52 project/ #46
It's been a while since I posted one of these. All that I can say is family life has been busy and living has taken priority over recording. These were taken on Barbados's east coast near beautiful Bathsheba. A must-visit part of the island. Very quiet. Undeveloped. A lot like some of the beaches on the east coast of England. Except hot! Hopefully I'll get to carry on with this series until the end of the year. Perhaps... Lila - Doesn't go in for imaginary games now as much a
Summer 2015: the best bits
It's been a fantastic summer. Busy and fun - hence the lack of blog posts - it's been a great change from the routine. But now it's over and we're settling back in to a more healthy, productive rhythm. So here are is a condensed July/ August version of of the 52 Project, covering everything from chalking on the pavements of Trafalgar Square and being dazzled by the array of quorn products in Waitrose to mini tractor rides on a Cambridgeshire children's farm, Barbados beach jo
52 project/ # 27
52 Barbados: a weekly photographic record of each of my children in 2015, the year we're living in Barbados. Week #27 Iris: Playing outside with a smudge of chocolate brownie on her cheek. She wanted to carry baby in the basket. Oscar: He didn't want to go to the beach because we weren't meeting friends there. Then, as always, he hooked up with a group of children and spent an hour picking up seaweed and rolling round in the sand with them. Lila: Early sunset, at the Barbados
52 project/ #26
52 Barbados: a weekly photographic record of each of my children in 2015, the year we're living in Barbados. Week #26 Iris: Lila and Oscar were having a sleepover at a friend's so we took Iris for a sunset stroll along the boardwalk. A passer by pointed out this bird's nest on the ground by a tree and she was fascinated with it. Lila: Happy to be on her school holidays doing craft activities at home. Oscar: We are trying to do a bit of school work every day through the holida
52 project/ #25
52 Barbados: a weekly photographic record of each of my children in 2015, the year we're living in Barbados. Week #25 Oscar: We had a power cut at dusk on Tuesday. He'd been watching TV and had to draw instead. It was an interruption to our evening routine but this picture makes me realise that it was lovely to just sit on the verandah in quiet for a bit. Iris: She was worried about our cat, Whiskey, in the dark, and went looking for him. Lila: Looking out at the rain on Sund
52 project/ #24
52 Barbados: a weekly photographic record of each of my children in 2015, the year we're living in Barbados. Week #24 Iris: It's mango season! Iris helped daddy pick some amazing fruits from one of our trees this weekend. I think they're the best mangoes I've ever tasted. Lila: By the banana trees in our back garden. Oscar: Sunday reading in the playroom. Too hot for a tee shirt. #mangoseason #bananatrees #powercut #52project #reading
52 project/ #23
52 Barbados: a weekly photographic record of each of my children in 2015, the year we're living in Barbados. Week #23 Oscar: Pool time. We're making the most of the pool now and go in after school most days. Iris: Can swim by herself now in her armbands. Amazing how confident she's become in the water. Lila: Her favourite mango smoothie at the Tiki Bar. #TikiBar #52project #Pool
52 project/ #22
52 Barbados: a weekly photographic record of each of my children in 2015, the year we're living in Barbados. Week #22 Iris: Says she wants to help with the washing up and then ends up climbing in for a 'bath'! Lila: She made soft pretzels on Sunday. They turned out really well. Iris: On the verandah on Saturday morning. Drawing with daddy. #52project #drawing #baking #waterplay
52 project/ #21
52 Barbados: a weekly photographic record of each of my children in 2015, the year we're living in Barbados. Week #21 Oscar - Swimming in our pool is his favourite thing to do. We'll miss it so much when we leave this island. Iris - Playing on the beach at the Cruising Club. I've been thinking about the beaches of my childhood (England's south coast, west coast of Ireland) and how much they differ from her Caribbean landscape. Lila - Practising hard (even on the beach) for th
52 project/ #20
52 Barbados: a weekly photographic record of each of my children in 2015, the year we're living in Barbados. Week #20 Iris: Her favourite swing. We go to the farmers market, buy some fresh juices then have fun in the play park at the back. It's become our Saturday morning routine. Oscar: Playing on the beach at the weekend. Lila: We started a sewing project - a bean bag monster. It was wonderful to spend some one on one time with her and it's something we're going to be doing
