Author Archives: Charlene Precious

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favourite things

Cream coloured ponies and crisp apple strudels
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings
These are a few of my favourite things

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eye lashes
Silver white winters that melt into spring
These are a few of my favourite things

When the dog bites, when the bee stings, when I’m feeling sad,
I simply remember my favourite things, and then I don’t feel so bad

“Each fairy breath of summer, as it blows with loveliness, inspires the blushing rose.”

I love that it’s Spring and everything but let’s skip the rain and fast forward to summer.

The rainy forecast over the next six days is tormenting my soul. London, Seattle, Vancouver, how do you do it?

I can’t wait to travel this summer. But I also love to just look forward to it and get excited over it.

Czech Republic. Portugal. Spain. My camera awaits your dashing beauty.

Beatles Forever. This is my secret hilltop, where I can be closest to the sun.

I feel like I’ve been eating nonstop since Saturday, celebrating my grandmother’s life. I just got in from my third consecutive dinner party and I’m really, really tired and my eyelids are failing on me. I shouldn’t even be writing right now because I’m going to read this post tomorrow and be disgusted with how bad it is and then I’ll want to delete it. It’s 10 minutes to midnight and a photo must be posted for May 9th of course, so here’s one more from my portfolio feature at work. It’s this photo blown up on a double-page spread! PS. It’s not a chick and a dude. It’s a chick and a chick – my little sister and myself with emo clothes, a camera, and a tripod. I played the emo boy. That’s the secret.

A lot of self portraits these past few posts because I’m training my boyfriend on the camera. He’s getting better and better. :) With him knowing the camera, I can stop using the tripod for self portraits. It’s too much work and too limiting. I couldn’t set a tripod on this hill for example. It would just tumble down.

I’ll eventually move to a summer city like San Francisco, so that I can dance with warm sunshine every day. Photography thrives in warm places.

One of the best things in life are the relationships we build with awesome people. My superstar office BFF is moving on to the next big thing and it was one bittersweet day. We started at the same time last June and grew together for one precious year. I’m so happy for you, Vee, but obviously a little torn, too. Congratulations again. You’re a big deal now. I feel like I’m re-living this post. Sending luck and love your way. Never be a stranger to me.

More of my portfolio feature below. :)

This is a late post because I made time to play in the sun, go to the gym, and dine at my favourite Greek restaurant all between 6:00 and 10:00pm.

A Photo A Day was featured in our internal quarterly corporate publication; the same publication that I’m “reading” (or posing with) in this photo. :) More on this tomorrow. I’m really sleepy.

Because they give me photos like these. The boy? My neighbour’s boy. Spotted them outside and asked to borrow their cutie patootie for photos. I’m glad I didn’t scare them too much. That’s what’s nice about looking like a kid myself – I’m innocent, too. The camera he’s holding? A 1968 Canon film camera – vintage as hell. Found it at a garage sale last weekend and bought it for $1.50. I live for garage sales.