Okay, after last week’s latest chapter in the chronic UTI chronicles, I assumed that this week would be an improvement. Alas, that was not the case. The symptoms I’d ascribed to a UTI had actually become a nasty kidney infection, leaving me extremely nauseous, sick, tired and in pain. I spent the week in and out of work, lying down and taking YET ANOTHER course of strong antibiotics. Part of me remains vaguely skeptical that I’m even that ill, despite…
Anyone who’s read more than a couple of posts on this blog knows about my love affair with Tregardock beach. I know. I’m sorry for bringing it up again. I’m sure you’re all sick of it. Don’t worry, this post is not about Tregardock. It’s about another one of my favourite beaches in Cornwall: Bedruthan’s Steps. Unlike Tregardock, Bedruthan’s Steps is not unknown. It’s protected by the National Trust. I mean, there’s a car park and a café up on…
Oh, guys. This hasn’t been my week. After a few months of top-quality chronic UTI management, I’ve been hit with a serious infection and am now taking strong antibiotics four times a day. And, for the first time ever – I think because of the strength of the pills – I have not been reacting well to them and have spent much of the week feeling extremely nauseous. Not ideal. Oh yeah, and I’m PMSing. So it’s all a good…
Yesterday, I posted a blog full of photos from early March in Cornwall. Today, I want to share some photos from this past weekend. If you read the most recent Get Snappy, you’ll probably have got a sense of how pleased I am with these pictures. I love them! I love taking pictures of flowers and the daisies and wisteria were perfect subjects. I don’t really know what else to say, to be honest! It’s hard sometimes to think of…
In March, I took a load of photos of beautiful magnolia in Cornwall and posted them alongside a thousand words about my brief foray into plant science at university. It was funny enough, but that same week I had a crisis of confidence about my blog topics and deleted it for being a blah post. Since then, I have found my feet a lot more with the blog. I have interspersed photo-focused posts with political essays and think pieces and…
This has been an amazing week for photos! Seriously, Cornwall in the spring is clearly one of the most photogenic places on Earth. The flowers are in bloom and it is absolutely stunning. I love photographing flowers. I spent a long time taking pictures of the wisteria from as many angles as possible. I especially liked getting pictures from underneath with the sun shining through. Often middle of the day sun washes out a photo but the combination of the…
My brain feels like mush right now, honestly. I have been trying to write all weekend but the words haven’t been coming out nor have I been able to focus on a book or anything else. But I have yet to miss a Get Snappy so I will get these words out come hell or high lethargy. I have been feeling the urge to take more photos of my family and friends recently, which has already been a joy. Every…
Pictures of various London landmarks are not unusual on this blog. However, I’ll admit that I mainly photograph of the same part of London, which consists of the area near my office and places on my route home. I love taking photos there, especially near the bridge (as you’ll see below and in many other posts on my site) but I do think it’s nice to change up the shots sometimes. This week, I got that chance. I spent Thursday…
This week has been more work, more Brexit, raging PMS that left me in tears more than once and mine and Jake’s anniversary. We celebrated by making nachos and chocolate-covered strawberries at home, if you were wondering. It was low-key, but lovely. Oh, and we saw Company, which was amazing. We also ended up in Oxford for less than twenty-four hours to celebrate the birthday of a dear family friend. This did mean that we were able to enjoy the…
Earlier this week, I got some great photos from my usual haunt of the riverfront by Tower Bridge. I always make myself deviate through there on my cycle home if the light is good, and this week I was rewarded handsomely for that. I love the picture of the city, where the light is yellow, pink and a gentle green. It was generally a lovely, warm evening, with people milling around by the water and some beautiful scenes. So much…