Nearly there

So here we are, nearly out of limbo land and into the New Year so that means it is resolution time.  Mick always laughs at me as he doesn't make resolutions he just does something, like the day he gave up smoking 1st Jan 2000, never told anyone just got grumpier as the day went on until I asked him what on earth was wrong and he said he wanted a rollup - well have one, I said - which is when he told me he had given up that morning!!  Never smoked since :)  Funny thing was his brother did the same thing on the same day, neither of them had talked about it, he has never gone back even though his wife still smokes.

I, on the other hand am the complete opposite, as you all know I like to have plans, goals to work towards and list after list after list.............the fact that not all are accompolished is another matter - for another list!!!  So when Bernadette asked me yesterday what were my NY resolutions I found myself saying I haven't got any - which left Mick and B looking at me in shock - and saying "yeah right mum!!! what are they" lol.  But no I am not making any resolutions but I do have plans!!!  Now plans are different in my eyes as they are more solid than good intentions which with the best will in the world is usually all resolutions are (unless you are called Mick or Dave!) and in my case those resolutions get taken over by everything else that comes along.
 

So plans for 2014 -  

• Complete the 10 wk photography course that starts on the 13th Jan - studio portraits.
• Complete the 16 wk course that started before Christmas - business,
• Continue with my hot yoga,
• Join in one or two swaps,
• Update this blog and the new one I started Christmas Eve (obviously I had nothing better to do that evening!!!) regularly,
• Yet again attempt the photo a day challenge lol but I am going to follow Eileen's idea of doing the garden but I think mine will be my home so that it can include indoors as well.
• Try a new recipe every month - I say month as I am not into cooking and know if I said weekly it just would not happen with my lack of interest in this area and my shifts (any excuse eh??)

I could carry on but that is going to be it and I plan to review them on the 1st July to see how I have got on, so watch this space .... please. xx

 

A photo from the summer of Cassi eating the pansies!!

 

 

 

 

 

First week of September

Well that is another week gone and it has been a good one with three photo shoots (practise sessions) an unexpected request winging it's way into my email box on Monday which has had me rather curious as well as excited all week.  (A full explanation will be given at the end of post.)  The only downer this week was being told at work that with all the changes I was being moved teams, no great issue apart from the small detail of the team I have been on for the last two years has worked Christmas due to the way the rota falls, this year we are due to have Christmas off.  Now they have changed me it means I am ....due to work Christmas yet again this year and the following year!!!!!  As you can imagine I am not a happy teddy over that one  ....but that isn't going to dampen my spirits completely.

Anyway...............
 

Cassi (the cocker spaniel) came to lunch on Sunday with her mum and dad so I could attempt to capture some photos of Cassi running in the garden, once she stopped jumping on top of me when I got on the grass with her we had some fun!!

This one has to be one of my favourites even though I have cut her back legs off - oops!!

Monday I went over to see Yvonne's neighbours who was happy for me to photograph her two children Cody and Lloyd aged 4 & 5 and FULL of beans.  I won't post a photo of them yet as mum hasn't seen then yet and I don't feel that is very fair, plus she may not be happy with me posting them, so need to check first.

 

Wednesday a friend brought his two youngest daughters and two Dachshund's for me photograph!!!!!  The girls ... fantastic, the dogs....... well hmm lets just say the photos were soooo bad they are hilarious - as you will see below lol

 

My big excitement of the week though has been an email from a photography tutor at the local college - who I know vaguely - contacting me to see if I would be interested in developing a ten week programme for a photography course starting in October!!  I knew he was looking to run one but wasn't expected to have any input into the actual programme.  So this afternoon I went along to the college to see him, we discussed ideas for the course and came up with a revised programme to what he had written.  Feeling excited as the course will cover stuff that other courses don't cover.  Just hope others out there are interested in the content. He is himself is an excellent photographer with a wealth of knowledge that I/we are going to be able to tap into and a weekly basis. 

In reality, I am sure he has only asked me because a member of the camera club who had attended one of his courses had nagged and nagged him to do a different course in the evening and there were a number of cc members who would be interested in attending the said course - me being one of them.  Anyway , what ever the reason I am happy as I will now being doing a ten week course that will most definitely cover all the things I want  to know and I shall have weekly access to a studio, a darkroom, a huge photographic library and most importantly a wealth of knowledge in the form of Colin.  The course is being advertised on Monday via the college so I shall be booking my place first thing. :)

Hope you have all had a good week as well. xx



 

Daily Peeks -4

Spent a lovely day yesterday with friends and their puppy Cassi, (you have seen her before) naturally more photos of her had to be taken, she has grown so much but still as lively. 

 

Only one photo for yesterday. 
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