CHARLOTTE VALLANCE ILLUSTRATION & DESIGN

I knew of Charlotte for a little while before our path inevitably crossed thanks to our shared love for Seasons Cafe & Deli and Old Amersham in general, Hannah and I actually had one of her prints on our wall for a few months before we even spoke.

Charlotte was kind enough to send me a few lovely examples of her work in return for some photos, which of course seemed like a fantastic deal to me. I get to do what I love and she gets what I'd like to think is a different take on her Etsy shop photos.

You can find her here:
Blog: http://charlottevallance.blogspot.co.uk/
Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/charlottevallance?ref=em
Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlsvallance

WHIPPET GREY

When Hannah and I got chatting to Dominic a couple of weeks ago I never thought I'd get the chance to shoot his wonderful shop Whippet Grey. The reason for our initial chat? Eggs! That puppy certainly does get some attention.

Dominic grabbed his DSLR when we walked in with Eggs and wanted a photo for Twitter, of course we mentioned his blog and that I was an avid photographer. After we left the conversation continued on Twitter and ended with me being invited to photograph the space.

Whippet Grey is a lovely little shop in Old Amersham selling all manor of wonderful items and I very much like to visit just to browse the shelves and enjoy the interior. As of right now we've only bought Hannah's cardboard moose head but plan on buying a few bits for the kitchen when we get the chance.

HANNAH'S BIRTHDAY 2012

Miss Hannah Meyer aka 'Tiny' turned the grand old age of 23 last Thursday, to celebrate I've been up to my usual antics of un-Birthdays and real Birthdays just to keep her on her toes. It started on Sunday with a post work surprise involving freshly baked mint Aero cupcakes and a cardboard moose head followed by a spot of dinner whilst the sun shone.

On the morning of her Birthday I worked from home so we could have breakfast and one final present she wasn't expecting before heading out for a spot of lunch at Seasons Cafe & Deli, a walk along the river in Old Amersham and a spot of window shopping in our new favourite spot Whippet Grey.

In the evening we dropped Eggs at my parents and drove to Beaconsfield to try Achimi the only place around here for Sushi. It didn't disappoint!