Perfect days are made of this: sunshine after rain, good friends, long conversations, yummy food, music that moves, laughing until it hurts, falling asleep knowing that days like these are what memories are made of.
Archive for the ‘friends and family’ Category
Thursday, 3 May 2012
I see You
That moment. When I opened my eyes to meet yours. An audible gasp escaped my throat, as the unconditional love, pride, acceptance and gratitude hit me like a tidal-wave. You have given so much. You mean so much. You saved me from myself and you will forever own a piece of my heart. I see you, my friend.
Monday, 23 April 2012
Sunnier shores
We travelled to Malaga to gather for dad’s birthday and to enjoy a rare treat they call ‘holiday’. The sun was warm, the company great, and good times were had. Here’s a little collection of iPhone and Holga memories.
Monday, 26 March 2012
Road tripping
So it happened that we went on a road trip with Steph to sunny Dorset, where I got to shoot the loveliest Beloved session with Minna. A thoroughly good day.
Sunday, 18 March 2012
Visiting hours
Had the nicest of time catching up with Riina, Noa and Elli. More of these kind of days, please.
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Hurrah for traditions
It has become a bit of a tradition that every January Miikka comes over for a ‘working holiday’ of sorts, mostly consisting of some jobs that need doing around the house, drinking beer (him), ignoring emails (me), and catching up with the previous season of True Blood. He just flew back home today and the house already feels a bit empty without the regular sound of a bag of crisps being ripped open. Oh well, next year will come around soon enough, in fact, it seems like it comes around quicker and quicker the older we get…
Thursday, 19 January 2012
Award-winning…
Friday, 30 December 2011
Christmas of ups and downs
Christmas was all about ups and downs. Mum and Pauli were over and there was presents galore. But Stu’s nan went into hospital the day before Christmas, which was a bit of a shock to the system. So it was all about balancing the good with the bad and sorting out logistics between us and Essex. There were some Christmassy moments to be had though, especially in the run up to the actual celebrations.
Tuesday, 13 December 2011
First time in Birmingham
For Stu’s birthday this year I really splashed out and took him up to Birmingham. No, but really, it was all good. We stayed at a cool hotel with an amazing view (apparently of the ‘Aids tower’), got to see Emma perform in The Lost Happy Endings (she was amazing) and spend some quality time with her, Pete and Jo. Definitely a brilliant trip. And Stu even got to see Ikea Birmingman on his birthday, how lucky is he.
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Girls’ night out
Had such a good evening out with Steph, Alexis and Charlotte. A girl needs a cocktail once in a while.
Monday, 25 July 2011
Birthday picnic
I had the most amazing birthday picnic to celebrate my 35th. So much fun was had. Steph arranged the prettiest flowers, everyone brought food (Emma even baked her first ever cake, well, brownies, for me!), and I received lots of amazing presents and pretty cards + so much bubbly that it’s going to take quite a while to get through it all. What a lovely, lovely day!
Sunday, 17 July 2011
Finland in the summer
I had a few days off in Finland around shooting a Finnish wedding for a change. We got to spend some time at Miikka’s cabin, which was long overdue. I also got to hang out with Ed, who was also in Finland for a wedding, and show him places from my youth. Good times.
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
Visitor from overseas
At the start of July Johanna had a gig shooting the Hampton Court Flower Show for a magazine, which was pretty perfect as it meant spending a few days of quality time together. We made the most of just sitting out in the garden, listening to music and reading magazines. Pure bliss.
Monday, 6 June 2011
How time flies…
This is one of those things that makes one feel terribly old… It had clearly been waaaaay too long since I’d seen Noa & Elli, as they are practially all grown up now! It seems like just a few winks ago that Elli was just a few months old. Crazy. But still, was so lovely seeing them, and Riina, it was a lucky thing I had a wedding just around the corner!
A quick portrait exchange
Just a few quick portraits of a friend and fellow photographer Matt Tyler. We both needed shots for magazine articles (me for this interview for Photo Professional), so decided to shoot each other and make it as painless as possible. Oh how horrid it is being on the other side of the camera…
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
Working holiday
Miikka was over for his traditional ‘working holiday’. There was a lot of drilling and laying of floors involved, but we did manage to squeeze in some culture at Hampton Court Palace and two seasons of True Blood. Not bad going.
Friday, 5 November 2010
Johanna + Imogen
Johanna was over for a visit and we went to see Imogen Heap at the Royal Albert Hall.
