This second half of the summer holidays seems to be speeding up the closer we get to going back to school. The days are slow but the weeks are beginning to race by. This week there has been baking and biking and blackberry picking and board games, plus our ‘big day out’ for the summer….
I’ve been keeping a secret. I don’t like secrets. Surprises, yes. But not secrets. Secrets feel untrustworthy and trust is important in any relationship, even that relationship between reader and writer. Secrets feel like they’re something to be ashamed of, and what I’m about to share is definitely nothing to be ashamed of. It’s time…
During the first week of the summer holidays we travelled as a family to Lake Maggiore for an Italian adventure amidst vast lakes, imposing mountains and spectacular views. This post is Part Two of our travel diary, covering the middle section of our Italian adventure to this beautiful area of the country that I first…
We’re halfway through the summer holidays now and it’s been a relatively simple couple of weeks with a mixture of work days, quiet days and adventure days. It’s hard to believe that in just three short weeks time the girls will be going back to school and a whole new chapter will be starting. As…
At the start of January I began a new year-long photography project: Life In 52. The idea is simple – to take one photo a week for each week of the year. It’s a lifestyle photography project, documenting little snippets of my life that I want to remember. The project is being hosted by Sarah…
A mostly Italian edition of #projecthappy this time, following our adventure to Lake Maggiore during the first week of the summer holidays. It truly is an absolutely spectacular place with incredible scenery, a different pace of life and plenty of places to explore – we’ve each come home with a ton of new memories. In…
I first visited Italy with my cousin way back in 2004. During our Italian adventure we explored Rome and all it’s history; soaked up the holiness and reverence of the Vatican; just about defied death-by-moped in Naples; walked through the ashes of Pompeii in sombre silence; and wandered wide-eyed around the breathtakingly beautiful island of…
I take hundreds of photos every month, and most of them don’t get shared with anyone, let alone online. And yet the moments in time that those photos capture are just as important a part of our story as the other images that I do choose to share. I created this blog as a way…
At the start of January I began a new year-long photography project: Life In 52. The idea is simple – to take one photo a week for each week of the year. It’s a lifestyle photography project, documenting little snippets of my life that I want to remember. The project is being hosted by Sarah…
July has felt absolutely non-stop! It’s been jam-packed with end-of-term school activities, soaking up the continuing sunshine and celebrating the start of the summer holidays – the first week of which we have been spending on holiday in Italy on the eastern shore of Lake Maggiore. I’m actually currently sat on the balcony of our…