Helena has a new photographic theme for 2016:Snap, a visually linked group of 2 to 4 images.***Grand Central Station doesn't look much from the outside,but the inside?It's pure architectural loveliness.If you hop over to Journal of Curious Things, you can read aboutKirsty's tour of the station ... and note that we took near identical photos. You … Continue reading Snap #39 | Grand Central Station
Living in London can mean that a person becomes immured to everyday rudeness and unpleasantness.Most of us at some point will encounter Mr. or Ms. Rude when travelling on the Tube.It's pretty much a given.Last week, however, I encountered Ms. Rude on the school run.I won't bore you with the details of what exactly transpired between … Continue reading Is It Really Just Me?
To the countryside and specifically the village of Great Missenden.It was the home for 36 years of Roald Dahland it is also home to the Roald Dahl Musuem and Story Centre. The village isn't that big and you can see most of it in half an hour. But it is very pretty. We spent around 90 minutes in … Continue reading A Visit to Roald Dahl Country
"To forget one's ancestors is to bea brook without a source, a treewithout a root."~ Chinese proverb
The Boy Child's teacher died at the weekend.I wanted to tell you about her, but I can't quite find the right words to her justice.Instead, I'm sharing the contents of the note we sent to her husband*{which with hindsight, doesn't read as fluently as it might}: ~ taken in June 2016 ~Dear Mr S.,We were deeply … Continue reading Finding the Words
Helena has a new photographic theme for 2016:Snap, a visually linked group of 2 to 4 images.*** Looking South from the Empire State Building. Looking North West from One World Trade Center Looking East to the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridgesfrom One World Trade Center. Looking North from the Empire State Building.***You can see more Snap images here.
The remnants of Storm Angus was doing its thingoutside the window as these photos were taken yesterday afternoon.Generally, as a rule, I love living in the UK, but on occasion,such as taking photos indoors in November light,I quite fancy a spot of, say, Arizona sunshine. Know what I'm saying? So. The revamp of my craft room is … Continue reading Craft Room Revamp Complete
Los Pequeňos are doing so well that they are now sharing an incubator. How cute is that! They are 4 weeks old today. They now have names. They are identical and we can currently only tell them apart because the younger one (by a mere minute) is still on oxygen. There is some talk of … Continue reading Los Pequeňos
"Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp,or what's a heaven for?"'Andre del Sarto': Robert Browning,1812-1889
In an ideal world, all my photos would be magazine worthy.The reality is, of course they're not.Not even close.Where I want to include them in our albums, I've found the most effective thing to do is print the images in mixed sizesand reach for a divided page protector, chipboard embellishments and Project Life cards.The latest batch … Continue reading Pocket Scrapping | The "they’re-pretty-dull" Photos
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