Starting my week with the Weekly Edit is a ritual I’ve kept for years. It’s my favourite Monday morning anchor—a chance to slow down, celebrate the ‘small wins,’ and gather the smiles from the week behind us. Part reflection and part record-keeping, it’s my way of documenting our family’s adventures before the next chapter begins.
The Weekly Edit {Week 21/2026}
We started the week with yet another school trip. My daughter went to Silverstone Museum for a STEM day with some of her classsmates.
Last week I told you how we started to strip the wallpaper in our living room. We got someone in to clean the radiators so these can be drained and replaced before we finish painting the walls. The house is so dusty and messy but hopefully it will be worth it.
The whole family is into photography so I jumped in and bought myself a new camera, the Fujifilm Instax Mini Evo. It’s a cute little hybrid camera, I can choose to print the photo or save the digital image to my iPhone. I use the camera on my iPhone a lot, but wanted to be able to print photos as I love to collage and scrapbook too. The film cartridge is good for 10 photo prints.
We re-visited Montacute House using our National Trust membership. The weather was hot and sunny so we sought the shade in the garden, and opted for ice creams in the courtyard.
My reading has slowed down a little as we’ve reached half term but I’m enjoying Greengates by RC Sherriff at the moment (the beautiful Persephone grey copy, obviously). I loved A Fortnight in September by RC Sherriff, and this is just as good so far.
We have only recently finished decorating so I totally get the mess and untidyness. It will be worth it in the end though
I am looking at getting a camera too, I do have a DSLR but it is big and quite old now. The Fujifilm Instax Mini Evo sounds great, I love having prints too. I will definitely take a look!
It’s all going to be so worth it in the long run. You’re going to have such a wonderful space when everything is finished.
Ice cream in a beautiful courtyard on a hot, sunny day sounds just about perfect to me! What a great way to spend time together.
I always enjoy reading these weekly updates because they feel so real and relatable. Between school trips, home projects, family outings, photography, and reading, it sounds like such a full and memorable week. The new Fujifilm camera sounds like such a fun purchase too, especially for scrapbooking and capturing family moments.
I need to brush up on my photography hobby. I used to enjoy taking amazing photos a lot but it kind of fell through the cracks of my day-to-day busy schedule. I would love to pick it up again, it is a great hobby.
I love the idea of the instax and either printing straight away or saving on your phone, so you can have both digital and print. I still print photos most months and I love the physical aspect of it x
I love that your family are loving photography, mine are too! We are all going to do the colour photography challenge on our next family day out!
Kay
So glad to know that you bought a new camera and the fact that you can print photos from the camera itself is an awesome feature in my opinion. All the best for taking awesome photos with it!
The new camera sounds really lovely! A hybrid?! I haven’t quite heard of a camera like that.
I love that you’re bringing back the flavor of Polaroids. It’s awesome that you and your family have a passion that you all can enjoy together.
The Instant Mini Evo is really nice! Enjoy printing your photos. I have one too since I’m into scrapbooking, and it makes keeping memories so much more fun and personal.