Poppy is back!!

Yay, poppy is finally back with my for good in our lovely new home!

Zoe sent me this song a while ago, and thought it was appropriate .. enjoy x

em and mrs b came round for tea

mummys perfect birthday weekend

miss edgars birthday celebrations

We headed into town to see super furries to celebrate miss edgars birthday, it was such a hoot and a giggle and we danced into the early hours! Here are some fun songs here..and here. enjoy x

this morning i went for a lovely run....

... to explore my lovely new area, and I was blown away... so happy to be back in the countryside!... pure bliss!... i feel very much alive!

I had a lovely chit chat with my beautiful zoe last night...

..... and she followed it up with a gorgeous email, which was a lovely surprise this morning... I thought I would share:

Dear my beautiful Sian,

I'm super proud of your latest adventure. Well done you for being so brave and taking the next step to feeling completely happy, independent and in control of your next chapter Sianloveslife! Sending you the very biggest hugs. As they say do the thing and you will have power. This is your time now and you have the power to make the most of it, live life to the full and reap all that it has to offer. We only live once and it's important you remember how special and amazing you are. There are so many exciting times ahead of you! You can achieve anything. Just stay positive, put out to the universe what ever you want in life and it will deliver, no matter how crazy it may be. You are here to realise all of your dreams, and make them happen; only you can do this, no one else.  I know you will be fine, you always will be, never doubt that. You have loving, supportive family and friends by your side who will always be there for you. What ever comes into your life is an added bonus.

 And more importantly i'm so happy your mum is all o.k, what a big weight off your shoulders that must be. Please send your mum and dad a big kiss and cuddle from me. Your mum is one very brave lady to have gone though all she has and to keep smiling... remarkable.

I'm sending big love to poppy she will be just fine. You both have a lovely new home town to explore. I will be up like a shot so get your wellies on!

Hope the move goes well darlin. I will be thinking of you and will give you a bell sunday. eeek how exciting!!!! new pad, new adventures, new everything! yay!!!

Anyway, here's of a couple of tracks to sing and dance to. Make sure you and Sioned have the first dance in your new home to Sugar Me. Shortly followed by a jig to This is how we walk on the moon. A classic! (track 2 will follow in second e-mail)

Love you beautiful keep your chin up, the sun is always shining on you xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxyeeeeeeeeeexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

we are on the move.....yay!

... i have found my new dream home! i move in on saturday! the start of an exciting chapter!

i'm thinking of a change to my hair.....

...i am a bit bored with my new hair do.....shall i go for it??

got the green light, i am going for it....

... watch this space, poppy and i will hopefully have a new place soon! (fingers and toes crossed!)

nos da, cysga'n dda

i'm looking forward to kendal film festival this year...

for the build up of kendal mountain festival, alistair lee has released a teaser from his new film featuring leo houlding.... it looks like its going to be an amazing film and incredibly inspiring too, i cant wait! Have a butchers here

i am learning....

i feel like i am learning so many things at the moment and really embracing EVERYTHING! Today I’ve really learnt to appreciate the little things in life which help you through the day, for example your trustee car getting you back from a-b. tonight my poor little car decided to stop working and everything just stopped, plans had to change and my usual routine of driving back from work turned into a mammoth task and half.... but the main thing is that I am safe, healthy and well.

zoe has a great pool of knowledge of simply great things...

...she introduced me to mark gonzales, also known as "gonz," who is a pretty amazing and special professional skateboarder and artist. Apparently he is known in the skateboarding world as the pioneer of modern street skateboarding, currently skateboarding's most popular form. zoe tom showed me a great video he featured in for coconut records, check out the clip here, i know you will like!

ps/ also just spotted this short clip of gonz, have a butchers here

blimey what a tough week....

 ...but all is well now, I am at home,  safe and sound away from the rattling wind and rain with a glass of wine and a yummy concoction I created, thought I would show you.. it is so easily to say after a tough day, sod i will get a take out, but no no I thought I would be a good girl and create something scrumptious! I threw into the oven a yummy selection of veggies, beetroot, pepper, celery, courgette, butternut squash, halloumi and herbs... and server with wholemeal pasta, delicious and so easy and effortless to do!... Go on try it!

just had a nice message from my old chum rob

I just saw your profile on my facebook and realised just how long it has been since we saw each other. You look so well but when did your hair get so long!
 It is high time we met  up. I miss you very much.

Have a great weekend.

Me
xxxxx

artist: dominic pote

a few years ago i was visiting my little cousin mrs b in kentish town and we went to a lovely pub which featured the artist dominic pote, i instantly fell in love with his work and actually bought a print (this one) for my my ex as a present, secretly i wish i bought it for me, as it was such a beautiful piece of work. So if i win the lottery i would like to treat myself to it again. if you like his this, please go and see his portofilo on his website.

Here is a snippet from his website:

My work is attempting to free photography from the conventional static image which freezes a specific instant in time. I am in the process of exploring the possibilities of representing the dynamic of time and movement. This work is not constrained by the photographic frame, instead it is expressed through a sweeping panoramic image which portrays reality in flux rather than a fixed entity. While to an extent preconceived, these panoramic images embrace an element of spontaneity, making each image unique.While the negatives are scanned and digitally printed, they are not digitally manipulated. The effect of these works is greatly emphasised by their scale, ranging between 1 and 3 metres in length.

Adopting this experimental technique, I photograph landscapes where there is an aspect of transformation or metamorphosis between two, often conflicting elements. While in Prague I became increasingly interested in the city boundary, an environment witnessing the confrontation between urban architecture and the open landscape. In the series Industrial Landscapes, I focused on power stations, factories and quarries located within open landscape. Despite their ominous presence, these industrial structures become aesthetic, almost sculptural forms within the fleeting thrust of the landscape. In all of these images, geometric architectural forms merge into the landscape, blurring the distinctions between the built and the natural environment. Strong structural shapes and lines become softened and colours become muted into pastel hues, creating an almost painterly rather than photographic image quality.

In a recent project, Shorelines, I have documented the volcanic coastline of a Greek island. In this environment, where land meets sea, there is no sign of man, only an abundance of water, crashing relentlessly against the white rocks. Using the panoramic format enabled me to capture this vast horizon while the added dimension of time reveals the dynamic force of the ocean. During exposure the camera scans the horizon, much as we do with our own eyes, resulting in a fusion of land and sea. Through this process the shoreline is recorded onto film as an actively moving and transforming environment rather than a static fixed entity.