Whoops!

Well have forgotten to write for two weeks! Here goes one BIG blog!

Firstly, lets revisit some goal setting...

1. Take more photographs.

2. Lose some weight.

3. Exercise regularly.

4. Do more as a family

5. Get organised at work.

1. Have purchased two second hand Canon cameras from eBay for Me & Susan and have been snapping for England, so sort of tick that one off.... Done!

2. Now about the weight thing, forgot to log my weight in the beginning and probably haven't been very good recently, so we'll start again with that one and monitor it regularly from now on.

4. Lots of focus here and we have done loads of things together and to top it all, after camping with 4 children last weekend, we've decided to borrow some money (if anyone's got any to lend!) and buy a motorhome, pack it up and get away every other weekend at least. It dawned on me that we live in one of the best places in the country and you don't need to go far to have a good time away. Certainly can't afford to fly anywhere anymore.

5. Getting there at work with Briony making a huge difference. Business is still busy and long may it continue.

Yes, I know i've ignored 3! Sort of goes with 2 so not a lot to report there :-s

20th July - Kimmeridge & Swanage

Sunday 20th July was forecast to be lovely and I hoped to get some day tickets for Camp Bestival at Lulworth Castle. Sadly they all sold out before I got round to it. So off to Kimmeridge for a picnic and a bit of rock pooling then to Swanage for tea and an unplanned whizz, I mean 'chug' around the bay in a rented motor boat. We all looked very wind sweeped and interesting when we tried to return to the pontoon, but embarrassingly, we stalled the engine and couldn't start it again, so had to be rescued! Had a nice pub meal and then home.

Swanage:

To say Lucy is a nutcase would be an understatement, she always makes us laugh. Everynight when I go to bed, I take Lucy for a midnight tinkle and this is what greeted me that night. The flash has brightened it up unfortunately as the effect of the red glow across the eye mask frightened the life out of me! :-)

Another week nearer the summer!

There we go again, everything revolves around the weather... very British!

Well it was indeed "Good weather for ducks" this week, rain, rain and more rain. Had two days off this week to get the house tidy and start on the decorating that has been calling me for months.

The 8th would have been Nan & Grandad's 69th Wedding anniversary, so I thought i'd put a few pics of them on here in their memory.

I miss you both loads. x

Briony & Adam's Wedding

With all the weather forecasts stating there would be torrential rain with a mix of thunder & lightning, poor Briony & Adam's wedding looked likely to be a washout. The thought of being in charge of someone's wedding photos with the elements against you, is the very reason I am not a wedding photographer!

As it turned out the rain stayed away until everyone was inside having the wedding breakfast. The worst the weather could manage was a strong wind. However you can take photographs with good light in the wind far more easily than you can in a downpour.

The day was great and everything seemed to go well. Briony & Adam certainly enjoyed themselves which is the main thing. Beautiful church (St Michael and All Angels Church) in Colehill.

I'm pleased with all the photographs and my new camera really does seem to cope with all situations. All the pictures from the wedding are ready to be added to their own gallery on http://www.capturedlight.co.uk/ and i'll send Briony the link next week to pass on to her family.

Miserable weather out today (Sunday) which I think is what was forecast yesterday.

A Night at the Races with Queen (Tribute)

A Day at the Races and a Night at the Opera were two of the great albums by Freddie and the Boys and befittingly (if that's a word!) Susan and I went to Salisbury last night as guests of our friends John & Debbie and had a night at the races. Six races and then Killer Queen the award winning Queen tribute act. Susan looked stunning and we won a few and lost more, so we have shelved the plan to become professional gamblers and move to Vegas for a while. Even the rain at the end didn't dampen the fun and the crowd really enjoyed the music. Due to it being overcast and the rain coming and going, I didn't take as many pictures as I wanted to but the following is a token gesture anyway:

Off to Briony's wedding today at 2pm. Woohoo!

A 'Dodgy' Night in Camden Town, London

Ohh what a night......... as the song goes.
Went to the Dingwalls Club, in Camden Town, London. to see the famous Dodgy Club. A show featuring local bands all playing a short set, finished off with a set of the old Dodgy classics. A fantastic night and got to meet them all before they play my birthday festival in September.

Time for a few days off

Work is manic to say the least (I'm still in the office at 10.35pm) , but as Briony (PA) is off to get to Wed on Saturday and on Honeymoon next week, it's time to grab some me time, or family time anyway. My mini is ill and urgently needs to go to the John Cooper garage in Ferring, Susan's old Zafira needs to be fixed and sold and lots of decorating is required at home. However, tomorrow it's off to London with Dave to see the Mighty 'Dodgy' in Camden. Can't wait, then off to Salisbury races on Friday evening and Bri's wedding on Saturday!! Busy, busy, busy.

I have converted my old office downstairs at work into a Photographic Studio and had a good tidy round in the office generally. Just need to get rid of lots of junk and sell a load of stuff on ebay to raise some more dosh for the festival. I spoke to a guy in Wareham today who has a lovely piece of land he is willing to let us use and hopefully I'll get to see it on Friday or early next week and it will be just the jobby!

Emily has had her ears pierced this evening! Something she has been asking for for ages, so i'm pleased for her. I found loads of old photos and negatives from when Micahel and Emily were younger and it seems such a long time ago. I also found all my negatives from my 'Turning Point' book project, which i'm taking up to London tomorrow to get them scanned onto disc so I can photoshop them and get them on my website. http://www.capturedlight.co.uk/.

Sent a couple of damaged Hard drives off today that have a load more old photos on and hopefully they can repair them and get the data from them..... Fingers crossed.

Hard day at work today as had to go and see Mrs B as her husband Eric sadly passed away last Sunday. Although I love helping at times like this, it's all very sad :-( .
Business is booming though on my side, Mortgages remain a tricky area and the markets continue to fall. Glad I moved so many clients onto Cash funds. I really feel at last i've got this running a business thing right. Long may it continue.

Well off home now and back on Friday!

Attached my favorite Picture of Emily and Me taken about 6 years ago.

Well here we go, my first ever Blog! How exciting!

My intention is to use this medium to track my progress on a few goals:

1. Take more photographs

2. Lose some weight.

3. Exercise regularly.

4. Do more as a family

5. Get organised at work.

That should be enough for now. Oh actually need to track the progress of the organisation for my 40th birthday bash in September.

Let's try attaching something now......

How about the new band I've found for my festival. Ortopilot. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=B5HN3qnI1hU

Also, a picture of William from the weekend, when we went to see Peppa Pig at Paulton's Park. Fab!