England... Home away from home

Okay..... so Some people around here (Leon & Jocelyn) have no clue what this leaf looks like so i have had too add an extra help..... Heres a Map of England i downloaded... Please remember the Leaf is hanging off my garage door and i am looking up at it, as i am toooooo short...

Spotted a rather tiny Leaf hanging off my garage door.... Kinda reminded me of somewhere... even a little illumination behind the south west area where i am from....

Wedding: Steve & Steph

This is our most recent wedding couple....obviously. As you can see in the photos there is sunshine.... all 31 degrees of it. I certainly wasnt expecting those kind of conditions.. not since my last four have been under gloomy skies.... Anyways i think we all escaped without any sunburn..... i was pretty parched though... i think i drunk a gallen of water that evening....

For Jocelyn....

So last week I made some yummy muffins and Jocelyn asked for the recipe. I am just a bit slow getting to it, so here it goes...

One Bowl White Cake

1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup marg (shortening)
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
3 tsp baking powder
3/4 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla

In mixer, mix sugar, eggs & marg. Add all the dry ingredients. Mix in seperate bowl, milk and vanilla. Add to other ingredients. Pour into 2, 8" round pans and bake at 350 deg for 25-35 mins. Cupcakes bake at 350 for 20 mins.

I added frozen raspberry bits to mine, but blueberries are also great in it.

Enjoy!!

Evolution of a Shed...

Well, here it is. The shed is finally finished (other than the door, but that will take 10 mins). And this is my first post (Leslie). Duncan thought it was time I started contributing . I thought that building most of the shed was contribution enough. tee hee. Anyways, when I can find the time I'll put some stuff here too. Now that the shed is done, we can start the rest of the backyard, right honey?

ps. I had two wonderful helpers build the shed with me. So thank you very much to Lucy and Connor.

All dressed up...

Finally got my new wheels dressed up.... pretty swanky let me tell you. Anyways.....if i cut you off on the road.... dont email me!!! ahhahaha

Engagement: Mike & Ashley

Our second shoot in as many days.... this was a funny one. Managed to get kicked off my super new spot.. Apparently it was private property (no signs or fences)..... OOOp's, a shame as it was great for pics.. nevermind!!!! So then we ventured off to greener pastures where i know i am safe from evil landowners..... these two will be Wed in baking hot august!!

Engagement: Brandy & Paul

Heres a lovely couple whom brought the rainy weather with them....hahahahah. Darn weather has been following me a little recently... oh well. Managed to snap a few outside before i decided it was too much for my equipment and my salon styled hair (Pft right), then we ventured into the studio and got some wicked shots despite that.... Looking forward to there big day in September!!!

Portraits: Mikiyas

Mikiyas and his family came to visit us this week..... Shown above is a few of my favs... Hes a tough nut to crack... I even had to bring in the Big Guns..(LUCY). She came in the studio to attempt to make him laugh....!!! she made me laugh!.

Wedding: Dave & Trisha

Here is our last wedding of MAY. Dave & Trisha did the deed out in Mission. We fortunatley scared the rain off just long enough for us to do the pics after the ceremony. As soon as Trisha entered the Limo the rain fell hard. Also a rare occasion that i got in a shot..... Attempted a sunglass reflection shot...(i'm on the right, the black blob with hair and fingers). Anyways it was a fun day and the wedding party lived it up at the Best Western afterwards...

Testing.1.2.3....

I just recently tested out a potential new camera for Leslie.... heres some of the results. Looks really good for a little "point & shoot" compact camera. It quite surprised me.. considering its a Canon.....(Tee-Hee)!!!

LOST: The TV show....

In the last of this season episodes, Charlie the Brit Musicain was having these memories of his greatest moments of his life..... Anyways part way through theres a bit where he's at Butlins with his dad... made me laugh.... for all those of you whom are familiar and those who know me will know that i worked at Butlins for some time. Anyways it got me to thinking about some of the great photographers i worked with there... I just did a little googling and such and have discovered some chaps who worked with me....Adrian Robinson and Guy Nesfield and of course we all know Roger Molloy. Anyways.... thats all i had. Going to see who else i can find....

Gallery 7 Theatre: Village of Idiots

The last performance from these guys this season... Its a funny one too. I was able to sit through most of the show. Some pretty insane things happening in this one let me tell you. Its been a pleasure working with you guys this season. Break a Leg!!!!! hahahahahah