Nathalie Marquez Courtney

Celebrations

Spring Crafts

April, a time for blossoms, feeding the birds and sweet spring crafts.

The Coral Beach

So many hermit crabs!

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The Kid Edit

Cute easter bits, a favourite snack hack, plus what I'm searching for on Vinted.

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7 Things Filling My Cup Right Now

Plus a new hot sauce obsession.

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Hello from the other side

Galway tacos, home re-jigging and a new reading habit.

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September snapshots

Camping with kids, a new TV obsession and a genius way to create a minimalist phone experience 🏕️ We spent a glorious few days with friends camping in Clifden at this lovely campsite. Our first, but likely not out last. 📺 Currently hooked on Mr & Mrs Smith. Slick, funny and fun.

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July snapshots

Cute kid walkie talkies, tasty Galway tacos, a fab podcast for print lovers and a mid-year check-in. 📳 We recently got Ari these fun little walkie talkies and I've been pretty impressed by their range and ruggedness. 📝 Loving Susannah Conway's (free!) mid-year check in workbook. 🌮 Galway taco

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February snapshots

The future of web browsing, the history of print and the dreamiest medium format camera This month, I've been been blown away by Arc, a brilliant new web browser that has made web-based work (so much of what I do these days) so much more enjoyable. I'

Winter photowalk

Ari and I regularly bundle up for what we call “a lap and nap”, whereby we do a lap of our estate and Ada gets in her last nap of the day. Today we decided to turn it into a photowalk, as it was such a crisp and gorgeous winter

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October snapshots

Addictive audio stories, costume planning, spooky shoots and a cool camera-friendly handbag I hadn't listened to a ton of fiction podcasts, but BBC's People Who Knew Me changed that. Featuring the voice talents of Rosamund Pike and Hugh Laurie, it's a tense 10-episode audio

Spooky adventures with dry ice

I had to use dry ice on a recent photoshoot, and luckily, I got to take the remainder of it home, so we got stuck in to all sorts of dry ice experiments. Including: Dry ice cream (verdict: we went with double cream, which was a bit much. A lighter

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September snapshots

New-to-me novellas, learning about Latina legends and kicking off Ada's adventures in food Loved getting lost in the fun noir detective story that was Even Though I Knew the End. Filled with magic, mystery and tenderness. I devoured Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For