric Cartman covered it...

Construction started in 1887, but the lighthouse officially came to be used in September 1890, replacing three older lighthouses. It stands in the middle of Southwold (on the Suffolk Heritage Coast ) where it is still being used today, with tours available to visitors PC: Mark Stace