Very stupidly have managed to align passport renewal date with the run-up to a major birthday. Was feeling OK about the birthday until I breezed into a Photo Me booth at the weekend. It spat out a set of images that made me look like Madge Allsop, Dame Edna's former bridesmaid.
Bit of a shocker and not really something to put anyone in a holiday mood. So today, in search of better set, I have visited a high street photographers twice, they were closed both times, and three supermarkets, one with an out of order booth, and one with a booth which I thought had produced a marginally better result until I got home and noticed hair in my eyes. In a final bid for a more flattering result I returned to the original supermarket with a cardboard box covered in tin foil which I held under my face. It works! The results are much improved (but wish I hadn't done this where we do the weekly shop as the security and welcome desk staff clearly think I'm nuts).
Hoping it's not just me...?