On loss, estrangement and the death of a brilliant man

“Nothing is ever really lost to us as long as we remember it.” — L.M. Montgomery My father died this week. I didn’t know him as I should have – my parents split when I was seven, when we left Mexico and came to Ireland, so contact over the years

Spring Crafts

April, a time for blossoms, feeding the birds and sweet spring crafts.

The Coral Beach

So many hermit crabs!

The Kid Edit

Cute easter bits, a favourite snack hack, plus what I'm searching for on Vinted.

7 Things Filling My Cup Right Now

Plus a new hot sauce obsession.

Hello from the other side

Galway tacos, home re-jigging and a new reading habit.

September snapshots

Camping with kids, a new TV obsession and a genius way to create a minimalist phone experience 🏕️ We spent a glorious few days with friends camping in Clifden at this lovely campsite. Our first, but likely not out last. 📺 Currently hooked on Mr & Mrs Smith. Slick, funny and fun.

July snapshots

Cute kid walkie talkies, tasty Galway tacos, a fab podcast for print lovers and a mid-year check-in. 📳 We recently got Ari these fun little walkie talkies and I've been pretty impressed by their range and ruggedness. 📝 Loving Susannah Conway's (free!) mid-year check in workbook. 🌮 Galway taco

February snapshots

The future of web browsing, the history of print and the dreamiest medium format camera This month, I've been been blown away by Arc, a brilliant new web browser that has made web-based work (so much of what I do these days) so much more enjoyable. I'

Winter photowalk

Ari and I regularly bundle up for what we call “a lap and nap”, whereby we do a lap of our estate and Ada gets in her last nap of the day. Today we decided to turn it into a photowalk, as it was such a crisp and gorgeous winter

October snapshots

Addictive audio stories, costume planning, spooky shoots and a cool camera-friendly handbag I hadn't listened to a ton of fiction podcasts, but BBC's People Who Knew Me changed that. Featuring the voice talents of Rosamund Pike and Hugh Laurie, it's a tense 10-episode audio

Spooky adventures with dry ice

I had to use dry ice on a recent photoshoot, and luckily, I got to take the remainder of it home, so we got stuck in to all sorts of dry ice experiments. Including: Dry ice cream (verdict: we went with double cream, which was a bit much. A lighter