This is only the second time he's ever done this, the first was after a swimming trip. I can only guess that the exertions of the past week have been too much for him!
Sunday 1st January 2012 – 'Shells!' (1/366)
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I've added this to the Country Kids linky over at Coombe Mill.
Sunday 1st January 2012
366
One of the major parts of my blog for the past year has been my 365 project; a photo a day, every day, for the entire year. I've found it rewarding, frustrating, fun, sad, exciting and nostalgic in equal measures. But I've managed it by bedtime every day.
Project 365 is not unique to my blog, there are people taking part all over the world. You only have to search on the hash tag on twitter to see the tweets in varying languages advertising their photographic gem, to realise that.
There were times I didn't think I'd finish it. The middle of February was difficult as I felt that I was producing similar shots or had run out of material. It didn't help that the weather was foul and so we were confined to photography indoors. Once spring started it was easier. I wish I'd had someone to hold my hand and say "come on, you can do this!"
And this is where this weekly linky comes in. Starting next Sunday (8th January), I will open a linky for the day so that anyone taking part in project 366 can link up their favourite photo taken during the course of the previous week.
Hopefully through running this linky people will find support for their photography and their posts, some comment love (trust me, not many daily photos get comments) and some inspiration. You might get to know some new blogs and friends along the way, and find the support to keep going to complete this rewarding task.
The changes in your children (or other subjects) throughout the year are immense, and it is only when you look back through the year's photos that you'll realise how much your little one, and photography, has progressed.
Pop back next Sunday 8th January and link up your favourite 366 photos from this forthcoming week. There's even a funky little badge.
Hope to see you in a week!
A Whistle-Stop Tour of 2011
One of my biggest accomplishments this year has been my 365 project. E-mail subscribers will be used to seeing a photo post every day, and other visitors might have noticed those three little digits on the right-hand side of my menu system but not known what it was.
The 365 project is a photo taken every day for a year. I have chosen to display these through my blog, and my main Christmas present from my husband was a Photobox voucher to make a 365 photobook. When he was making up the collage of photos for the voucher card, he commented on how lovely it was to see the change in him throughout the year.
It's been hard. Mid-February I was ready to give up because shots that weren't the same as the previous fifty I'd posted were hard to find. This is due to the horrendous weather at that time of year, and once Spring had sprung and the grass had ris', then I found it easier and the photographs flowed.
And so, these are my top twelve shots of the year; one for each month.
Saturday 31st December 2011 – 'Bye-Bye Christmas' (365/365)
12 From '11
This past year has been a whirl-wind of fun and chaos and all thanks to eleven little letters contained in four words:
The Boy and Me
Not only is this site a place with photos and reviews and competitions, but it's also our lives: the lives of my son, my husband and me. It's been a year of change and adjustment, fun and games, tears and therapy. There are people who read my blog, who comment and have become friends in real life, which is something that I would never have imagined when I penned my first tentative post. Thank you to everyone who reads about my little corner of the world, I really appreciate every single read and comment.
Here's my 2011!
January
The start of the year saw me pondering the loss of the technology in our home.
February
I confessed one of my deepest darkest secrets to anyone who wanted to read it. Oh the shame, my cheeks are still burning!
March
We decided that the cold was for wimps and got busy with a few meters of plastic tubing and a watering can.
April
An egg-citing trail around the garden lead to much consumption of cocoa.
May
Finally, 17 years after completing my GCSEs, I gained an 'ology!
June
The Boy celebrated his 2nd birthday.
July
With the sun beating down on us on one of the hottest weekends of the Summer, we decided to spend it going to a chocolate factory, meeting other bloggers and going on safari!
August
Toilet humour was the order of the day as one of the most stressful and confining experiences of my life began!
September
We discovered the wonders of wellies.
October
With random heatwaves and bouts of frostiness, we met a CBeebies hero.
November
My baby became a little boy as testosterone kicked in, in an astounding and upsetting way.
December
The celebrations for Christmas started with a big weekend party.
What one event would you pick to sum up your 2011?
The Froobles
A little while ago I reviewed two new books from a series called 'The Froobles'. The Froobles are fruity people who come to life when the playgroup people go out for playtime, and inhabit the wonderful worlds that the children have made in their pictures. All of the books tell stories which teach children how to behave kindly to others through showing how negative behaviour isn't kind or friendly.
Now The Froobles books are available for your Apple product with downloads available for iPhones, iPod Touches and iPads through the App Store on iTunes. Two of these titles (Apps Apple and the Tooth Fairy, and Ozzy Onion and the Noisy Dinosaurs) can be downloaded for free for a limited time only, while some of the other new enhanced audio ebooks with celebrity narration can be downloaded for a discounted price at £1.49, with the others costing the full price of £2.49.
What's more is that The Froobles are also available through their very own App which is free to download! It comes with the story of Little Jack Potato and his big surprise with additional stories available to purchase and download.
With interactive stories and puzzles, it's a great treat for your Reception aged children addressing issues which they may come across on a daily basis, and can teach them the nice way to behave to gain and keep friends.
I downloaded these Apps of my own volition to test and review.
A New Years' Tipple
My drinking habits have changed somewhat over the years. When I was around ten I was rather fond of an ice-cream soda (which mixed coke and ice-cream together: two of my favourite drinks). When I was in my late teens, I discovered vodka and in my early twenties I discovered a Black Russian cocktail which still remains one of my favourite tipples.
Now in my early thirties (shush, 34 is still early) I'm not a big drinker, but one or two quality drinks is all that will be needed this New Year's Eve.
So I'm going to have a go at this rather fabulous cocktail (which combines my favourite drinks from the past) designed by RC Cola and Alistair Tatton: The RC Cocktail.
Ingredients:
12.5mls Kahlua 37.5 mls cinnamon-infused vodka 150 mls RC Cola 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream Ice Garnish: 2 cinnamon sticks 2 cherries- Infused the vodka with cinnamon sticks by leaving the cinnamon in the vodka for a few days.
- Fill a tall glass with ice and add all the ingredients apart from the ice cream putting the RC Cola in last. Add the ice cream scoops at the top and garnish with the cinnamon sticks and cherries.
For a non-alcoholic version, omit the vodka and kahlua and add a pinch of cinnamon to the drink.
TheBoyandMe and RC Cola ask you to enjoy alcohol responsibly.
I was sent some RC Cola to sample for the purpose of this post.
Friday 30th December 2011 – 'Boo!' (364/365)
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