Happy New Year!

 Happy new year everyone, wow to 2026 hey? The year of the horse, the year that so many of us begin with our list of goals, I have been writing mine, how about you?

One of my goals is to print out my photos into a book once a month. I have just finished another 365 on flickr, yes I still use it and love it. I am faced with the daunting task of trying to make a book for the year but I can't face sorting out the photos so I thought this year I will select each month and by the end of the year it won't be as daunting. I have just started another 365 today, it seems second nature now, do you want to do one with me? doesn't have to be a photo a day, could be a photo a week or even a month. 

I am currently doing an online course in black and white photography which is really interesting and will form another project for the year. The instructor says look at your work and make projects out of what you currently have, I have a lot of photos from the tube, they have now gone in their own project folder. I have also started a self portrait project, I have very low self worth and thought that by trying to take a photograph of myself I might grow to love myself a bit. The first photograph highlighted so many flaws and wrinkles! I also looked into a few tutorials and you don't have to photograph your face, it can be any part of your body or out of focus so I am just going to keep experimenting and again, will anyone join me? This project will probably be once a month or so. 

My other goal is to get back to doing one cultural thing a week, there is so much to see and do here in London and once the crowds have gone I will start with Marie Antoinette at the V and A and we have a few plays coming up, one with Brian Cranston and one with Billy Crudock

Book reading is a given, I will carry on with my alphabet of authors. I am half way through G now, will report back on that later. I took this photo of a second hand bookstore around the corner from me, wouldn't it be wonderful to have that many books in your house?