Showing posts with label giftsfromthepiratesblog. Show all posts
Showing posts with label giftsfromthepiratesblog. Show all posts
Thursday, 23 July 2020

"Sometimes brightening up the outside of your store is just the thing to perk up business, yes?"

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Day 126: Conversation in the house recently has been heavy on the Animal Crossing. Since picking up a copy of New horizons a couple o...
Wednesday, 22 July 2020

"Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway."

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Day 125: I love it when Opeie shows me a picture he's found on the internet and says "Can we build this?". Mainly becaus...
Saturday, 11 July 2020

"Forget the past; look forward to the future, for the best things are yet to come."

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Day 113: Every year for as long as I can remember my birthday has always felt like just another day of the week, this year was differe...
Friday, 10 July 2020

"Don't ever, never say we're through, We gon boogaloo"

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Day 112: Day 2 of the birthday celebrations has been awesome and I'm feeling so loved. It's a shame I don't turn 40 every ...
Wednesday, 8 July 2020

"Change, like sunshine, can be a friend or a foe, a blessing or a curse, a dawn or a dusk."

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Day 106-110: I've really not felt myself over the last few days so I decided to skip a few days, I've not felt very inspired a...
Thursday, 2 July 2020

"Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time."

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Day 104: For many of us the last 100 or so days has forced us into seriously changing the speed in which we are living. Ive always bee...
Wednesday, 1 July 2020

"Create with the heart, build with the mind"

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Day 103: Opeie has been all smiles today because he has built one of his favourite teddies. Jonathan (or pinky butthole as we like to ...
Tuesday, 30 June 2020

"Passion surprises. One doesn't search it. It can happen to you tomorrow."

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Day 101-102: Yesterday seemed to fly by and I didn't take a single photo so I'm lazily adding these two days together. Last ye...
Saturday, 27 June 2020

"Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties."

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Day 99: The plan for today was to go for good stomp around snail beach, we made pizza and wrapped it up for lunch but when we arrived ...
Monday, 22 June 2020

"The toad, without which no garden would be complete"

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Day 94: When I popped out in the garden last night I saw this little cutie quickly disappear under the shed. Tonight when I walked out...
Saturday, 20 June 2020

"The art of photography is all about directing the attention of the viewer."

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Day 91 and 92: Opeie has really been getting into his LEGO photography for his latest comic idea. He's been in the garden with all...
Thursday, 18 June 2020

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”

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Day 90: Homeschooling (in our usual way) went out the window pretty quickly when all this crazy started. For most of us the days have ...
Wednesday, 17 June 2020

"When you're near My heart starts beating faster The world starts moving slower And I just freeze"

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Day 89: It was another one of those none photo days today, enjoy the song.
Sunday, 14 June 2020

"The essence of pleasure is spontaneity."

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Day 86: Ever feel like you are living Groundhog Day over and over? I wake up some mornings thinking 'well here we go again'. I...
Friday, 12 June 2020

"The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love." ... 'and LEGO'

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Day 84: Today was another one of those days that can just do one. When these days pop up you can guarantee that myself and Opeie alwa...
Thursday, 11 June 2020

"To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it."

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Day 83: I don't know what we'd do if it wasn't for all the creativity in the house, it seems like we are always drawing an...
Wednesday, 10 June 2020

"Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self."

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Day 82: I never really understood why people created self portraits? It always seemed like such a bizarre thing to do. Currently thoug...
Tuesday, 9 June 2020

"The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul."

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Day 81: We've been out and about taking photos of Opeie's LEGO minifigures for an upcoming project of his. I really love how w...
Monday, 8 June 2020

“The true secret of happiness lies in the taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.”

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Day 80: I have absolutely loved cruising around Telford with Opeie on the Raleigh choppers over the last few days. It''s not o...
Saturday, 6 June 2020

"It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project."

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Day 78: Today we all went out on our new rides and it was lush. I was so gutted selling my chopper years ago when I knew that Opeie ...