Double selfie on assignment

Sue's sister asked for a double portrait of us for some project she's working on (a surprise for Sue, I think). We used the black wall we've been using for a backdrop to Sue's large ceramic works and the self-timer on the camera. It took us 25 shots to get one we weren't embarrassed by.  One of us (I won't say who, but her initial is S) kept getting the giggles. One of us (initial K) kept looking half-asleep or drugged (though neither of us, I hasten to say, was either of those). We struggled to get enough light and not get reflections in our glasses. I think we finally got one that works, though neither of us likes that kind of posed portrait. That said, we thought we might start documenting our last years by doing these on some kind of regular basis (if-and-when-we-remember).

Meanwhile we studied the books on how to use the high-tech car we just bought; I interviewed Sue about her black ceramics; we played a couple of rousing games of spades; we watched the rain come down; and we watched The Dig on Netflix and read up on Sutton Hoo on the internet. Edith Pretty was 53 when that whole story happened, and we were annoyed that the people who made the movie thought they couldn't interest an audience unless they made her gorgeous and in her early 30s. We disliked the characterization of Peggy Piggott, who was in fact a brilliant scholar and a woman of great depth and commitment, not much like the sexy little number played by Lily James. Otherwise, it was worth watching. Ralph Fiennes is, as always, spectacular. Some of the writing was beautiful, and we like the message that our knowledge of history shows us that we are interconnected with all who came before us, and that in a way, that defies death.

For those of you who have asked how Felix is coming along, Seth sent me a wonderful double portrait of Bella and Felix (see Extra) this morning. 

Update: Inukshukne asked to see one of the rejected photos, and I have just posted another extra with both of us doing what we did so often.