Something beginning with F...

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...Family.

*Art by Boo Reid Age 4*

This picture is responsible for making me smile every time I open the fridge.
I'm the big one without a beard.
You may note that the likeness is excellent. Especially the hair. :)

Something beginning with S...

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 ...Skyline

To Somerset House this evening, with The Beautiful Hairy Man, and two other rather lovely people, for the Film Four Summer Screen outdoor cinema.

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Something beginning with L...

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...Little boy, Big suit.

Something beginning with R...

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...Red Morning Light.

Loved this sky so much, that I thought it was worth hanging out of our bedroom window and risking life and limb for. :)

The Amazing photography of Dylan Alfie Reid.. Age 7! (Personal)

So here I am thinking my Photography is coming along nicely, when along comes a seven year old to show you how it's done! 

These Photo's were all taken today by my little boy. 

Who is 7. 

Did I mention that he is SEVEN??

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Something beginning with B...

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...Bokeh.

Something beginning with S...

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 ...Southend On Sea.

A gorgeous day at the seaside today with my mum, my brother, and the boys.

I ♥ the british seaside. 

Love exploring with the boys finding seaweed, and baby crabs and special shells. 

Love eating fish and chips on the seafront.

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something beginning with L...

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...Ladybird.

Had a roam around the nature reserve today in the sunshine with my boys, and Dylan spotted this little lady in the grass and asked me to take a picture.
Happy to, my friend. Happy to.

Something beginning with P...

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 ...Penge!

We went to see some lovely friends south of the river, in sunny Penge today, and after a lovely picnic in the garden, All four families and our kids/ footballs/barbie dolls, took a wander to Crystal Palace Park.

Where we found some dinosaurs, climbed some tree's, ate some ice cream, found a heart shaped crisp, rolled down some hills, and generally enjoyed the sunshine . Gawwjus.

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...Family Photo booth.

Today was one of those lovely slouchy chilled Saturdays, where mama's get to stay in their pyjama bottoms all day if the fancy takes them, and we all snuggle up and watch kids movies on the sofa.

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Something beginning with I...

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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Oh. Yes. It's a plane.

Schools out!

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 ...Gladioli.

I am saluting these little bad boys today.
They brighten up everything, simply by hanging round in the corner of the room and looking gorgeous.
A lesson to us all.
Or... maybe not.
:)

Something beginning with B...

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..Barbie : Not just a pretty face.

Slightly random shot today, because these things happened:

1. I stumbled across poor old barbie lying abandoned in her birthday suit with a neglected barnet.
2. I thought she needed a sense of purpose.
3. I took it upon myself to assign her and her wild mane, a new career.

That will be all for today.
Normal service will be resumed tomorrow.
Possibly.

Something beginning with B...

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...Bailey and Abdul.

This afternoon after school, The older children have all gone off to a D-I-S-C-O to party like it's 1999. (Or something similar.)
So I am in the company of the littlest Reid.
And Abdul, the cuddly elephant that he can't sleep without.
And Muslin, the blanky he trails around when he's tired, like Linus from Charlie Brown.

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Something beginning with D...

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...Dear Photograph,
Where do the years go?

Dear Photograph is a beautiful blog that asks that you 'take a picture of a picture from the past, in the present'. So you take an old snapshot, and go back to the exact spot that the photo was taken, and take a

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Something beginning with F...

...First Wedding Anniversary.

Today is our First Wedding Anniversary (woo!) so we took our little hungover bottoms to Regents Park (Where we held our wedding reception picnic) to celebrate.
The weather thought it had done enough this time last year by keeping it sunny for our big day, so it rained like a monsoon, but we had plenty of laughs, A picnic on a rowing boat and even a bit of live music as a soundtrack for our day. And when the going got tough, we hid under a tree, marvelling at just HOW BAD the weather can be. :)
I do love that Beautiful Hairy Man. Happy Anniversary to you Sir.

Presents and Papercuts.


Lets talk about presents.
Gorgeous presents.
Presents that have the ability to make you cry with their beautiful-ness.

I was ever so slightly stuck for a gift idea for The Beautiful Hairy Man, but knew I wanted to stick with the traditional 'paper' gift. Time was ticking, and honestly? I was beginning to freak out just a wee bit.
Then I happily stumbled across the genius that is Emma Daniels and the world was a very happy place again.
Emma is an amazing artist who makes intricate and beautiful paper cut art, and after falling in love with a commission she had worked on on her blog, I messaged her to ask if I may be able to commission her to do a little something something for Mr Reid.

She honestly couldn't have been more of a legend. I emailed her some details about our wedding, the date, songs, readings etc, and put my faith in her artistic genius. (Did I say she was moving house at the time, had other work to complete, and I gave her a week's notice???)

Here is the finished piece.
It made me cry when I opened the envelope.
And I  handed it over with white knuckles.
I LOVE.

And here's what The Beautiful Hairy Husband bought for me.

THIS completely beautiful London map papercut print from Famille Summerbelle. (See how we both went Papercut Art? Spooky!)
He's a little bit good, non?
LOVE!

Something beginning with V...

 ...Vintage Tea Party.

To celebrate the 4th consecutive year of my turning 29, We decided a vintage tea party, with the loveliest people in the world, was just the thing to celebrate.

Originally, the plan was to hold it outside in the garden, but the rain thoughtfully suggested that we should probably have it indoors instead, so we did.. :)

Some magical fairies went to work in the morning, transforming the house into what can only be described as beautifulness, while I had a lovely girlie morning cutting my waist length hair into an asymmetrical bob, and clothes shopping with my Maman.
Those fairies rock.
There was pretty bunting, picnic blankets on the floor, mis-matched crockery, doilies, cream tea's, sandwiches, and the most beautiful cupcakes I have ever seen (Another magical fairy. Also ROCKS :)

We drank, we laughed, we swapped the tea for alcohol, we danced, we drank some more, we chatted, we ate, and we were definitely merry.

Roll on the 5th consecutive year of my turning 29. I can't bloody wait! :)