Saturday, June 06, 2009
A deep breath
Aaaah...
Thanks to Heidi for taking me to see Yann Tiersen recently, it was a beautiful gig. Matt Elliott was supporting with truly mesmerising songs.
I hope you enjoy Erik Satie too! This is some of the music I listen to whilst I work.
p.s. I'm still not smoking! Thanks to everyone for the support.
xxx
Monday, May 04, 2009
Mayday
A little random collection a few days late...
One of my best friends is running 10k for the charity Prostate UK. If anybody would like to sponsor her the link is here
This is close to my heart as my dad has prostate cancer, so bless you Liz for doing this!
It's been a tough few days as I gave up smoking. It's taken patches, 4 large bars of dark chocolate, 1/3 of a key lime pie and a big helping of chocolate soup; so far so good! (Though I feel like I'm going crazy most of the time, and am cross that I can't get anything done.)
For those that might need it, I thought I'd share my Grandma's wonderful chocolate soup recipe...
Suklaa puuroa
Ingredients
500ml milk
4 heaped tablespoons sugar
1 heaped tablespoon plain flour
1 heaped tablespoon cornflour
3 heaped tablespoons cocoa powder
A little butter
1. Spread a little butter on the bottom of a saucepan (to stop things sticking).
2. Put all the dry ingredients together in the saucepan.
3. Mix a little milk in to make a paste, then add the rest of the milk.
4. Heat gently, stirring often.
5. When it starts to bubble and thicken, keep cooking for a few more minutes.
6. Put the pan into cold water to cool. Stir constantly (this is to stop lumps forming).
7. Enjoy!!!
Lastly, thank you to the peeps at Etsy for showing my Kolme dress in this storque article
One of my best friends is running 10k for the charity Prostate UK. If anybody would like to sponsor her the link is here
This is close to my heart as my dad has prostate cancer, so bless you Liz for doing this!
It's been a tough few days as I gave up smoking. It's taken patches, 4 large bars of dark chocolate, 1/3 of a key lime pie and a big helping of chocolate soup; so far so good! (Though I feel like I'm going crazy most of the time, and am cross that I can't get anything done.)
For those that might need it, I thought I'd share my Grandma's wonderful chocolate soup recipe...
Suklaa puuroa
Ingredients
500ml milk
4 heaped tablespoons sugar
1 heaped tablespoon plain flour
1 heaped tablespoon cornflour
3 heaped tablespoons cocoa powder
A little butter
1. Spread a little butter on the bottom of a saucepan (to stop things sticking).
2. Put all the dry ingredients together in the saucepan.
3. Mix a little milk in to make a paste, then add the rest of the milk.
4. Heat gently, stirring often.
5. When it starts to bubble and thicken, keep cooking for a few more minutes.
6. Put the pan into cold water to cool. Stir constantly (this is to stop lumps forming).
7. Enjoy!!!
Lastly, thank you to the peeps at Etsy for showing my Kolme dress in this storque article
Monday, April 27, 2009
Hibernation
I hadn't realised how long I'd been gone, time has slipped away from me. That's not to say I haven't been busy though; I have been plotting far too many grand schemes, quietly, quietly.
I finally finished my first book of photography, 'Personal (squared)'; gathering my square photos with a human element together to form a story of life and love. Signed copies will be appearing in my shop very soon!
I've also been tagged by the wonderful Sand Fibers and fontainefleurie, so here's 16 things you didn't really need to know about me...
1. Apparently I giggle a lot.
2. I love my day job!
3. Is my favourite number.
4. When I was little I wanted to be a professor of mathematics.
5. I wasn't good enough at maths!
6. I'd be better at it if I could remember things, my memory is truly terrible.
7. I can read a book and instantly forget what happened in it.
8. So I write myself lots of notes (then forget where I put them).
9. I try to be positive.
10. Sometimes I'm scared and shy.
11. I like to daydream
12. and stay in bed for as long as possible.
13. I can't wait to be older; I'll be an eccentric old lady with purple hair!
14. I made a book, with my heart and soul.
15. I'm looking forward to the future.
16. This wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be.
I finally finished my first book of photography, 'Personal (squared)'; gathering my square photos with a human element together to form a story of life and love. Signed copies will be appearing in my shop very soon!
I've also been tagged by the wonderful Sand Fibers and fontainefleurie, so here's 16 things you didn't really need to know about me...
1. Apparently I giggle a lot.
2. I love my day job!
3. Is my favourite number.
4. When I was little I wanted to be a professor of mathematics.
5. I wasn't good enough at maths!
6. I'd be better at it if I could remember things, my memory is truly terrible.
7. I can read a book and instantly forget what happened in it.
8. So I write myself lots of notes (then forget where I put them).
9. I try to be positive.
10. Sometimes I'm scared and shy.
11. I like to daydream
12. and stay in bed for as long as possible.
13. I can't wait to be older; I'll be an eccentric old lady with purple hair!
14. I made a book, with my heart and soul.
15. I'm looking forward to the future.
16. This wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Endings
Many things have ended for me in the past few months; my twenties(!), summer, and a wonderful duel.
Mostly though, I'd love to show you the duel on Neosynthesis.net
My sparring partner was the amazing Deyan and our theme was Food! The idea is to follow each other's photos, challenging and inspiring one another, with everyone winning in the end. Some of my best photos have been products of Deyan-duels, (this was our third so far).
I always have so many ideas, some of which just don't fit during the course of the duel. Here's my never-seen-before reject for the finale...
{Aurevoir mon petit choufleur}
Taken with a vintage polaroid camera and expired polaroid film.
A huge thank you to Deyan for being an inspiration as always. If you've not seen his truly awe-dropping photography before you can also find his prints at deviantart (I'm lucky to have some gracing my own walls.)
And lastly, my stock of polaroid film is running low. I can't quite comprehend that the film itself is being discontinued :( For more info see save polaroid.
Mostly though, I'd love to show you the duel on Neosynthesis.net
My sparring partner was the amazing Deyan and our theme was Food! The idea is to follow each other's photos, challenging and inspiring one another, with everyone winning in the end. Some of my best photos have been products of Deyan-duels, (this was our third so far).
I always have so many ideas, some of which just don't fit during the course of the duel. Here's my never-seen-before reject for the finale...
{Aurevoir mon petit choufleur}
Taken with a vintage polaroid camera and expired polaroid film.
A huge thank you to Deyan for being an inspiration as always. If you've not seen his truly awe-dropping photography before you can also find his prints at deviantart (I'm lucky to have some gracing my own walls.)
And lastly, my stock of polaroid film is running low. I can't quite comprehend that the film itself is being discontinued :( For more info see save polaroid.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Songs which bring tears to my heart...
Through love, revolution, inspiration. I want to keep them safe, and not forget.
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