mon, 6th jan - 1/52.......

the 52 project: a portrait of the girls, once a week, every week in 2014

day 1426 / 525:

a new year......

i've really missed this space. so i'm going to try a get my blogging mojo back.

Limi: her first letter to Santa......

Claya: at one of our favourite markets in town, Columbia Road Flower Market, where every wall is an amazing backdrop

i'm hooking up with Jodi's 52 project again in 2014. 

to read more about it, please visit her wonderful blog.

tues, 19th - 46/52....

the 52 project: a picture of the girls once a week, every week, in 2013.

day 1378 / 477:

a stunningly bright, Autumn day......in one of our favourite parks

Limi: watching planes overhead.....(with Zozo)

Claya: crunching acorns underfoot.....happiest when she has plenty of space to roam....

i'll be back with ones that caught my eye, next week.

nov, 10th - 45/52....

the 52 project: a portrait of the girls once a week, every week, in 2013

day 1369 / 468:

Limi: happiest when climbing trees and trunks......

Claya: her own version of climbing a tree trunk....

ones that caught my eye this week:

• sleeping
• a halloween face
• lalie and her new sister, marguerite

oct, 13th - 41/52....

the 52 project: a portrait of the girls, once a week, every week in 2013

day 1341 / 440:

we spent a week in Portugal recently (more of our trip on the blog soon).....

Claya: this was the week that she stopped crawling for good and walked Everywhere!

Limi: our last day at the beach was wet and windy and we got caught by a surprise wave.....despite Limi's face in this pic....she was slightly damp but so, so happy

aug, 29th - 34/52....

the 52 project: "a portrait of the girls, once a week, every week in 2013"

day 1296 / 395:

Limi and Claya: sitting in their dress-up trunk....

they already have such an interesting sibling bond.....so close and sometimes too close when they push away a little to get their freedom. i couldn't have asked for Limi to handle the arrival of a baby sister any better.....she's shown so little jealousy and mainly been incredibly caring and thoughtful from the start. for our part, we try hard never to pitch them against each other.....never to say 'act more like your sister'......i hope that they can grow up to be best friends and always understand how special their relationship is.

ones that caught my eye this week......

• che and poet
• this little girl at the Thai coke machine

aug, 18th - 33/52....

the 52 project: 'a portrait of the girls, once a week, every week (ish) in 2013'

day 1284 / 385:

i can't believe it's been almost a month since i lasted posted......i was focusing on Claya's first birthday and the launch of our company (more about that soon)....and there just didn't seem to be any time to do this space justice......but now.....i'm keen to give this space a revamp and some new energy....thanks for still stopping by.

Limi: we've had such an amazing Summer in London and so much of it spent in parks. this pic sums it up for me.....struggling to keep clothes on Limi, glorious sunshine, bubbles, water, water bombs.....these two girls seem to have squeezed every last drop of sunshine out of this Summer.

Claya: she's so proud of standing....she's practising her steps but still prefers to crawl....(i think standing is just for the applause and whoops that she gets)

ones that caught my eye this week:

a boy with his bus

beautiful light

this silhouette

jul, 21st - 29/52....

the 52 Project: a portrait of the girls once a week, every week, in 2013

day 1248 / 347:

Claya: this is the result of letting her loose with a watering can and some soil......the rest of her was almost as bad....but she loved every second (those red knees are from the small stones just outside the doors of the new house. they are the bane of our lives. if Claya isn't trying to eat them then she's trying to crawl across them and ends up with these sore looking knees.....but gets extremely cross if you don't let her explore on her own)

Limi: Summer holidays mean crazy, long days of mad playing and one exhausted looking child in the evenings. she is loving every second.

the ones that caught my eye this week:

sweet, small boy

licking the spatula

bathing and contemplating

these two