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Slowing Down to the Speed of Photography

By On July 25, 2013 · Leave a Comment

One of the great things about blogging is the opportunity to continually learn and develop new skills. I’ve always loved to write and the dedication of keeping up a blog, week in, week out, keeps that communication muscle flexed. But recent months have seen me want to develop my photography [...]

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We Got A Mail Order Boy Band Member!

By On July 18, 2013 · 1 Comment

It’s amazing what you can get on the internet! I’m planning my son’s upcoming birthday party and was browsing gift websites for ideas for toys and party favours for his goody bags. When I found this…

You’ve heard of ‘mail order brides’? Well I got a mail order [...]

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Jamie’s

By On June 18, 2013 · 4 Comments

Doesn’t this make your mouth water?

It was our anniversary so we went to Jamie’s in Leeds. I couldn’t resist taking my camera in my pocket and I’m glad I did- there were so many photo opportunities!

Here I am at the start of our night:

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Chocolate Brownies for Father’s Day!

By On June 17, 2013 · 5 Comments

At the weekend as part of a sponsored post for Collective Bias®, the kids and I made chocolate brownies using Flora for Father’s Day!

We were originally planning to make Apple Spice Muffins but as you can see from my my shopping trip [...]

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Father’s Day Moustache!

By On June 15, 2013 · Leave a Comment

With the humble moustache being everywhere at the moment, we decided to take a moustache themed picture for my hubby’s Father’s Day card!

For some reason, my daughter didn’t want to be in the picture – she chose to shoot it instead. Wonder why?!

Should I be getting [...]

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Rolling In The Deep… With Bloggers!

By On May 25, 2013 · 2 Comments

The Deep in Hull was the venue for my latest bloggy get together. I took the family off for the day to meet Laura from Tired Mummy of Two who also runs ‘Blogs Up North’ at the world’s only submarium in East Yorkshire.

Here we are at the [...]

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There’s Always Beauty… You Just Have To See It

By On May 22, 2013 · 1 Comment

It was a wet Wednesday morning. My daughter had woken up in a mood which got worse when she saw that both her school trousers were in the wash and she didn’t want to wear a skirt. She’d worn one pair on Monday and one on Tuesday – this was [...]

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When Everyone Is Out…

By On May 21, 2013 · 6 Comments

Today, as part of a sponsored post for Collective Bias® I created some morning ‘me time’ with Kenco coffee and Belvita biscuits after I dropped the kids at school.

I love our house when everyone is out. Of course I love it when it is filled with laughter, kids, cuddles, [...]

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It Is What It Is

By On January 16, 2013 · Leave a Comment

This is one of those phrases I use a lot, generally because it is the way things are. It is another way of saying ‘go with the flow’ or ‘c’est la vie’ I suppose. It is what it is, matter of fact, black and white, I accept the state of [...]

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My 2013 Dream

By On January 1, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Making memories is what I’m interested in. I want to capture life. I love taking photographs and even better, looking back at them in the future when the subjects in the picture have grown, or when you have re-decorated and the picture then looks quaint and old fashioned.

Every day [...]

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