Dignitea's blog post

Sunday, January 11, 2026, 6:56:44 PM

Never meant it to be this long, but just so much going on the last few weeks, then to add to it all, I got laid off from work for 4 weeks.

I see the next 4 weeks as a practice run for what it will be like when I retire, I think winter is the best time this could have happened with all the dull drab shitty days we get here, this was always going to be the hardest time for me, so yes very much the trial run.

I done my usual thing, went for a walk on Friday morning, processed it all in my mind as I walked, job done. Sat in the coffee shop telling Cass and all she said was guess S better get a box of Tetley Tea bags in

It will not all be plain sailing, I know that but it is just life. With all that I have had to deal with, at my age it is not the worst of things. I am sure, I will write more over the weeks.

I have been taking a few pictures of the seaweed that washes up on the beach, a long term project, a lot of times you walk and find nothing, the one posted is a black and white, not sure about it to be honest.

New log has washed up on the beach, nice place to sit, I often get my journal out and write here, will do so, till a storm comes along and takes it away or someone cuts it up for firewood.

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TopCat57 on 11-Jan-26 21:34:10

I think that pic is a metaphor for how you are feeling at the moment, washed up, cast adrift, you are not! You have so much to offer through the lens of your camera's , onwards and upwards , Dig...plenty more to life than a mere job...if i'm wide of the mark, tell me so : ) TC

Dignitea on 13-Jan-26 19:04:07

I had a talk about this today, my friend had read your comment, conclusion maybe in a subconscious way, but I have been taking them for 12 months or so and look at them as kind of art form, bit like the sand patterns, one other reason, my friends little great granddaughter loves them, she has 4 in her bedroom.