The lovely Michelle by wakelys

The lovely Michelle

Michelle is a larger than life lady and works in the 19 Fouteas Tea Room. It is such a nostalgic place to visit where you step back into the 1940’s.
I was meeting a friend and we were fascinated by police activity outside as they were doing a drug search on a car.
She was so friendly and a fun character to chat to.
At Christmas she buys a gift and gives it to a stranger which I thought was a fabulous idea.
Her lipstick was a metallic red and really stood out. She chatted about her fully body tattoos explaining that when a friend was going through chemotherapy she shaved her hair and had her head tattooed . She often wears a turban not to cover her tattoos but she enjoys wearing the flamboyant headwear. My friend asked what part of the body was most painful to get tattooed and she told us the armpit area was unpleasant + a few other personal areas.
I explained 365 I told her this would be ideal for this challenge but assured her that I would not be sharing on Facebook to which she answered “I don’t care love, share with who you like.
Fabulous capture and I love the b&w.
September 11th, 2024  
What a fascinating portrait. Great smile, lovely idea of the gift for a stranger and wow, soooo many tattoes!
September 11th, 2024  
Such a wonderful portrait of this flamboyant person with a great smile. She sure sounds like quite a character.
September 11th, 2024  
Your use of black and white and her outfit make this truly vintage photo FAV
September 11th, 2024  
What a wonderful kind person…
Great b&w…
September 11th, 2024  
What a great portrait! Full of life.
September 11th, 2024  
Love this cafe and what a fabulous portrait
September 11th, 2024  
Awesome B&W portrait and great narrative
September 11th, 2024  
She looks like quite a character! Great portrait.
September 11th, 2024  
Love, love, love this photograph. So much to look at, and a fabulous environmental portrait. Well done you
September 11th, 2024  
An interesting character
September 11th, 2024  
Great portrait, suits black & white.
September 11th, 2024  
I love her. You can tell she is a wonderful person yo know
September 11th, 2024  
What a character… sounds like a super interesting woman. Great photo… I’d suggest returning often and shooting more photos of her and this tearoom. I’d love to see more.
September 11th, 2024  
Fabulous capture in mono - great for the people-34 challenge?
September 11th, 2024  
This has such a nostalgic, vintage look. She is her own person. Good for her.
September 12th, 2024  
Sweet
September 12th, 2024  
So very interesting…great portrait
September 12th, 2024  
A great capture & an interesting story.
September 12th, 2024  
What a lovely character and such a great portrait of her
September 12th, 2024  
Fabulous portrait and story
September 12th, 2024  
Wonderful portrait capture of Michelle. Her smile shows she is a lovely person both on the inside and on the outside. And her story is quite interesting.
September 12th, 2024  
Great touch of nostalgia.
September 12th, 2024  
Just wonderful and thanks for sharing the story.
September 12th, 2024  
She sounds truly delightful!
September 16th, 2024  
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