Outlook

September 14, 2026 by famapa in away from home

I absolutely hate the internet and its bastard son AI. I don’t have to lay out their faults as we all know exactly what’s wrong with them. I try to keep them at bay as much as I can, mainly by coming off Instagram eight years ago and never deliberately using AI. I have internet-free Mondays (which I should really do on more days in the week), where I don’t go online, don’t reach for my phone in a quiet moment out of habit, and just get on with life, less interrupted. My brain loves it. But then, how do I blog, not wanting to contribute and be part of the problem? I know that this space is a bit different, and that my pictures sometimes bring you joy. And that maybe, in the face of the shit show that most parts of the internet is, you come here for a bit of respite, which I’m very grateful for. I don’t know how to balance this out, and in the scheme of things it’s not that important, but I just wanted to explain what I think about this - behind the scenes, and why I’ve been SO quiet this year. If I was more techie I’d move the blog over to a free platform, so I don’t have to care about paying for something I do so sporadically. Maybe I’ll look into it, or maybe I should continue in zine form, and stop publishing online?! Or create a newsletter? Hmmm. So this is where I’m at with My Funny Eye these days. I’m still here, probably thinking about it too much.

Question mark

July 08, 2026 by famapa in away from home

“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God

I came across this quote for the first time a few days ago, and at this particular moment in time, I find comfort in knowing that there will be a year that answers - eventually.

Hope you guys are good x

Road trip part II

February 18, 2026 by famapa in away from home

After our night in Helsingborg we drove a bit further south and over THE BRIDGE to Denmark. Did you watch The Bridge when it came out? I just watched the trailer again, and much as I enjoyed it at the time, I don’t think I could watch it now. The world is too intense, and that sort of drama would make me feel worse *.

I haven’t been to Copenhagen as an adult; it’s always been there in the back of my mind as a city worth visiting, but as it’s not as easy to get to by train as Paris/Amsterdam/Lille/Antwerp etc, I haven't. Sadly we had less than 24 hours to spend there, and our timing was a bit off, as it was Copenhagen Design Week, as well as two other citywide festivals.

To say that the place was packed is an understatement, but I just made a pact with myself that I will go back one day, and time it right. I asked a guy in a store if there ever is a less busy time to go, and he told me when that is and I won’t tell anyone.

There’s so much art, design and architecture that I need to check out next time, but I did like the look of these blocks of flats of Papirøen, which was near to where we were staying. Not long after I took this pic me and my sis had our one and only tense moment with each other of the whole week long drive/trip. We were heading towards the centre of town to check out some shops, and she wanted to rent a Lime bike and I didn’t. It was just a ten minute walk, and I had seen the atmosphere of the bike lanes, which looked a bit intense to me, compared to Amsterdam’s. So she got on a bike and I walked, and I didn’t part from her gracefully. We eventually found each other again, and kudos to my sister, she apologised straight away (when it was me who had been the a-hole!), saying that she hadn't ridden a bike in years (she lives in LA after all) and got so excited about the prospect that she felt had to, right there and then. And then we were good again. I wish all disagreements were that easy to resolve.

In the loo at Pompette, a bar we (both) cycled to in Norrebrø, and yep, there will never be a normal selfie of me ever.

Getting away from the crowds and into more residential areas is always my favourite thing to do when I’m in a city. It gives you a flavour of everyday life elsewhere.

My sister’s shadow trying to find our restaurant. We had a lovely dinner and I took no pictures, because you know as well as I do that that is not what I do.

The following morning we queued up for the ferry that would take us to Germany. A rare moment for The Driver ™️ to stretch her legs.

Haha, I’m just remembering where we were heading to in Germany. I think it’s one of the funniest/craziest things we’ve ever done in our lives. Let’s just say it involved a hotel booking that my sis maybe didn’t to read the small print about… To be continued.

* To counter that I must say that I’m thoroughly enjoying the Winter Olympics at the moment, which feels like a much friendlier watch right now. I’ve never watched so much of the WO in my life, and I will miss it when it’s over. I was down with cold last week and spent whole days watching it. Who knew curling was such a great watch?! So much skill involved! And the common thing in all the sports is that it could so easily go wrong, and painfully so at any point, yet these athletes just throw themselves at it, with no fear. Maybe we all need to be a bit more Olympian in life 💪🏽

Faves of '25

January 22, 2026 by famapa in my everyday life

Ouf. Don’t know how to start again after such a quiet autumn here, but maybe it’s one of those times (again) where I don’t over think it and just jump in. Rather than post part two of the road trip I did with my sister last June, which now feels so long ago now that my memories of it are fading; not the fun and how nice it was to spend that time with my sis, but more where we stopped along the way. Instead I’ll post some of my favourite pictures that I took last year. I very rarely carry a camera with me these days, and it’s not because I take pictures with my phone instead, it’s just that picture taking itself doesn’t feel as important for me at the moment. Ha - how great to still go on with this photo blog of mine then - eh?! Well, I do still take a lot of pictures when I go away, and I usually bring a camera with me to exhibitions by habit, so at least that’s still something. I also, as always, have a mighty big backlog that I can eternally dip into.

Hope you’re all doing as well as you can, and managing to look after yourselves in the midst of the absolute effing madness we’re living through right now. It’s just relentless, and so I will vow to continue to make this space a place where we all can get away from it - if only for a moment. Big hugs x