{on film // margate & whitstable}
I’ve not blogged or shared these but feel the time is right as I’m exploring my film cameras again. Whitstable & Margate, two of my favourite places with my favourite people.
my children
stylish, attitude, gappy-mouthed, brother, sisters, siblings,
{Villa P//Rome//personal}
Earlier this month V and I went to Roma with one of my most beautiful friends. I’ve known Natalia since we lived together whilst at Bangor University, thrown together in at the deep end of Mexican parties, a quarantined cat and unhealthy obsession with fish (hers, not mine) our friendship blossomed. Natalia taught me to cook, how to travel with a stonking hangover, how to make a rooster sound in Danish (this is a very funny story), how to love (like, okay, drink without vomiting) salty liquorice vodka, and many many other important life skills… So when she suggested a girlie trip to Roma I wasn’t going to say no! Friday came and so did a nasty bout of tonsillitis for La V but the dr kindly prescribed some hardcore antiBs and she gallantly made the journey to Roma.
I will split the posts as the weekend was so so magical, but these are perhaps some of my favourites, maybe, well, actually probably not. But I LOVED the half empty pool, me and water are always a winner. If you have a pool full, empty or like this let me know. I will be back pool, don’t clean yourself up yet 🙂
V took a little persuading, thankfully it hadn’t been empty for too long so only a few pond skaters and big magnolia seeds. How cool is my girl. Love love love her.
{Pen y Fan//Wales//personal}
On Good Friday we climbed southern Britain’s highest peak Pen y Fan . This is a totally do-able climb with children over 5… although I did carry Cy for some of the way but that was more to do with me taking pity on his little legs than him actually being unable to go any further. It was such a glorious day and Violet totally threw herself into the experience finding that buzz you get when you achieve something that you didn’t think you’d be able to do. So proud of my little mountain goats. Over the next few days we went on to do two more huge walks and they managed to clock up 15 miles which isn’t bad for 5 and 8…
{celebrating the MOTHERSHIPS}
Every so often you meet someone who you know is very special, meet Beth. I’ve blogged about her before but it was all lost :(. Beth is the kind of woman that restores your faith in human nature. She’s been through a lot, goes through a lot, doesn’t moan or grumble instead she smiles and nurtures her family with all the love and adoration contained within her cells. Yesterday I met her third baby, A, not at home but in hospital as they will both be in for a while longer for various reasons. Being her third child, last child (!?), first girl, first not in SCBU this was a very special shoot for both me and her.
Happy Mother’s Day all your super mums, hope the cuddles are squeezy, the chocolates expensive 😉 and the breakfast in bed not too burnt. x
{la musette}
I needed to check out the light and some ideas for up coming shoots so I put her in a dress and asked her to pose, she wasn’t really into it, wouldn’t brush her hair, moaned about the mirror ball… blah blah blah la musette is a typical model ;). Still, I love the result.