Just in case anyone is still out there... I have flown the nest and you can now find me in a different guise right here
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
flown the nest...
Just in case anyone is still out there... I have flown the nest and you can now find me in a different guise right here
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
things...
Hello again, if there's anybody out there still!
I didn't mean to take a break but this is some of the stuff I've been up to lately...
* firstly I went on a mystery weekend to a place I've never been before. I ended up in Chester which was rather lovely and had the most fantastic time, mainly because of the lovely group of people I went with. I don't think I've laughed that much in a long time!!
* then I managed to get the most awful cold and sore throat and spent a week in bed. I went back to work yesterday only to feel so terrible that my boss was going to send me home again! Been to the GP today and now have the rest of his week off. I'm actually sitting in bed typing this on my iphone lol!
* still even good stuff still happens and I managed to win a hardback farrow & ball design book in a giveaway across at Lobster and Swan yay! Go and check out her blog it really is lovely...
* so hopefully I'll be feeling back to normal soon and in the meantime I can dream about escaping into the great outdoors again!
** oh and I have some lovely news that I'll share in my next post!!
I didn't mean to take a break but this is some of the stuff I've been up to lately...
* firstly I went on a mystery weekend to a place I've never been before. I ended up in Chester which was rather lovely and had the most fantastic time, mainly because of the lovely group of people I went with. I don't think I've laughed that much in a long time!!
* then I managed to get the most awful cold and sore throat and spent a week in bed. I went back to work yesterday only to feel so terrible that my boss was going to send me home again! Been to the GP today and now have the rest of his week off. I'm actually sitting in bed typing this on my iphone lol!
* still even good stuff still happens and I managed to win a hardback farrow & ball design book in a giveaway across at Lobster and Swan yay! Go and check out her blog it really is lovely...
* so hopefully I'll be feeling back to normal soon and in the meantime I can dream about escaping into the great outdoors again!
** oh and I have some lovely news that I'll share in my next post!!
Friday, 5 November 2010
dreaming...
Firstly, I want to say thank you for all your lovely comments about my first tentative steps into the world of photography... Sometimes you just need a little reassurance that you're not completely crazy in wanting to follow your dreams...
This week I feel as if a lot of things have started falling into place. Maybe there's something in the air but I feel as if things are starting to shift and changes are afoot...
Other things this week in no particular order...
* Last night I went to a gig to see Marina and the Diamonds. She was fantastic... check out this link
* I can't believe that there are only 7 weeks and a day until Christmas... really how did that happen?
* This weekend I'm off on a mystery coach trip! Crazy, yes, cheesy yes but something I always wanted to do! I have no idea where I'll end up but it should be funny and there's 14 of us going... I'll let you know where I end up!!
I hope you all have a lovely weekend whatever you get up to...
This week I feel as if a lot of things have started falling into place. Maybe there's something in the air but I feel as if things are starting to shift and changes are afoot...
Other things this week in no particular order...
* Last night I went to a gig to see Marina and the Diamonds. She was fantastic... check out this link
* I can't believe that there are only 7 weeks and a day until Christmas... really how did that happen?
* This weekend I'm off on a mystery coach trip! Crazy, yes, cheesy yes but something I always wanted to do! I have no idea where I'll end up but it should be funny and there's 14 of us going... I'll let you know where I end up!!
I hope you all have a lovely weekend whatever you get up to...
Monday, 1 November 2010
colour...
I meant to post this over a week ago but a combination of having a few days off work and my home broadband playing up, meant that here I am just doing this now... (sorry Catherine!)
This was the third time I've collaborated with Catherine on our photo project. She chose the theme Colour and sent the most fantastic parcel...
Catherine's photos were of little paintings she has done which feature all of her favourite colours and she sent me a couple of the paintings - thank you Catherine!She also sent me the sweetest bunting and a wonderful chocolate which totally reminded me of childhood and made me smile!
This was the third time I've collaborated with Catherine on our photo project. She chose the theme Colour and sent the most fantastic parcel...
Catherine's photos were of little paintings she has done which feature all of her favourite colours and she sent me a couple of the paintings - thank you Catherine!She also sent me the sweetest bunting and a wonderful chocolate which totally reminded me of childhood and made me smile!
Thursday, 21 October 2010
the road less travelled...
The mornings are getting so dark around here, that most of the journey to work is done in darkness now. I have to confess though to a certain fondness for seeeing the world wake up and the sun rise, even if it is through the windows of the car.
I'm beginning to get my mojo back again and am still enjoying the mondo beyondo course I've started. It's making me realise about the things I want and I realise how much I really want to be a photographer and that I just need to stop procrastinating and take steps to do something about it!
There, I've said it in black and white to make it more real. Only it's pretty scary wondering if I'm good enough or whether I can do it, but sometimes the road less travelled, even if a little bumpy in places is still the place I want to go and it's got to the point where not trying to make the journey has become impossible...
Wednesday, 6 October 2010
playing...
I'm loving that fact that it's Autumn and my fairy lights have come out to play. I'm currently obsessed with lovely twinkly light.
I'm trying to spend more time doing the things I enjoy, instead of running around like a headless chicken... even if that does mean playing with fairy lights whilst enjoying a cup of tea. Nobody said I couldn't multi-task!!
I started my dream lab course on Monday and I'm excited to see where it leads...
I'm trying to spend more time doing the things I enjoy, instead of running around like a headless chicken... even if that does mean playing with fairy lights whilst enjoying a cup of tea. Nobody said I couldn't multi-task!!
I started my dream lab course on Monday and I'm excited to see where it leads...
Monday, 4 October 2010
65 miles an hour**...
Somehow; somewhere along the line, I seem to have lost a bit of mojo. I feel like I've been rushing around, holding my breath and forgetting to breathe out again... So this weekend I gave myself a little space to just chill out, listen to some music and quite frankly not do much at all.
** taken with my iphone early one morning at 65 miles per hour, when I was on the way to work
Maybe it's because we're coming into Autumn now, that I feel like I need to stop and take stock of where I'm at. In this frame of mind I've signed up to Mondo Beyondo's fall dreamlab which is just what I'm ready for. I'm hoping it might help to get me back on track again...
** taken with my iphone early one morning at 65 miles per hour, when I was on the way to work
Maybe it's because we're coming into Autumn now, that I feel like I need to stop and take stock of where I'm at. In this frame of mind I've signed up to Mondo Beyondo's fall dreamlab which is just what I'm ready for. I'm hoping it might help to get me back on track again...
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
opening my eyes...
Sometimes the ordinary day to day stuff is just there in the background and you don't really appreciate it when it's there all the time...
One day recently; on a grey and drizzly day I looked out of my window at work. It was so rainy but there was a little bit of sun peeking through and I switched the settings on the camera to manual to capture the blur...
If you look hard enough, I mean really hard enough, the loveliness is there where-ever you are...
One day recently; on a grey and drizzly day I looked out of my window at work. It was so rainy but there was a little bit of sun peeking through and I switched the settings on the camera to manual to capture the blur...
If you look hard enough, I mean really hard enough, the loveliness is there where-ever you are...
Monday, 27 September 2010
this weekend...
Was all about taking it easy and catching up...
As I've been so busy recently, a lot of things have had to slide - so finding myself with a little spare time I decided to bake bread... rosemary and seed bread. It's one of those things that can't be rushed and has the benefit that you can do other things, (in my case doing a little magazine reading) whilst waiting...
I'm really going to try and make the effort now that Autumn is upon us to get into baking bread again, mainly because it's so difficult to find decent shop bought bread in the Uk and really who doesn't love the smell of bread baking on a slow Sunday afternoon... Hope you've had a good weekend whatever you've been doing...
As I've been so busy recently, a lot of things have had to slide - so finding myself with a little spare time I decided to bake bread... rosemary and seed bread. It's one of those things that can't be rushed and has the benefit that you can do other things, (in my case doing a little magazine reading) whilst waiting...
I'm really going to try and make the effort now that Autumn is upon us to get into baking bread again, mainly because it's so difficult to find decent shop bought bread in the Uk and really who doesn't love the smell of bread baking on a slow Sunday afternoon... Hope you've had a good weekend whatever you've been doing...
Tuesday, 21 September 2010
cozy...
One of the really good things about Autumn, is the fact I can indulge my love of coziness to my hearts content...
Although I'll miss the light of summer, I have a serious love for twinkling fairy lights and cozy duvets. Sometimes it's this inbetween time that's most unsettled; when it's not really full on Autumn but rather something else just giving a glimpse of what's to come...
I'm actually looking forward to this time of year when I can be warm and toasty inside while the weather is foul outside, as there's something so comforting about that! It also gives me an excuse to do all the things I like to do and catch up with myself finally!! Oh and the Toast catalogue makes winter seem like something to indulge in, rather than to despair about. **Though I'm not sure how good it will be for the bank balance lol!
Although I'll miss the light of summer, I have a serious love for twinkling fairy lights and cozy duvets. Sometimes it's this inbetween time that's most unsettled; when it's not really full on Autumn but rather something else just giving a glimpse of what's to come...
I'm actually looking forward to this time of year when I can be warm and toasty inside while the weather is foul outside, as there's something so comforting about that! It also gives me an excuse to do all the things I like to do and catch up with myself finally!! Oh and the Toast catalogue makes winter seem like something to indulge in, rather than to despair about. **Though I'm not sure how good it will be for the bank balance lol!
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