I remember once hearing something about how there should be a Grandparents’ Day, the way we have Mothers’ Day and Fathers’ Day. At the time I thought that it was just another excuse for companies to market cards and gifts and make profit. Now though, I think that there is something in it. Each year, […]
At the time of booking Robert to come to the hospital to take photos, I also asked that he come to our house a week or so later to take some family photos. I knew that I would be pretty dopey after the c-section and wanted some very early photos where I wasn’t completely out […]
One thing that I regretted with Monsieur was not getting professional photos taken when he was a newborn. It wasn’t something that I prioritised because I thought that it would be an unnecessary expense considering that I could take good photos of him. Also, most newborn photography seems formulaic and really does nothing for me. […]
When Monsieur was six weeks old, I forced myself to get out my big camera, go to the park and take some photos. I had to make myself look at him. Stop the feed-pump-rock-walk-no sleep cycle and actually look at him and appreciate him and spend time with him. It was hard. It was forced. […]
9 years ago two friends went on their first official date. There have been lots of “best dates” since then, but no better decisions that one! Marriage, children, house – none of it was on the cards or even remotely on my radar…until R came along. I had a rocking single life, and in the […]
