Thoughts of my mum

My mum is dying of cancer, she is at her home and I have been caring for her for the last 3 months, although this time has been very difficult and sad at times, it has also been a time where mum and I have become very close and shared some lovely time together,

I was just wondering what the was the 1st photograph I took of her, so I been off looking for shots of her....

Stair Porn

Don't go trying to put this in the trash before someone looks over you shoulder, its not what you think, its a great little site dedicate to stairs porn in all there forms, if you wish the mail you everyday with great images of a fab staircase, I find it inspiring and I light releaf if I am stuck processing images all day. So well done those guys at stair porn.

I do have a client that says the same about joinery, his guys in design studio say "that's a nice bit of joinery porn" us boys.....I'm sure girls do the same, do they?

 The image is of a villa in Capri designed by Italian architect Adalberto Libera built 1936-43.

Should I be in a ladies toilet

 Going back to my roots here, with a little bit shoot of Architectural photography, very enjoyable, this is the second time I have photograph at this site the last time was an old winter gardens just before some renovation works started and this time it been just as rewarding, nothing better that being left alone with some Victorian slender, hope you enjoy it as much as I did. The first and third images are from the Ladies Loos and the second is from the winter gardens shoot that I did earlier in the year.

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Coming into work today it was -4; I know not as cold as some places but cold enough for me. News letter will be up on the mainstreamimages.blog later today please follow us and keep in touch with all the new editorial ideas and jobs coming in.

Happy New Year to the good old NHS

Its a been a strange new year, started with my mum having a heart attack on the 30/12 and finished with her recovering in hospital and coming away from there last night feeling very grateful that I still have a mum. My thanks goes out to the team at the A&E and resuscitation unit for not letting my mum go to the big jazz club in the sky just yet.

Restoration Drama Saturday Times

Restoration Drama
At this time of year there is nothing like the warth and glow of a fire to lift the spirits. A Victorian pub was the perfect building for Owen Pacey to convert into a showroom for his reclaimed furniture store. But having aslo made his home above it, the more beautiful pieces he acquires dont't always linger downstairs for long. Even Paceys dog Missey is reclaimed, she was a stray that ended up at the local police station. renaissancelondon.com

Paradise Found Sunday Times

A Stone country cottage in the middle of the woods, that doubles as a glorious party pad. Simon Young set up a interiors company, RE with his business partner jenny Vaughan, They are based in Corbridge in Northumberland. Young lives in a distinctive stone house six miles away with his wife Vicky Pepys. RE specialises in unusual interiors objects, from vintage jelly mould lights to antique needlepoint cushions and all manner of other gorgeous retro inspired functional pieces. Contact
re-foundobjects.com

Christmas Holiday

Christmas holiday this year was a great time for me with very mixed blessing, my mum was diagnose with cancer in early December, that was the reason for coming back from our house in India and since then most my time has been taken up with doctors and hospital visit. The good side has is that I have been with my mum much more than I would have normally done, we have become much closer and I feel good that I have been able to help. My family have made time for us all to be together and it was a great time of family, food and open fires and a real Christmas spirit .