The Family of Man

I came across this book today while organising the library at work. I opened it to see which category it should go in, and I couldn't close ita. It's such an engaging, beautiful collection of photographs that tell so many stories, from the deeply distressing, to the sensationally heart warming - it really is a must-see/ must-read/ must-own!

I recognised one of the pages as I have previously pinned it on Pinterest, and even included it on one of my blog posts on here, not knowing where it originated.. now I do, and I'm so glad. Every page stirred emotion in me just as this one did a while ago. 

I include a few of the quotes and images that I particularly love from the book...

Good food day

My addiction for crisps is hopeless, I can't resist temptation, I don't even try.. I don't eat shitloads every day but I do quite often have a large bag of Doritos or Kettle crisps on the go in my kitchen cupboard to satisfy my cravings. I also sometimes have a bag of Lidl's steak & onion while I'm cooking tea.. completely unnecessary but my love for the taste overrides the knowledge that it's an unhealthy/glutonous move. I act on impulse quite often, which is why it's so dangerous any time I enter a shop - be it a clothes shop or a supermarket, I always seem to easily spend on what I shouldn't. I have potential to be a consistently healthy, fit person with a good amount of savings each month, but I'm so good at justifying things in my own mind, it's just dangerous. Fun though.

Anyway, yesterday was a good food day...

Breakfast:

Half a grapefruit

A few strawberries

Some grapes

Some blueberries

Lemon water

Jasmine green tea

Snack:

Special K bar

Lunch:

Steamed spinach, courgette and tomato

Scrambled duck eggs

Snack:

Rye crispbread

Avocado

Dinner:

Delicious Beetroot 6 salad box

Boiled jersey potatoes

A Chicago town mini pizza - OK I failed hard here.

Ended a lovely day with a walk with the pooch...

We've got him doing the following tricks now:

Sit 

Lay down (he gets this confused with roll over)

Roll over (it's more like a lay on your back thing)

Paw (only the left)

Jump up (he does this lots even when not asked)

Bark (on command, although he also likes to do this lots even when not asked)

All seem a bit pointless but good to improve his obedience, and plus he's very cute doing it. He is currently about 15 months old, and starting to become really obedient... Just thinking back to how cute he was as a 3 week old pup when we first met him... 

The Trews: God

I'm quite fond of Russel Brand, I think he provides a voice on noticeable platform for people who want change, people who aren't happy with the current system.. I think he is an extremely passionate, (which can take over him at times) articulate and honest person trying to shine light on the truth, in aid of a fairer, honest society.

He does split opinion largely; his views on democracy and common people working together to create a better world must be seen as reckless to a controlling government, after all democracy means a government controlled by the people, which some people argue could lead to a mob rule. Either way, like him or don't like him, he does give some very interesting insights.

Dink's Song

If I had wings like Noah's dove

I'd fly the river to the one I love

Well fare thee well, my honey, fare thee well
 

Well I had a man who was long and tall

Who moved his body like a cannon ball

Well fare thee well, my honey, fare thee well

I remember one evening, in the pourin' rain

And in my heart was an achin' pain

Well fare thee well, my honey, fare thee well

Muddy river runs muddy 'n' wild

Can't give a bloody for my unborn child

Fare thee well, my honey, fare thee well

So show us a bird flyin' high above

Life ain't worth living without the one you love

Fare thee well, my honey, fare thee well

Well fare thee well, my honey, fare thee well

Croeso

I spent another weekend in Wales
over the last May bank holiday..

Warm welcome as always in Wales.

This time the warm welcome was at the Irish/Welsh vintage tractor run which is an annual event ran by a sweet old farmer named Henry Dixon, it alternates between being held in North Pembrokeshire to Wexford, Ireland. It was quite a random thing for me to attend, I heard of it through my sister who helped promote it through a tourism project she is working for. It was actually interesting and inspiring in a way, to see almost 300 vintage and pimped up tractors, all those participants, around 100 of which came all the way from Ireland, all to raise money for charity and because they are passionate about keeping the culture of the vintage tractors alive. The bonds between the Welsh and Irish participants, sealed by passion and tradition was beautiful to see.



Druidstone



The lovely Druidstone hotel




A perfect place for afternoon tea, the food was so good, the atmosphere is lovely there.
The place just has this magic vibe. I would love to get married there if the capacity of the house was bigger.

Thoughts of Finn

Finn daydreaming about humping dogs...

Love this photo; the sky always puts life into perspective doesn't it?!