re-viewing

I take a lot more photos than I can ever show here; some are for various projects, some are to record certain things, and some are taken simply for pleasure. So to end the year, I thought I'd show a few favourite, previously unseen photos that sum up 2010 for me.

Sparkles and spangles and ice

 

The snow fell,

  

and ducks stood forlornly on their iced pond.

The colour/project/place of the year

 

Blue was the nail varnish colour for 2010, knitting was the project,

 

and Hampstead was the place I decided I'd like to move to.

Hands on

  

Hands played a big part in my year, as ever. I used them to knit, as guides for my textures book, and to make arrangements with Phoebe on the beach at Aldeburgh. I also photographed the little cousins' hands.

 

[photo by Simon]

Circles of colour

 

I grew tulips,

 

 and played with colour. Nothing new there, but colour never loses its brightness for me.

 Steps

  

[Steps down at High and Over in Amersham]

I saw some amazing Modernist architecture and the Modernists did staircases and steps quite brilliantly.

 

[Steps up and down in the Porthania Building, Helsinki]

 

[Steps up to the High Line and the very modern Standard Hotel in NYC]

Comforts

 

I ate a lot of toast and even photographed some.

 

I also discovered the fun that can be had with the Hipstamatic  app - very useful when I came across the most cheerful red and white facilities I have ever seen. (At the Bankside branch of Leon.)

All the best for 2011.

 

Comments

[geraldine]

What a fantastic record of your year, Jane! The photos as ever are gorgeous in their colours and vibrancy - I look forward to seeing many more next year. Happy 2011!

[Rachel (BookSnob)]

Beautiful Jane! I am glad I found your blog, and got to meet you, in 2010!

I am so looking forward to the knitting book, and I wish you a wonderful, peaceful, happy and productive 2011!

[Ruthanne (in Seattle)]

Thank you for a delightful year Jane. Your photos are lovely and it is so fun to see the world through another's eyes.

I look forward to the release of your knitting book and wish you and your family a wonderfully bright 2011.

[mathea]

Lovely photos as always! Here's hoping for even more in 2011. Happy new year to you and your family!

[Kitty Dooly Bourne]

And all the best for you and your family, Jane, from Eastern Canada. Thank you for bringing such joyous pictures to life.

[Red]

My husband just started using Hipstamatic. Great app. I may need to get it eventually too.

[Lisa]

Happy New Year - I so enjoy your blog and photos. Just one look at one of your posts makes things brighter for me! And these are no exception.

[Louise]

Love the photos, especially the blue chunky cables. And the toast! Happy new year, Jane!

[adele geras]

What a lovely way to start the year, Jane! Super photos as ever and I can't wait for the knitting book...have a very wonderful 2011, and keep putting up these posts for us.

[Hannah]

I love your photographs, as ever

[Rebecca]

can't wait for the knitting book, that blue cable project looks delish!

[Just Plain Jane]

I've been one of those lurkers, but you've brought me much pleasure with your blog. I'll try to be more verbally appreciative in 2011. Happy year to you.

[Joanne]

Jane, thank you for a year of inspiration and luscious photography! Your colourful blog is one of my absolute favourites.

[Dawn Nelson]

Still love your pics of tulips. I'm a tulip lover too! Have a bag of bulbs waiting to be planted, which, I know, should have been done by now. However, we were so snowed in over the November/December period that I couldn't do it. Think it'll be a little project I will do with the kids.
Dawn
PS also read the tart blog...lemon, yum!

[Sheila]

Hi! My husband gave me two of your books for Christmas (Gentle Art of Domesticity and Turkish Delight) and I am loving them. I can't wait to buy the Knitting book too. Thanks for the inspiration!