It's what I do . . .

Thursday

C is at nursery and I am in the middle of the chaos I call tidying - but I had to post this quickly because the deadline is tomorrow!!
Elsie is organising a mobile swap - how great is that?

It's not that I don't like Mondays, but I'm just not mad about them.

A lot of fellow bloggers have started 2008 with photo projects. Amanda,  Jessie , Shannon  &  Meet me at Mikes  are doing  30 days and  there's the 365 days  group on Flickr that a lot of people are taking part in. Oh, and the very beautiful photoblog 3191 has started A year of evenings.

Last year I intended to start an AM/PM blog with a photo from each end of the day, but I cannot see myself currently having the discipline  - so  I thought - how about one photo, once a week ?

Monday is the start of five days when it's just C and I, 9 to 6 . It's not that I don't enjoy our time together, for the most part I love it, but naturally it's more fun when our little family is together. So, I have chosen Monday as my day where I will take a photo that says something about our day and our life.

Here is the first  . . .

And yes, I do know that today is Tuesday!!!!

 

Swing Out Sister . . .

I'm scouring the net for a baby swing to hang from the roof of our barn. I've always wanted a swing in the barn for myself, but I've never got round to putting one up. As the barn is next to my studio, I now think that I need a swing for C  first. She can swing and  I will push her whilst dreaming up new and stunning work. Then, when she's old enough, we will swing together.
I will of course make sure they are both very secure, so avoiding the fate of my namesake Katy. If you haven't read What Katy Did then you will not know (shame upon you) that she disobeys her aunt and swings on a broken swing, has some non-specific back injury and loses all her feistiness and becomes wise, good and, well, a bit prissy.

Anyway, back to my search. It seems that lovely swings are few and far between compared to all the other great baby stuff out there.
So far we have this from Johannes Mohr:

Also made in grey  at Enfant Terrible. . .

Which, although it's very chic, minimalist and everything, seems somehow inadequate. I'm imagining that if you pushed too zealously you'd flip 'em right over. Also, it's pricey.

Then we have something more traditional, and cheaper, from our local toy shop, Tickety Boo.

and this . . .

I have to say I'm liking the look of the deckchair striped one.

If anyone else has any great ideas, please do let me know.

And, have a good Sunday.

Thursday

So - here is my portfolio. 2 years out of date, but still special to me.
When I made this I wanted something portable,versatile and stylish. Most importantly stylish. The idea was that the book and stack of images would change and grow over time, that I'd be able to adapt it for different situations.
The difficulty now is that I look on it as a piece of work from a certain time in my life. Maybe I don't want to use it at all. Maybe I need to start again.


Louise's blog is full of loveliness that she finds on the web . . . saving me time and energy. Thanks sort-of cousin!

Love this and this.

New Year. New Blog. Sort Of

I haven't been here for a few days now. There was a lot of post-holiday clearing to do - of my house and my head. Needless to say, neither is completely clear yet - although you can now walk safely through our kitchen, living room, bathroom and hallway without risking a laundry-pile related injury.

This little space has been fun, but has increasingly been roaming into 'cute photos of my baby' territory which wasn't the original intention at all. Henceforth I will try to wind down that side of it a little and crank up the creative side. C is nearly 9 months old and has started to be cared for, away from me, for one WHOLE DAY a week. This means more time for creating and more time for playing with new materials. I am taking part in an exhibition in May so it's time to get back on the horse. Metaphorically of course . . . I'm scared of horses.

So -  I thought I'd start as I do not intend to go on - with a picture of babies. And three babies at that! I'm sorry. I just couldn't resist. Rosa Pym joined the gang just before Christmas and just as the three of us grew up together - so will they.
What great timing we have.

It's Tuesday. . .

Happy New Year to you all, old friends and new ones.
And, of course, to my darlings who made 2007 my happiest year yet.

Tyred Bunny . . . (sorry!!!!!)

There has been a terrible accident involving Mr Bunny, a slightly careless Papa (but we have forgiven him) and a Land Rover.
If fear that he really needs to spend some time in a super hot wash, but I'm worried he won't come out of that unscathed either.

Any tips for a good pre-soaker that gets oil and toxic Norfolk mud off velour would be gratefully received (especially by Celeste and Mr Bun).

On that cheery note ! . . .I hope everyone has a fun and/or peaceful time over the next few days.
Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
K x

It's Monday

Lots of things to say and show but no time to say them and show them! However, one thing that can't wait is this:

Camilla Engman is giving all her readers  free downloadable gift tags for Christmas through her beautiful blog. They are lovely, as is all of her work.

K x

Saturday

Still have a cold and now an ear infection on top of it. To cheer myself up I am going to start decorating the house tomorrow and make a version of this driftwood tree from  Coast magazine.

A few weeks ago Carrie at apartmenttherapy.com asked if they could do a nursery tour of C's room and I thought it would be fun. It's up this weekend and you can see it here.
Have a lovely Sunday xx

Is it a bird . . . is it a plane . . .?

No, silly. It's a seasonal, very small, clove scented cushion type of thing that can't hang on a Christmas tree because it's got no hanger and anyway it would look stupid as it's too BIG.
I'm not sure if I quite followed the brief for the Holiday Traditions Exchange, but I hope Suzanne likes her decoration.
Oh, I just checked and it does say holiday DECORATION, not tree decoration. Phew.