Sister Act!

Me and my sister, Louise are very handy to eachother. Louise has a degree in marketing and I have a degree in photography.
Louise has become increasingly interested in the crafts over the last couple of years (hands on not witchy poo craft). When Louise went to a tweet up and showcased some work the Brentwood Gazette people asked if she would feature in the newspaper and show how to make a christmas cracker. Unfortumately there wasn't a photographer at hand....in comes my role :)
So here are my pictures of my sister in the Brentwood Gazette. My first public work. Its very exciting!

Have a peek.

Lots of love :) xxx

Interesting/hilarious convo 1

On Monday 12th December 2011, after deep cleaning the spa again I felt well and truly shattered and fairly fed up.
However, Mondays = men only day at spa.
The men are much nicer than the women if not a little flirty but if they aren't chucking flannels at me or shouting at me bout temperature and boob exposure I'm a happy bunny! Anyway, onto the story.

Group of men discover I am doing a course in massage therapy and then produce, with team effort a career plan for me!

First man: You should join the Navy and massage the soldiers, that way you can see the world!

Second man: No, cruise ships! You can definitely see the world and its a bit safer.

First man: Okay, you should work on a cruise ship, get out of this place, see the world until you're 25, then come home and get married!

Third man: Theres just one problem to this plan...are you sea sick?

Me: Oh, I don't actually know.

First man: You'll have to hire a boat, just a paddle boat. Sit in it for a few hours and see how you feel, Then you'll know!

What a brilliant conversation!
How nice for these men to invest thought, imagination and life experiences into my massage therapy career conundrum!

Thank you gentlemen, you have made my week...possibly month.

Frances xxx

11.11.11

Last year as a photography project to celebrate remembrance day I visited the veterans at The Royal British Legion in Muswell Hill

Here were the results.

They were lovely people. Quite shy about having their photos taken but brilliant and patient. They are proud people who have helped carved out country into what it is today.

Frances x

Birdies :)

I have lived at my house for about 15 years now and pretty much every day swallows fly around near my window with their wonderful flight display. 

Today I had the energy to run around getting all the camera equipment together to photography the show :)

I love the formations they make. OK, OK, this is a small group compared to the swarm of swallows famed to cross the skies of Brighton, but these birds are majestic just the same. 

Isn't it great to find something in life that brings you to absolute attention and peace at the same time?

I hope you enjoy these photos.

On the theme, here are the musical stylings of Birdie, a 15 year old singer with the voice of a tweeter hehe!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNzCDt2eidg

Frances xxx

Pamper week!!!

So after a weekend of working and then scrubbing down the spa for 3 hours yesterday I decided to treat myself!

A thermal face mask! Sounds off but it literally heats up as it touches your skin which feels very strange and im not entirely sure what the point is! The heat sort of wares out after a while and it was fun, even if i looked like a gremlin for a while hehe!

Ok so my day got a bit naughtier after i invested in a....wait for it...wait for it...

Oh yes! It was wrong but yet soo right! hehe! Ive hidden it out of sight for now :)

Its ok because ive lost 5kg! erm..11 lbs wow yay!

What do you do as a treat or a pamper?

Lots of love xxxx

B for beads!

I realise i have already done B for a photo a day but i couldn't resist including this.

I am pretty proud of this latest craft project. String still to be attached but it should be a decorative item which could go on the christmas tree or wedding table decorations or just simply something nice to have round the house.
I have hand stiched all the beads on myself with a few hurt fingers and a few hundred beads later it is complete!
What do you think?

Lots of love xxx

To make things interesting :)

Hello over there :)

I started a job about a month ago in a spa. I am a spa assistant which is a glorified term for 'cleaner' and 'person customers complain to'. Its not a great job. I get very hot and people arent very nice but I like the staff and feel safe in the knowledge that im doing my job well. Anyway it can get a bit boring so to pull myself through I thought I should try to find the funny side of it all!

The lists.

I have devised two lists so far. Here they are. I hope you can see the funny side too and read in a sarcastic tone!

(Marvin from hitch hikers guide to the galaxy. Grumpiest robot ever...we must be related!)


Odd things people have said to me:

• You sweat because you're fat (Im size 14)
• Why can't i have my chest out? So all these women are shy here but oh no, when they go to a gynaecological doctor they get it all out! 
• You haven't heard of Kirk Franklin because you're white...
• Your not christian and you don't go to church? *rolls eyes*
• Whats the time?...(I was standing next to a giant clock)
• Oh, you only want to do massage?
• I thought this was normal coffee? (Big label saying decafe..gah)
• Is this bottled water? (Big containers of water...no i do not fill them with bloody evian.)
• This drainage tea - what does it drain?
• Your names frosty?
• If you go out with me you can count my money each night before you go to sleep. 
• I'm looking for a 39 year old widow with a big bottom and narcissistic, what do you think my chances are? 

Things i've found so far:

• A bead
• Apple cores
• Nectarine cores
• Peanut shells
• A hair net
• Bikini
• Womens chain necklace
• A clump of hair
• Small clumps of hair
• Hair mayonaise...
• Body creams
• water bottles
• mouldy strawberries in fridge
• Tub of sweat and sour sauce in the steam room
• A flannel over a light in the steam room
• Cotton wool in the flannel bucket
• Half a crisp
• A drawing pin 

I hope you've enjoyed this! 

Frances xxx