Posts by Debbie Harris
A taste of a summer past
We’ve recently been making the effort to frame and display a few of the many hundreds (no thousands!) of family photographs that we have languishing on our server. With so many to chose from I decided to go back to the summer of 2004 when we bought our first digital SLR. I eventually picked these…
Read MoreBirthday photo shoot
These are a few shots taken of my son Tom just before his 17th birthday. Every so ofter I get the call to do a shoot so that he can up date his Facebook profile. We never go far – just into the back garden!
Read MoreA walk around Swaffham
It was a very cold sunday lunchtime and I had half an hour to spare before a wedding photography meeting in Castle Acre. Luckily I had my camera with me so I took a quick walk around the town to take a few photographs. Like many local market towns Swaffham has a diverse range of…
Read MoreColourful Sunday
I have recently discovered Design Seeds which is a fabulous photography/design website that provides colour palettes from a diverse range of images. These colour palettes have a huge range of uses from graphic design to mood boards for fashion, interior design, weddings etc. As I am currently designing my new personal Blog (watch this space!)…
Read MoreAdvent Blog: 24 Merry Christmas
The final day of the advent Blog and what fun it’s been – if a little hectic during such a busy month! All that is left is for us wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year …let’s hope we have as much fun as we did in 2011…
Read MoreAdvent Blog: 23 Brown paper packages tied up with string….
I have been inspired by many of the posts on my favourite Blogs leading up to Christmas – as a result here are some of my eco wrapped presents. Thanks to the Pretty Blog for putting me onto the lovely labels from Sass and Peril.
Read MoreAdvent Blog: 22 Green decorations
Another little tradition I’ve developed over is making decoration from available materials. This means drying oranges over the woodburner and trawling the garden for greenery. When finished the bunches are hung beside the hearth.
Read MoreAdvent Blog: 21 Christmas pickles
I’m not a great telly watcher but this year my daughter and I have really enjoyed all the chef christmas specials. This recipe for mustard picked pears comes from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s River Cottage Christmas. I can;t wait to try them with Jamie’s Jerky ham hock which I’m going tocook for christmas eve!
Read MoreAdvent Blog: 20 Snow in Norwich
This year there are trees that squirt bubble snow outside the Forum in Norwich. I managed to catch them in action during our rather stressful Christmas shopping trip….
Read MoreAdvent Blog: 19 Mission Christmas tree
As always the kids demanded that we get a really big tree this year! So furnished with a budget set at £20 I set out to see what I could buy. Unsurprisingly it looked like my budget would not get me anything my more than a 4 foot tree so I returned home empty-handed. Until…
Read MoreAdvent Blog: 18 Norfolk sunset
I was taking pictures of my cassoulet to post today then I looked out of the window and saw the sunset. It was then a quick dash down the road before it faded!
Read MoreAdvent Blog: 17 Christmas voices
Carols for the first time this year last night at the village christmas concert in Carbrooke church – very lovely and festive!
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