The Day-To-Day Life of Albert Hastings

When Albert Hastings was eighty-five years old, a photographer named KayLynn Deveney moved next door to his small flat  housed in an old Victorian in the town of Newport, Wales. KayLynn took notice of the small rituals and routines???gardening, laundry, grocery shopping???that made up Bert??'s life. A friendship slowly developed and soon KayLynn began documenting parts of Bert??'s day. Bert and KayLynn developed a simple yet effective rapport. With her photographs and his handwritten text, the pair began a project that became much more than a diary or an art project. It evolved into a poignant and profound chronicle of aging, living alone, and the small things that make up our daily lives and bring moments of happiness???a cup of tea, lying in the sun, a hot breakfast, a good whiskey. The book includes seventy-five photographs of Bert in his surroundings from his home and garden to the streets of Newport, all annotated in Bert??'s own hand. In addition, Deveney has added a number of illustrations, such as poems written by Bert, his clock drawings, and his personal family photographs. The Day-to-Day Life of Albert Hastings gives the reader a glimpse into one man??'s life. We can only imagine what stories are left untold, both in Bert??'s life and the lives of those around us.

When Albert Hastings was eighty-five years old, a photographer named KayLynn Deveney moved next door to his small flat housed in an old Victorian in the town of Newport, Wales. KayLynn took notice of the small rituals and routinesa gardening, laundry, grocery shoppinga that made up Berta (TM)s life. A friendship slowly developed and soon KayLynn began documenting parts of Berta (TM)s day. Bert and KayLynn developed a simple yet effective rapport. With her photographs and his handwritten text, the pair began a project that became much more than a diary or an art project. It evolved into a poignant and profound chronicle of aging, living alone, and the small things that make up our daily lives and bring moments of happinessa a cup of tea, lying in the sun, a hot breakfast, a good whiskey. The book includes seventy-five photographs of Bert in his surroundings from his home and garden to the streets of Newport, all annotated in Berta (TM)s own hand. In addition, Deveney has added a number of illustrations, such as poems written by Bert, his clock drawings, and his personal family photographs. The Day-to-Day Life of Albert Hastings gives the reader a glimpse into one mana (TM)s life. We can only imagine what stories are left untold, both in Berta (TM)s life and the lives of those around us.

When Albert Hastings was eighty-five years old, photographer KayLynn Deveney moved near his small flat in Wales. KayLynn took notice of the small rituals and routines gardening, laundry, grocery shopping that made up Bert's life. A friendship slowly developed as KayLynn began photographing parts of Bert's day. The two developed a simple yet effective method of storytelling with KayLynn's images and Albert's handwritten text and the project evolved into "The Day-to-Day Life of Albert Hastings" a poignant and profound chronicle of aging, living alone, and the small things that make up our daily lives. Containing seventy-eight photographs along with poems written by Bert, his clock drawings, and personal family photographs, "The Day-to-Day Life of Albert Hastings" gives the reader a glimpse into one man's life. We can only imagine what stories are left untold.