Our old friend.

Autumn has officially arrived. There are leaves all over our front porch, I can hear the rain on the roof, and I've officially started wearing boots. It's a welcome change from the hot humid summer, and I love it because suddenly it becomes overcast - beautiful weather for photographing. This weekend has been so nice, our good friend Campbell is back from Cairo, it feels like a lifetime since we saw him last (it was his first time meeting Max) and it makes me realise how much we miss all our friends that are away. He came bearing gifts! Take a look at the hat he brought back for Zach from Afghanistan (Maxime took a liking to it), and gave Maxy Where's Wally and a nice top from Peppin. So generous! I cooked us all a lazy Saturday lunch, slow-roasted cherry tomato pasta with goat's cheese and basil, and we just relaxed all afternoon with a couple bottles of wine. We are missing you already Campbell! Safe travels back to Cairo xx.

Easter Friday.

I've finally had the chance to sit down and properly look through the photos I took on Easter Friday, Maxime's first trip (and mine for that matter) to the Botanic Gardens. The weather was really beautiful (almost too sunny) which meant I needed to photograph very carefully, but it was fun showing him all of the flowers, and letting him roll around on the lawns. We had such a lovely low-key weekend around the house, sleeping, eating and playing with Max. Friday night we played 500 with family, I made a delicious slow roasted pumpkin and lemon pasta with goat's cheese and basil, and we drank Campari and Gin & Tonics because I forgot that you can't buy any alcohol on Good Friday (so no wine for me). I've been busy photographing up a storm with my new camera - it finally does everything I wished my old camera could do. I'll try and write again soon.