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A family blog capturing our daily life and adventures as a family of six - the calm, the chaos and the moments in between.

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E went back to uni mid-August, a few weeks earlier

E went back to uni mid-August, a few weeks earlier than planned. She wanted time to settle into her second-year house (a cute - and surprisingly roomy! - bungalow that she'll be sharing with five housemates); to arrange & decorate her room and make it all cosy & homely; to catch up with friends she hasn't seen all summer; and to reaquaint herself with the city she's beginning to call home before all of her lectures and seminars and assignments start up again.
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I miss her enormously already of course, even though we speak every week and message most days. I'm happy that she's happy though - that's all that really matters.
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It's wild to me that she's about to start Year 2 of studying her degree. Time seems to be moving faster and faster, and the changes that accompany it take my breath away sometimes.
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Letting them go is hard, even though that's the inevitable end-point of having and raising children. They're yours, but they're not. We just get to borrow them for a while, to watch them grow, to help them become who they were always meant to be, to hold their hearts until they're ready to step out into the big wide world on their own.
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PS swipe for a few of my favourite selfies I've ever taken with her 🥰
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“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” -E.E. Cummings
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Our community of @clickprophotographers have come together to amplify our voice as women photographers. Next up is @jennyrusbyphotography
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One second a day, every day, in August . Climbing

One second a day, every day, in August
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Climbing Snowdon (absolute highlight!), hosting sleepovers, wanderers returning, heatwaves, thunderstorms, visits from family, results days, moving my girl back to uni, time spent with soul friends, board games, card games, snuggly cats, sunsets and so much more... An excellent month 👌
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💚🐈‍⬛☀️🏔🌅🌩🚗📸✨️🫶❤️
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@1secondeveryday #1secondeveryday #1SEme #onesecondeveryday #augustmoments #makingmemories

Am I right?! 😉🍦😋 . I very rarely take window-refle

Am I right?! 😉🍦😋
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I very rarely take window-reflection self portraits (I find them tricky and feel that mirrors are much more fun), but this one was too good to miss. Can you see me?
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We’re comfortable on the side of the lens no one sees but we struggle to include ourselves in the frame. Follow the loop to see our efforts in making sure we are on #bothsidesofthelens26
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Next up is the lovely @jennyrusbyphotography

Sometimes, when life/the world feels too big, too

Sometimes, when life/the world feels too big, too scary, too messy, too overwhelming, too busy, too stressful, too noisy, too...much, I go outside and breathe and stare up at the sky, preferably when it's a clear night full of stars. It helps me remember just how small and insignificant us humans actually are, and how all the things I'm worrying about really don't matter - which is usually a very necessary perspective shift.
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Sunsets have the same effect - the endless sense of awe and wonder I feel about the sky turning into a kaleidoscope of colours each evening blows my mind every time.
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Bude is one of my favourite places to watch the sunset and it delivered every single night we were there. These are my favourites...
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“Photography is an art of observation. It has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them” ~ Elliott Erwitt
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Next up is @anna_m_hurley

I'm allowing myself a little emotional moment here

I'm allowing myself a little emotional moment here because I am so enormously proud of these three and what they have achieved. Navigating A Levels, GCSEs and end of first year of uni assessments was not easy for anyone and they each did absolutely brilliantly. It's a bit of a cliche to talk about how my heart feels like it could burst, but that is honestly the best description I have for it.
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It still astonishes me every single day that the tiny babies that I once held in my arms have become these creative, funny, loving, independent, wise, caring and unique humans who have their own ideas & opinions & thoughts & feelings about things, their own hopes & dreams for the future, their own vastly different paths to journey along. It's wild.
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I'm so grateful that I get to witness them grow, that I've had the privilege of getting to know every version of them that they've been so far, and that there are infinitely more versions of them that I'll get to meet as they move through the next stages of their lives. Sixth form, moving to uni, and 2nd year of uni...here we come!
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“Art is the stored honey of the human soul.” ~ Theodore Dreiser
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Our community of @clickprophotographers have come together to amplify our voice as women photographers. Next up is @hamiltoncreektravels
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To see more work from our amazing Click Pro Elites, check out @clickproeliteloop and navigate to the tagged tab to scroll all posted images.
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#clickproloop082526

Postcards from Bude, part 2... . I definitely left

Postcards from Bude, part 2...
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I definitely left yet another piece of my heart in Cornwall this year ✨️🌊🫶💙
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That's it now for the holiday spam (I think!). Memories of moments that will stay with me forever - a day trip to the wondrous Tintagel, sea swims, clifftop walks and footprints in the sand 👣
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“Photography is an art of observation. It has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them” ~ Elliott Erwitt
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We are a group of photographers who love #faceless photography and have come together to share our faceless images. Follow along to see our work or visit #facelessloop
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Next up is the always amazing, insanely talented @kirstylarmour ❤️

Postcards from Bude, part 1 . Still working my way

Postcards from Bude, part 1
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Still working my way through all the holiday photos and if I could transport myself back there right now I 100% would. Our favourite place was as magical as ever ✨️🌊🫶
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"All the arts we practice are apprenticeship. The big art is our life." ~ M.C. Richards
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Our community of @clickprophotographers have come together to amplify our voice as women photographers. Next up is @q6mom
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To see more work from our amazing Click Pro Elites, check out @clickproeliteloop and navigate to the tagged tab to scroll all posted images.
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#clickproloop081826

A peaceful moment taking in the view 🌅✨️ . I could

A peaceful moment taking in the view 🌅✨️
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I couldn't decide whether I preferred the colour version or the black & white. Which is your favourite?
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“Photography is an art of observation. It has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them” ~ Elliott Erwitt
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We are a group of photographers who love #faceless photography and have come together to share our faceless images. Follow along to see our work or visit #facelessloop
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Next up is the always amazing @jomartindale

A little sunset appreciation post because, for me,

A little sunset appreciation post because, for me, they will forever be a special kind of magic show put on by nature. And I love magic. And nature. Plus these ones were pretty spectacular even by my standards 🌅✨️
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All taken in Brixham on various different nights of our holiday.
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Can you see the moon in the very last image? 🌙 There is one sunrise tucked in amongst them too, can you tell which one it is?
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“Photography is an art of observation. It has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them" ~ Elliott Erwitt
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We are a group of photographers who love #faceless photography and have come together to share our faceless images. Follow along to see our work or visit #facelessloop
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Next up is @tashabphotography_

Postcards from Brixham, part 2 💌 . . . . . “I don’

Postcards from Brixham, part 2 💌
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“I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring” ~ David Bowie ⚡️
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Our community of @clickprophotographers have come together to amplify our voice as women photographers. Next up is @k_steele_images
To see more work from our amazing Click Pro Elites, check out @clickproeliteloop and navigate to the tagged tab to scroll all posted images.
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This is my view of everyday life in Devon for @around_the_world_2026 - an international collaborative photography project.
This project isn’t about landmarks - it's more about the small, often unnoticed moments that make each place different.

🌍 #AroundTheWorldIn2026
📍 England

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