For the first time in my life I feel self-conscious about looking old and tired without my makeup. That’s a sad realization for me. My daughter tells me “Why do you have to wear makeup? You’re already beautiful. You have some spots on your face but, they’re cute.” For Nora I want to “walk the talk” and “practice what I preach.” And, I want to get Carole King’s voice singing “You’re so Vain” out of my head! LOL
I recently remembered that most of my “freckles” are burn scars from a naan cooking accident when I was backpacking in the Himalayas in 1994. Three Nepalese cooks were badly burned by the exploding hot oil yet I only walked away with painful but, mostly cosmetic scars. (I also just remembered the cooks jumping into the icy river, making the burns worse. What a trip that this memory is flashing back to me as I write this!) Fortunately, I was wearing my glasses because my lenses were coated in oil. It was a great reminder that my face actually has some adventurous stories to tell. So, here I am, sharing my naked, freshly scrubbed, fully-blemished, story-telling face with the cyber-world! Can’t get much more public, huh? “Auntie, thank you for that makeup advice. I’m still listening to you!”
See more of my 365 Project: Untouched photos from my Nikon D5000 with 50mm lens
I’ve always loved finding hidden pictures in those “I Spy” or “Where’s Waldo” books. I like to do the same with my photography, just for fun. So, I wonder if any you can figure out what this is. It would be fun to know what YOU see!
I am probably the LEAST crafty person I know amongst my circle of friends. I happen to own a sewing machine, and I have some basic skills from my home-ec classes in middle school (which in my day, those classes were REQUIRED!) but, I RARELY sew…or knit or crochet or anything using fabric, yarn or thread.