And bflocket *I totally know what you mean* about that phrase!! It sure is descriptive and usually perfectly captures a vision. I can't bring myself to say it, though, because it's just so...icky (and I have the mouth of a sailor). I usually end up saying something like "it looks like she's lead a hard life." Not as much of an impact but it's the closest thing I can come up with!
I hate that so many of those generations are passing on or are trapped in nursing homes now. Nobody knows most of the "clean" dirty phrases that I learned from them. Now we just flat-out cuss and get straight to the point.
I think I can see the spot on her face in the original photos, but it is "retouched" away in the clearer photo and not present in the drawing.
It looks more like a big freckle or even a shadow to me.
Wish it had some kind of date-stamp...