31/07/2013 - summer 2013 mix

summer 2013 mix

posting my summer playlist (well 10 songs of it) before I go on holiday tomorrow

riptide (flic flac edit) /// vance joy
falling /// haim
tongue tied (gigamesh remix) /// grouplove
summertime sadness (reich & bleich remix) /// lana del rey
going back to cali (viceroy "jet life" remix) /// notorious b.i.g
bonafied lovin' (rac remix) /// chromeo
pompeii /// bastille
heads will roll (a-trax remix) /// yeah yeah yeahs
we can't stop /// miley cyrus
bring the noize /// m.i.a

29/07/13 - new camera

mandatory Instagram photo of my camera, of course

So I loved using my partner's camera (a Canon EOS 1100D) so much I went and got my own...I used to take and edit a lot of photos before when I was going on two or three holidays a year, but since then the only photos I've taken on my PowerShot are selfies...
It's only a cheap (as far as DSLRs go) beginner's camera but it's so easy to use and I love it. Although I know there's a lot of room for improvement, I'm really quite proud of the photos I've taken on it so far! I'm so excited to take it to Zakynthos with me this week as there will be so much opportunity for me to practise!

25/07/2013 - p.y.o

1940s vintage sunglasses; homemade necklace (below); dress from new look

ankh charm from birmingham museum and wire wrapping by me 

Spent my day on my local pick-your-own farm with my family and my partner, making the most of strawberry season. It's the second time this month I've gone and bought produce from the farm and I'm definitely going to make a habit of it - fresh veggies taste so much better than supermarket produce! Also my partner's new DSLR turned up today and going to the farm was a good opportunity to try it out.

I'm going to try and regularly write/post photos on this blog and maybe post some more recipes on my vegan blog at some point. Having an online journal that I can share as well as my personal journal is something that I've wanted to do for a while but I've only really now got round to. I tend to spam my tumblr blog with lots of photos and text posts whenever I do something interesting, so why not just put it all into one blog post on here?