Category Archives: light

Down with the Flu

So thankful for our neighbour who took our boys to and from school yesterday, as well as today and has offered to have them over for dinner tonight too. Starting to feel better, but taking myself out for a walk to get the last of the sunshine (and vitamin D) before the rain and cold weather comes back tomorrow. Hopefully the last part of this flu, a painful migraine, dissipates soon. Finally having time to catch up on photograph edits to share with you all from the country walk we took on Sunday:


Ronan and Maddox on the start of our walk.  
Of course they were quick to correct us that it was not a ‘hike’ but an ‘adventure!’
Dirt biking hills made fun obstacles to run over.
Or jump over too!
The boys ran through the fields of wild flowers. 
Then picked a whole bunch to fill mummy’s pockets.



 Here are the Instagram shots for today:

‘Valuable': I thought I had lost my photo from the Floating Lantern Festival in Hawaii.
To me out of material possessions photos are the most valuable.
#maycreative #photoadaychallenge
 http://instagr.am/p/LM_SW8okwj/
‘A number': Five 
#photoadaymay #photoadaychallenge #comics
Watching the Bachelorette with a homemade smoothie.@emilygmaynard is my favourite bachelorette. 
http://instagr.am/p/LNGfXNokxx/

Memorial Day

‘The weather today': Here in England and back home in Hawaii
#photoadaymay #weather #photoadaychallenge #Hawaii #England
http://instagr.am/p/LLmHPxIkyt/
Gone but not forgotten': Remembering both my dad, LT. Col Nystrom ret.,
and his father who are both veterans of foreign wars.
#memorial #VFW
http://instagr.am/p/LLrca_ok12/

‘Stars': Hollywood 
#maycreative #Marilyn 
@welovemarilyn @dailymonroe
First thing I have been able to eat all day and it’s 9:25pm.
A no fun day of intense nausea and vomiting.
http://instagr.am/p/LLv2bDok4T/

You have bad days so you know when you have good days.

Woke up with immense nausea and vomiting. Nearly noon and do not feel any better. Husband has had a high fever since last night. Not fun :(

Tooth and & Light

No more tooth!
Showing his tooth 

Ronan’s long awaited top front tooth finally came out tonight.  He looks forward to the Tooth Fairy. 


Waiting for Ronan’s front tooth to fall out. 
#tooth 
After his tooth was coerced out by @ryana_official. My 7 year old is excited out the tooth fairy’s arrival.
 #tooth #toothfairy
 http://instagr.am/p/K3FYK2Ik_G/

‘Playing with light.’ Used a mirror as a reflector with the natural lighting from the window.
 #light #lighting
http://instagr.am/p/K2ib_fok33/
‘Light’ part II. Another one with the aid of reflecting light from the window with a mirror.
#maycreative #photoadaychallenge
http://instagr.am/p/K5FI-IIk2u/
‘Somewhere you stand': I still like to try my balance skills like a little kid.
#photoadaymay #photoadaychallenge
http://instagr.am/p/K7BE9ookwx/

Photo A Day Challenges!

Eventually I am going to set down enough time to do a proper blog post once a week on a consistant schedule.  With my love of the instagram app I have found some photo a day challenges to make sure I am taking at least one photo a day.  So even though April is nearly finished I have started with the image below. Check back to see the others that follow:

Something I drew today. 
#photoadayapril

Morning sun in the Brighton salon.
http://instagr.am/p/JoppLkok9W/
— with Peewees .co.ukand Bonnie Rose.



It is hot & sunny in Brighton and yet so cold & rainy where I live and work in the Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill area. #EnglandWeather


Doing makeup and ‘Before & After’ photographs for three clients in Brighton at Peewees salon.