Hanover house numbers 51-75

Happy new year!

Here's another set of photos from my house number series to start the year off.



As the numbers get higher, the amount of houses to choose from gets smaller, but I think there are some good finds in this selection. 57 and 74 are my favourites here.

My original goal of getting to 100 in the series by last July was a little optimistic, but I'm confident I can reach 100 this year! My work is moving back to Brighton so the streets of Hanover will be back on my daily walking route.

I'm uploading the photos over on Instagram under #hanoverhousenumbers if you want to see more as I find them.

Hanover house numbers 26-50

Here's the second set of photos from my house number series over on Instagram.



I'm still enjoying the amount of variety - they are all pretty unique, especially alongside the colourful walls of the houses. 45 is a particular favourite - I love how it's embedded in the wall.

I'm uploading the photos over on Instagram under #hanoverhousenumbers if you want to follow the series.

The regularity of my posts has definitely slowed down due to the shorter daylight hours and the change in my daily commute, but I expect it will pick up in the summer, and maybe I will be able to reach 100 around a year after I started (in July).

I just need to find a nice number 51 first...

Hanover house numbers 1-25

I'm really enjoying my house numbers photography project - I'm up to number 30 now and still going strong. Here is a little montage of the first 25...

There are some really nice finds in there - people have lovely houses! I definitely lean towards photographing more of the handmade or hand-painted signs - just look at number 18 - it's so nice (and very Brighton).

I've been uploading the photos over on my instragram account under #hanoverhousenumbers if you want to take a peek at some of the more recent ones.

Unfortunately my daily commute is changing as of next week, taking me away from the streets of Hanover, so I may not be posting as often from now on - but my goal is to reach 100 so I'm going to keep at it when I venture into town at the weekends.

Let me know if you're a local and you spot any good ones!

Hanover house numbers

We moved house at the beginning of spring, and now my journey to and from work involves a big hill hike (familiar to a lot of Brighton residents I'm sure). In order to make the hill a bit more bearable and less of a constant climb I started trying out different routes, which often find me winding through the streets of Hanover.

Hanover is one of my favourite areas of Brighton and after living in Hove for a few years it's great to be back in the near-neighbourhood (we are actually even further up the hill!) I love seeing all the brightly painted houses and front doors, and recently I've fallen in love with the great array of house numbers on display.

As a result, I've started a mini photography project to showcase the nice numbers I find (and also to keep me entertained on my commute). I've been uploading them to Instagram under #hanoverhousenumbers if you want to take a peek.

My favourites so far are numbers 7 and 9. In fact, the number 9 was the initial inspiration for the project. Lovely wooden numbering.

the sea

Yesterday I could smell the sea from my desk.
A little reminder that I live in a great city.

jardin flambeau

This event blew me away. The best evening I've spent in a park for a long time.
Photos: Barney Livingston | Melita Dennett | Katariina Järvinen | Martin Thomas

grey skies & colourful eyes

It was Brighton Pride today. I was proud of myself for only popping out briefly to watch the parade and then returning home to do some work (with a slice of chocolate cake and a cheese & onion pasty under my arm).

Unfortunately, work didn't last long - I felt an illness coming on and got the fear so have taken some preventative pills, crept under my blanket and spent the evening in bed with Columbo. He's not as good as Jonathan Creek...but who is?

Hopefully this cautious behaviour means I will be up with the larks tomorrow and working at double speed (possibly after an early morning trip to the sunday market).

I've also been having a ponder about blogging today. Do I really need 3 blogs? Do I even need one?
I think I might be the only one getting anything out of it...in which case shouldn't I just keep a diary or a sketchbook? (even though my attempts in the past at keeping a diary have always failed miserably after about a day.)

Hmm...I don't know. Maybe I need to go to sleep now.
My throat hurts.

54 miles

Yesterday on my way to the shop I spied many cyclists doing the London to Brighton bike ride. None of them looked very happy, but that may have been because they were on Lewes Road.
Lewes Road doesn't make me very happy either.


Rosie, Yumi and I have decided we're going to do it next year.
And I'm going to smile all the way. Even when we're struggling over Ditchling Beacon.

stitch 'n' beach

Stitch'n'beach is the name of the knitting group I recently set up for folks in Brighton. My friend Emily suggested the name as the original plan was to meet up on the beach and knit/crochet/get crafty. Unfortunately winter has set in now so the group has been moved inside (but I think the name still works as we are knitting in pubs & cafes that are very near to the beach!)

We had our first official meet-up on Tuesday and it went surprisingly well! We were spotted by a drinkin brighton representative who took our photo and offered to promote the group on their website - very kind indeed.

So if anyone is in the Brighton area and fancies joining in with a bit of knit & crochet then please get in touch!
We're planning to meet every fortnight and our next meet-up will be some time in national knitting week so we'll have to make it extra special.

i see the sea

Today I went swimming in the sea... twice.
I love living in Brighton.
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talking of summer school....

Here's my entry for project two - a place where I'm happy.


It's by the seaside of course!
That is where I've been today, for a nice picnic with cucumber sandwiches & scones.
Jolly good.

Check out more entries by students here.
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a book fair

Not many posts of late I know - the weather has tempted me away from the computer and I've been having a very pleasant time in the sun. There is a lot going on in Brighton at the moment with the Festival and the Festival Fringe, and today The Great Escape begins - I'm off to pick up my wristband in a short while and am quite quite excited. I'm going to see iron & wine tonight!!!

So I'm afraid there won't be much from me over the next few days. I'm also quite busy making books as I am taking part in this wonderful book fair next weekend:


It's at the Phoenix Arts Centre in Brighton so if you are in the area please pop along. I've got a stall with some talented folks from my MA course and the book fair accompanies a book arts exhibition which is on at the centre all month - definitely worth a peek I'd say!

So, yes - I'm going to get back to work now...busy, busy. Here's a sneak peek of some things I'm working on though:


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a pebble in the hand

on saturday i went along to the brighton pebble museum grand opening on the beach. it was a most enjoyable event and we had pebble stories, a find the perfect pebble competition, pebble skimming and pebble cakes, mmm....


check out the blog to see what they are up to, and to catch up on pebble related news. (You can also try and spot the pictures of me and derek with our pebble portraits from the pre-opening event at art junky a few weeks ago).

i've got derek's portrait on my wall:


i like it a lot.
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relocation relocation

i've moved



hope i don't get too home sick

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tea for two

i'm back from brighton now - had a nice visit to the university for the postgraduate open day and i am very much interested in doing the sequential design and illustration course - i'd better get thinking about a project proposal to hand in with my application.

whilst i was in brighton i went for a cream tea at the mock turtle cafe with derek - it has to be the nicest cafe around, very dainty and traditional. here are some photos from our visit:





mmm...

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