Dec 25, 2010

Merry Christmas hipstamatics from London. xoxo

Carols by candlelight at Southwark Cathedral
Candlelight Carols at Southwark Cathedral
Candlelight Carols at Southwark Cathedral
Candlelight Carols at Southwark Cathedral
Christmas Eve Ice Skating at Tower London
Christmas Eve Ice Skating at Tower London
Christmas Eve Ice Skating at Tower London
Christmas Eve Ice Skating at Tower London
Tower Bridge from Tower London after skating and coffee.
Tower Bridge from Tower London
A quiet and peaceful walk along the Thames
self portrait reflection

Merry Christmas everyone!

All photos by Shehani Kay

Dec 17, 2010

Cold Chilies and Strange Weather

cold chilies
cold cherry tomatoes
snowy tall grass
The day started out characteristically London gray but very quickly turned from light dusty flurries to a proper whiteout blizzard today between noon and 12:30pm. Fortunately the snow eased up by the time I ventured out into the snowy streets to meet a girlfriend for lunch. Hours later the clouds would part and the skies would wipe itself blue. The sun even came out for a visit and melted the snow just enough to make walking nice and slippery. Brrr. Looks like we're in for a chilly weekend so button up and play safe out there.

Happy Friday!

All photography by Shehani Kay

Dec 10, 2010

A kiss to light up a tree

A kiss under the kissmas tree
Some may call it puro cheeso of the gag inducing variety. Others may roll their eyes and deem it mawkish and sentimental. But I find it a sweet interactive installation that gets us to make kisses, not disses, yo. The Kissmas Tree in Covent Garden is rigged up to harness the enormous power of 'a kiss under the mistletoe', send its electric current spiralling up the wires that festoon the large Christmas tree sitting in the piazza and spark it to life with twinkling lights. Ohh ahh. Pretty lights. I've always been a fan of the kiss under mistletoe and I'm happy to see it used here to light up the night. Definitely one of the Christmassy highlights in London this season. ho ho ho. Merry Kissmas.

Dec 3, 2010

Chilly in Chilham

I'm currently snowed-in in Chilham and it is chilly! I'm hanging out with a really lovely family and having pretty village/country walks in this winter wonderland. Our nights have been filled with food and wine by the cozy fire. Mmmm mmm.

Today I'm sharing some postcards of my walks in chilly Chilham, starting with yesterday's walk in the village:
Chilham in the snow ~ village
Chilham in the snow ~ village tobaggan
Chilham in the snow ~ village
Chilham in the snow ~ village church
Chilham in the snow ~ village
Chilham in the snow ~ village
Chilham in the snow ~ village
Chilham in the snow ~ village
Chilham in the snow ~ village couple
Chilham in the snow ~ village post office
Chilham in the snow ~ village phone booth
Chilham in the snow ~ village castle snowman
Chilham in the snow ~ village castle

This afternoon we wandered around the lake:
Chilham in the snow
Chilham in the snow ~ gothic lady
Chilham in the snow ~ river
Chilham in the snow ~ mill pond
Chilham in the snow ~ lake
Chilham in the snow ~ trail around lake
Chilham in the snow ~ swans & moorhens

All photography by Shehani Kay.

Nov 26, 2010

A Taste of Christmas

Mr Simms Sweet Shop
Shop windows are now festooned with garlands of tinsel and the streets are aglow with designer LED lights - must mean Christmas is around the corner. It certainly feels like Christmas these last couple days. Brrrr. I've had to pull out my parka! Later today, I'm heading over to Covent Garden to partake in cupcakes & coffee and play with the interactive kissmass tree they have up in the piazza. How exciting! One kiss will light up the tree! This I gotta see!

Happy Friday!

Photo by Shehani Kay. Window display of Mr Simms Sweet Shop at 47 Greenwich Church St, Greenwich, London.

Nov 19, 2010

A Blessing

A blessing

While wandering through the wintry woods at dusk, I unexpectedly stumbled headlong into a pocket of trembling bliss & crawled into its midst boldly nestling there as completely & thoroughly as I would have had it been my own sweet burrow. There is no tomorrow here. There is only the ephemeral refuge of Now so I warm my hands by a hearth & my feet in down booties; I wrap my body tight in a rich robe much too big for me. Happiness is such shivering fire! I. breathe. in. deeply. this small blessing, a fleeting toke & oh how I line my pocket with its intoxicating smoke. You smell warm, like home.

Photo and prose by Shehani Kay. Detail of Stained Glass at Tate Britain: Ervin Bossanyi (1891-1975), The Angel Blesses the Women Washing Clothes, 1938-43, installed 1947-8.

Nov 12, 2010

A Photo Tour of Canterbury Cathedral

Canterbury Cathedral
Today I thought I'd give you a photo tour of my visit to Canterbury Cathedral.

We begin inside:
Canterbury Cathedral ~ interior
With the ceiling of the main tower
Canterbury Cathedral ~ interior
Then the ever beautiful 'light streaming through a window' scene.
Canterbury Cathedral ~ interior
Followed by the various sculptures that are scattered about:
Canterbury Cathedral ~ interior
Canterbury Cathedral ~ interior Sculpture
Canterbury Cathedral ~ interior Sculpture
Canterbury Cathedral ~ interior Sculpture
Canterbury Cathedral ~ interior Sculpture
Canterbury Cathedral ~ interior Sculpture
And a pause to admire the God inspiring interior
Canterbury Cathedral ~ interior
Canterbury Cathedral ~ interior
Then down into the crypt:
Canterbury Cathedral ~ crypt
Canterbury Cathedral ~ crypt fresco
And out the door:
Canterbury Cathedral ~ exit from crypt
To the smaller cloister:
Canterbury Cathedral ~ cloister outside the crypt
Canterbury Cathedral ~ cloister outside the crypt
Canterbury Cathedral ~ cloister outside the crypt
Then to the main cloister:
Canterbury Cathedral ~ cloister
Canterbury Cathedral ~ cloister
Canterbury Cathedral ~ cloister
Canterbury Cathedral ~ cloister
This concludes my tour, I hope you enjoyed it! For more information about the history and visiting times please go to their website.

Happy Friday!

All photography by Shehani Kay.
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