When the subject of Instagram comes up these days, it’s often met with distain and/or warnings of its myriad dangerous intentions and consequences.  Nevertheless, it’s also a place where one […]

A few weeks ago, my daughter and I enjoyed the reopening of Kew Gardens with Tillie in a dress that would complement the beauty of the gardens in summer.  And […]

The Covid-19 lockdown restrictions have meant that the annual Richmond Art House Open Studios event had to be rethought in terms of its presentation.  In light of this unique time, […]

Probably my favourite professional photoshoot of the summer was that for model/actor/wellness specialist, Gamze Seber.  Before returning to her homeland of Turkey, she wanted to update her portfolio for future […]

There are so many genres of photography with which I’m fascinated — genres I rarely get the opportunity to practice or even try.  Night photography is one of them.  But […]

Another of our Pandemic Staycation days out was to East Wittering Beach in Sussex.  We’d been planning to go back to our favourite spot at West Wittering, but since we […]

In late spring, my older daughter, her daughter and I took a day out in a place that both my daughters enjoyed a great deal of their childhood: Windsor Great […]

In early June, my older daughter, by fluke, was able to book a weekend cottage on Airbnb in Devon. So all but Bowie (the cat) bundled ourselves in my little […]

I haven’t actually been furloughed as I’m a small business owner and as soon as the virus and the fear hit the UK, my two businesses came to an abrupt […]

It doesn’t matter the weather or time of year.  Whenever I take Matilda to Kew Gardens, it’s far more than a walk in the garden.  Tillie’s philosophy is why walk […]