How has another year passed already? It's J's third and final big night out as part of this school, and he was that excited about getting there that he wasn't too impressed with his paparazzi. Can you blame him? Who would want to wait any longer for good food and music?! I'm glad to see that I'm still getting big hugs 6 years in - he hasn't got sick of me just yet. The paparazzi will just have to stick around a little bit longer!
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Tweed hats, my Favourite, a Jeep Renegade, early morning walks, tiny cobbled streets, the Yorkshire Moors, fish & chips with scraps, -11°C real feel, a cosy house, wooden piers, family time, fire alarms, teaching a 'Norn Iron' woman how to pronounce a Greek name, the 199 steps, apple bonbons, a 'black-is-the-new-red' coat, seagulls, Heartbeat country, seeing how fudge is made, a Christmas wonderland in February and more importantly...more fish & chips. I've had worse half terms!
*My Favourite has a great eye for a photograph - all credit to him!* A stressful drive, an arty looking hotel, an electric shock, Lifehouse, Dublin Castle, burgers, a lovely library, Dublinia, a tower with too many steps, playing Medieval dress-up, St Stephen's Green, Howth and a visit from a seal... And some from Aaron's action cam... Family, having 'the tourist' look, lovely ships, flags, burgers, noodles, funny photos, Dutch pancakes, chocolate strawberries, smoothies, a load of great music from Samson and the Delilahs (our amazing wedding band, for those of you who have been asking - check them out!), finding friends, dancing Joe, fireworks, a late night walk, 'busking' under the bridge and a trip to McD's...all in a great day out.
When I was studying, Princess J was only little and in the time I got to spend with her, we often pretended she was a super hero, flying around the room on my shoulders with her beloved teddy. So when we were given the task of creating a graphic novel, I had the perfect opportunity to create something I had planned in my head for a long time - finally I had the time to bring the idea to life! To get Princess J more involved, I photographed her in different places, and the photos were then used to help me along the way in capturing each of the scenes. The images above are only a selection of what was used in the book, and all are hand drawn and rendered using watercolour paints. Every image was accompanied with a piece of the story, so using simple words, I played with it to make it rhyme...perfect for a little girl to read at bed time! So here it is...a graphic novel based on the ever lovely Princess J and her precious Mr.Ted. Something she can look back on over many years to come, and remember the fun she had with Auntie S. A lovely Saturday with some of my favourites, and my English favourites too! And some of Aaron's shots from the day It has been a long time coming, and I've found it pretty difficult to keep the bits a secret, but I can finally share all of the lovely things I spent time making in the run up to our wedding! Here is a little sneak peak, with more posts to follow
It's been a long few years, but we finally got there.
Thanks to the lovely Cathy Dempster (http://www.cathydempster.com/) for the studio shoot and the craic. Going to miss this lot (and the rest who are missing!) With my degree graduation in a few days, this little lady had to get in on the action! How cute is she?!
Sneak Peek
With the wedding fast approaching and a list of people who have helped/will help us along the way, I thought I'd get to making some thank-yous for our nearest and dearest Ever look at old photos and wonder what they would have looked like if taken today?
This photo is of my Grandparents on their wedding day, back in the mid 1900s. While I don't know what colours they wore, I think this suits them well. Isn't it amazing that we can take a trip back in time, decades on, with a little bit of technology? |
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