Sweet nothings

homework...

 Homework at the kitchen table, late evening.this is such a Georgie picture :)

Her 'teacup' that shes into using currently, her dog-earred homework, her bitten - but painted- nails. Painted some while ago I think... A calculator that I'm fairly sure isnt hers. 

and this worried, perplexed ' I hate homework' expression. 

:)

my last three POTD.

two days ago

yesterdays

{mollie's decorated Cress heads for school}

todays

now, show me yours :)

seasonal red and green

There is an abundance of berries on our holly this year. There's probably a technical reason but I dont have a clue. It grows, I notice the berries... thats the extent of my gardening skills!  Still, its the most glorious sight and I can not walk by it without taking pictures. Isnt it beautiful?

Truly fabulous colours at their best. Nothing- nothing- says Christmas/winter as well as red and green to me.  which is why I struggle to understand the 'we decorated our house with just yellow and pink for Christmas this year' kind of people.  {Its red and green here. pine cones, holly, ivy.... that kind of thing.} 

I'm thinking if I post a holly picture every week form now on it may help get you in the mood for the upcoming season. LOL I know some of you need some help {and slow build up} to feel festive over stressed....

This year, instead of putting all the emphasis on just one/two days for Christmas, which results in a) me keeling over and b) a huge anticlimax, we're doing something different. I want adventure and experience planted in my childrens minds this year... A whole big week or so of wonderful-ness. And yes, I can say 'wonderful-ness', its my blog ;)

I look forward to sharing my plans with you at a later date, in the mean time tell me your Christmas plans; if youve got some yet :)

last nights layout....

37 good things now....

only a week or so late :) I make a birthday page of myself every year.....

spot of sunlight

 I was wondering about the garden taking macro pictures today, {and loving it} when I noticed this tiny spot of sunlight on this leaf. It made me think it was a lot like life... wondering along in alright light with patches of darkness, then whoosh, just when you really need it, a sudden unexpected bright happy spot. 

black, white and read all over*

This post is all black and white. 

This month I have converted more pictures to black and white than any other month for the last 2 or 3 years.  I dont actually 'like' black and white {B&W}pictures often. I am one of those arty types - we thrive on colour dont forget.

But for portraits, sometimes, B&W works.  less is then more - less colour equals more contrast. More emotion. More character. 

Babies in particular are often fabulous in B&W.
 {this is my dearest friends baby - trust me he's fabulous in any colour, tint or hue!}

{this is a tired cranky Mollie.  Shes pretty darn fabulous too. and stunningly grown up in B&W. But still cranky}

* this is one of those jokes from my childhood. for some reason I STILL know a hundred 'whats black and white...' jokes. Bad jokes. Always wondered what they would be useful for. now I know; blog post titles!

new things x plenty

Not only did I get new shoes yesterday, but I got new boots today too :) 

AND theres a new banner here on the blog for you to see {if you cant see it, come out of google reader-LOL- or hit refresh}

and a new layout of new photos!

yey new things!

plus - you read about me on the awesome Anna's blog. she says the nicest things and I love her very much. yes, even before she wrote the nicest things!

Q&A book - still going strong...

:) latest pages for my All about us book...

inspired by

this weeks Designer Digitals  itunes challenge is to create a layout inspired by this...

I've wanted to create something from this since the very moment I saw it ages and ages ago... However I do have to eeeeek the OTT arty itunes challenges out; for fear of scaring everyone else away!  {no need to be put off, just because this is OTT and 'in your face' doesnt mean your page has to be} Finally now its turn has come :)

If you go to the DD blog you can see a whole bunch of Creative team pages inspired by it,

and heres mine :)

Please have a go - paper ,digital, hybrid, whatever- and link me up to your pages!