Apologies for the lack of posts. I was in a new apartment this time out, and the internet began sporadically, then eventually died.

I got a lot of posts written, though, and I’ll post them in the coming days, as if I was still there….just posted a week behind the actual dates.

Ella

I’ve had problems with my laptop (as regards getting online) since arrival here, and it has taken Jim and myself a several days to get the thing sorted out!

I’ve a few posts lined up, so I’ll try and clear my backlog as the day progresses 😀

Ella

We’re off to Spain tomorrow, so no posts until Wednesday, at least, but I should be able to pick up the posts on an almost daily basis while out there. No red and yellow border to the photos this year, I’ve lost the capacity (I think) to use Picasa, but may still have it on my laptop, so the ‘Postcards’ series this year won’t have colours reflecting our location. Speak to you all later this week and, as usual, I may even get in a couple of sneaky, unidentifiable real life photos. Stay tuned!

Ella.

I have no idea if this is a tattoo, or just a photoshop job. I’ve never felt compelled to have a tattoo before (and still don’t) but if I ever change my mind, it’ll be this one! This just makes me smile!

Ella

A village near Barcelona has voted to adopt topless swimming and sunbathing after a vote by the village’s women. 

Ella

Three years ago, I wrote about Marlene, who worked on the same blog I did in the days before SLN!

About eight years ago she developed breast cancer, quit the blog, quit SL and, I’m delighted say, survived this horrible disease.

Marlene eventually came back into SL when grid designers added a mastectomy scar (see above). I’ve gone looking for it on the Marketplace and it sadly doesn’t seem to be available any longer. She wanted her SL to reflect her RL.

Marlene is back in SL, and proudly (if that’s the word) displaying her post-op scar. Earlier today I logged in to find Marlene’s name there in my friends’ list, so I said ‘hi’.

We got chatting and during the course of conversation her operation (in real life) came up. That led to a discussion regarding women now being tattooed, post-mastectomy op, to cover the loss of a breast (or breasts).

The conversation continued about my more recent SL, and a brief discussion was then held about me experimenting with tattoos.

As a result, then…

I designed a breast tattoo to cover a mastectomy scar tattoo in SL, and Marlene is delighted (she says, perhaps she’s only humouring me) with it.

Hope to see her on the grid more regularly! (Sadly she’s in Australia, so our time differences don’t really match up that often).

Ella

A world record for the biggest ever skinny dip has been set by over 2500 women in Wicklow, Ireland, and all to raise money for cancer research!

Well done ladies!

Ella

Just a quick post this morning aimed at you fellas who play SL.

Kauna is retiring its entire stock, everything in the store if free. There is upwards of 200 items, all top quality.

Jim’s in a nice casual suit here, and the beard and moustache are also part of Kauna’s sale. There’s all manner of causal and formal wear, shoes….an entire wardrobe in fact!

Given how hard it appears to be for fellas to get properly dressed, I thought I’d mention it here, even though it’s not really a naturist posting.

Ella

The UK’s World Naked Bike Rides have begun, commencing in Southampton (some edited photos available at the website of the local paper, the Daily Echo)

As ever, we’ll be reporting on it throughout the summer.

No date has been confirmed for Edinburgh as yet, so I don’t know if I will be making my debut ride 🙂

Ella

I’ve nothing much to add (other than a couple of SL photos) to this article about how baring it all on a naked vacation can open your mind.

Ella