we shall all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately (Benjamin Franklin)

Sala de Aljubarrota do Museu de Alberto Sampaio

Tomorrow is the big day. I have just finished putting together the powerpoint presentation of my master's thesis in museum studies. I just hope I can hang in there or I am sure they will hang me in the end! 

[The whole thing was too easy....]

my cross-processed summer

So here they are, some of the Diana photos I picked up yesterday. It was a slide film so I had it cross-processed. I know that you can do this with a simple click of a button on any image software, or even Pedro's phone, but the sensation of not knowing how the photos will appear, waiting patiently for them and being amazed at the effects that you have no control over, is the best thing about using Diana!

I should have already finished reading my thesis... but I haven't.

I should be sitting at my desk preparing for next Tuesday's presentation... but I'm not.

I think I'll head out for just a bit to pick up the 2 Diana film's I had developed... I know I shouldn't, but I can't help it.

forecast for today

Sad and grey morning with rain.

Hopefully at around lunchtime it will look like this.

And I'm sure the sun will be out in the afternoon!

os ferreira

A little sneak peek at what I have been working on these last few days. It's slowly being embroidered so it can be just perfect for her 60th birthday. So Mary, tell what you think of it so far?

3 corpetes, 1 avental, 7 fronhas, 1 lençol, 3 camisas do enxoval...

A new header and a classic Portuguese cinema scene to welcome it.
I like her checkered skirt, striped socks and polka dot apron.

siblings

After I was born my parents always thought that their second child would be a boy. So they bought blue baby clothing. Then my sister Helena was born. And then they were absolutely sure their third child would definitely be a boy. Then my sister Luisa was born. And after this, they gave up: three is in fact a crowd even though we always wanted a brother. 

I live with a rock star

Not many people can say they share the same house with a rock star, but I can! Though it sometimes is quite an inconvenience with all the paparazzi camping at our door step... but you learn to live with it. Joana is the lead singer of a major international rock band The Exception and she has an amazing deep voice: very energetic, tough around the edges and sweet whenever necessary. They'll be performing tonight at Bacalhoeiro and I'm going to put on my dancing shoes...

photo lab

Tonight is photo lab night. Last week I developed 3 rolls of black and white film. The rolls are from last year, can you imagine? 

ready to hang up

Now all I have to do is choose a place to hang them up and bribe Pedro with a massage or pastries for him to  do the things guys do around the house.