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Time to reflect…

David Quirk — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:54:15 +0000

happy birthday Matt!

Pool challenge!

David Quirk — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:52:21 +0000

So we know Mat used to play everyday and Sherry is always a dark horse so it was game on. Venue – Notting Hills Elbow Room. I arrived feeling sick as a dog having sat in the back of Stirling Moss’s A3 – not an excuse, just been thrown around a bit! Anyway few beers and several games later Sherry won, mmmn I reckon he’s been having a few quiet games in prep! Still then on to Walmer Castle for a Thai – bloody good night and of course the challenge continues! Great place too!

Christmas spirit!

David Quirk — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:36:01 +0000

Gotta love Christmas! This year we all fancied going to Winter Wonderland to soak up the Christmas spirit – and boy did we! We started with a hearty breakfast (to line the stomach!) then WW. Lots of beer and wine consumed, it really was Christmassy – we had a fab time. Then some walked, some trained to the restaurant in Covent Garden. The walk was great taking in the sights and sounds of London, it’s an amazing city. Covent Garden was decorated with huge decs and a fantastic tree! Following a hearty meal and more booze we went to a bar and finished the night in proper style! The journey home was hilarious as I’ve never seen the entire platform at the station pissed! Happy Crimbo!

Movember – done

David Quirk — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:27:24 +0000

So hair today, gone tomorrow – that was November or Movember as it’s now called! Finally the irritating itch on my face can be removed, all for a good cause though.

Hair today, gone tomorrow…

David Quirk — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:43:16 +0000

It’s Movember again and that means the office has been enriched with a few dashing hirsute gentlemen. Sculptured facial hair has to be grown for the month of November to raise money for charity and is jolly good fun! However thankfully it’s only for 1 month and let me assure you that it’s quite enough. The itching is quite uncomfortable, but it’s for a good charity! Full story and pics end of the month.

http://uk.movember.com/donate/

maintenance

Winter of content

Sophie Jackson — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:34:19 +0000

As we’ve suddenly hit winter head-first (and yes, I don’t do things by halves – there is no Autumn, this is WINTER) – it’s time to pack away the sundresses, get out the slippers, and bake some nice stuff.

Enter some lovely foodie blogs full of beautiful photography to get the ideas flowing, like What Katie Ate; gorgeous baking at Mowielicious; or even vegetarian ideas (amazing! no meat!) at Green Kitchen Stories.

Or, for some more ‘aggressive’ inspiration, give this a whirl!

Happy cooking!

Making the most of it!

David Quirk — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:57:10 +0000

The weather’s still unbelievably good and not to be missed, so I sent an email around shouting “bike weather!!” and off we went!

Few rides later we found a fab new course – very fast, very scary, with lots of rocks and very tightly packed trees. Up and down hill full pelt. I hit a tree (it didn’t move!) and went off a small bridge – minor cuts and bruises but sooo worth the buzz!

Discovered Crabbies Ginger beer too (alcoholic ginger beer no less) nice. Basically we had a blast. Last day on the way back we stopped off at Laycock Abbey where they filmed Harry Potter – really cool place, lots of geeky moments were had. Well worth a visit.

The weather

David Quirk — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:55:26 +0000

So what’s with the weather September/October?? Leaves are on the floor but it was 26 degrees yesterday and boy did we feel it. A lovely client of ours needed a shoot doing quickly so we jumped to it! It took place on a sweltering footy pitch, but the light was amazing, check it out (iphone snap on the job!). Done – it’s in the bag and I’m pleased with the results – where’s the shower?!

A whole summer of wedding!

Sophie Jackson — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:37:21 +0000

I’ve spent my spare time this summer as general assistant and designer-on-loan to my sister, to help bring together everything for her wedding.

Three kinds of invites, RSVP postcards and hand-cut envelopes? No problem. Cocktail creation and testing? Of course. About 2 miles of handmade bunting? Fine. Hand-cut hangtags for cutlery? Post-box for wedding cards? Menu for cupcakes? Plant box for cocktail menu? Flag signs for cakes? Table laying, chair dragging, flower arranging, toe stubbing…? Done.

Can I have next summer off please?

Pictures from the fantastic photographer Chris Giles

itype

David Quirk — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:25:57 +0000

Actually I only type on a Mac these days! In the days of glossy screens and brushed aluminium perfection, how lovely it is to see something mechanical. These old typewriters bring back a few memories for me (yes I’m showing my age). I can remember as a very young kid trying to move my parents’ typewriter – pretty much all the working parts were metal so it was heavy. But the brilliant thing was when you hit that key you could see the mechanical arm raise and press the letterform against the ink reel, then print it on the paper – and who can forget the sound of the roller or the sound of the keys pummeling the paper once you got into a sentence! But make a mistake – mmm that’s a bummer – until Tippex that is! Anyway you can buy these on Fab.com… nothing like a bit of nostalgia!