the swish and curl of her hair…..

love my holi tea and it’s little notes

TV time

donning a hat to pop out to the shop

toe tapping

Get well drawings for a sick cousin…

attempt at a self portrait – Mummies can’t get any alone time! 

apron tied for some baking

puppet show

time to make dinner

Now please do follow on our circle to go see a lady who always inspires me… Val from the Red Balloon Photography and her beautiful family next… and if you’d like to learn more about this fab project with 10 other photographers from around the world go here and go here to see last months when my girls and I were in Istanbul, Turkey..

Until next month, Kirsty xx

Now head over to see my wonderful photographer friend Val Spring of the The red balloon photography | Seattle photographer to see her inspiring pictures, and letter to her beautiful daughters….

Kirsty x

I hope to share my dreams, hopes and fears, my pride and my worries and my observations on the young women they will become. I want to see how their, and my past shapes them, and where their future will take them… I want to focus more on taking photos of them… which really captures the essence of them… sometimes the letters will be to one daughter, sometimes both.. sometimes I’ll have lots of photos, and sometimes I’m sure a single image will speak volumes on its own… I’m not sure if I’ll ramble on (I fear that’s what I’m doing right now) or if the letters will be more concise and direct but I’m excited… this is important…

I hope you’ll follow along, with us as we start this journey later this week…. in the meantime here’s the beautiful group so you can go check out their own amazing photography and stories….

Amy Lockheart | Jess Sandager | Sarah Lynn Cornish | Valeria Spring | Emma Wood | Julia Rodgers Stotlar  

Jody McKitrick | Rashmi Pappu | Stephanie Beaty

Kirsty xx

It’s tough to be eco conscious in Abu Dhabi – a city where not much grows and so much is imported, with such a heavy reliance on oil, and with such dramatic shortages of water… but we do reasonably well in our family – possibly because I worked in the environmental field for so long pre-kids!  

My kids are pretty eco aware and these are just a small number of things off the top of their heads of what we do to care for Mother Earth – they love to hear me tell stories about her and about how they can help look after her… 

In the spirit of the day I decided to update my own company Eco-Statement and post it here under the “Details” tab for all to see. It may not be much, but it’s my own little baby steps to reduce my own footprint and that of my work…..

What are you doing for Earth Day? I’d love to hear… Kirsty x

Puddle jumping is something of an annual tradition for us now (see here and here!) and I’ve really been making an effort recently to capture the small things, the every day details, and the big celebrations… so much as puddle jumping in other parts of the world is no big deal I’m so happy I have this record of that one day each year when we get to do it here

I guess that’s it until next year now!! Kirsty xx

The day started with a little walk from our hotel to the Blue Mosque – past some random street grafitti – I have no idea what the mushrooms mean but we saw quite a few of them around town!
Spring was in bloom in Istanbul – the girls stopped at every flower they saw – we don’t get flowers here in the desertThe Basilica Cisterns – the girls found them a bit spooky!!Then off for our 2nd trip to the Grand BazaarWe indulged in LOTS of street snacks – fresh juices squeezed right in front of us and the most honey drenched baklava here! The Aya Sofya was amazing – busy with tourists but huge enough that you could still find tranquillity in there – and some kind man offered to take a photo of us when he saw me randomly trying to do the self portrait thing, which was made all the more complicated as Indy’s in the carrier on my back!!!! Yes it’s a total tourist picture but as it’s pretty much the only one of me on holiday with the girls I’ll say yay for getting myself in a photo this month!!!More snacks – ice cream, despite how cold it was, but in a picture perfect spot with the Blue mosque in the backgroundFollowed up with a sugar rush fuelled dancing show for all the fellow tourists walking through Sultanahmet Park!!!!And the stunning Blue Mosque itself

I have to give a HUGE shoutout to all the people who gave me tips via my Facebook page – not only did it turn out two of my clients had lived in Turkey, but so many others gave us tips for the city – I love that this love of travel is shared not only with my kids, but with so many others too – it just makes me smile….

Now you must head on over to see what my gorgeous friend Val at the Red Balloon photography got upto this month, and follow the circle round…

Until next month, Kirsty x

(If you want to learn more about this fab project with 10 other photographers from around the world go here and go here to see last months)

I have to say, I found it really hard to keep this up – to find a moment to capture each and every day – something to remember; something worth remembering – Some days I had more than 1 moment I wanted to preserve and some days none but I pushed myself to pick and choose, to slow down and think and to notice the little things and I did it and I’m thankful for the memories I’ve saved….. now to push myself for the next project….. until then… Kirsty x

Now follow on to see what Andrea got upto in Seattle this month…. and then follow the circle round

See you again in April, Kirsty x

(If you want to learn more about this fab project with 10 other photographers from around the world go here and go here to see last months)

Thanks for looking and enjoying the little moments with me, Kirsty xx

This month, rather than documenting a day in our lives, I documented a day in my own… just what I do.. and you know what, it was hard.. hard, mostly because it was actually quite dull!!!! Being a photographer isn’t all hanging out with rockstars and attending fashion shoots!!!! Being a Mummy business owner is pretty mundane when you combine it with school runs and laundry and lunchboxes and finding parking and sitting in traffic… but what you see is what on many days, it is….. starting with those afore mentioned lunchboxes and laundry!!!

Followed by a spot of packing up client orders – see my huge wardrobe full of packaging supplies?? That’s not even half of it!!!!

Sitting in traffic driving to make a delivery….

And a trip to the Post Office to collect and send some international orders

Aaaahhh, time to sit down – quick coffee and chat with a client/fellow businessMum… 

Home again, album design and lunch

And time to ralk (yes, that’s a run/walk ) to school to pick up the girls….