Ever since we saw Stick Man Live In The West End for the first time when Florence was tiny, it’s been a ‘must do’ for us when it comes around each year! This year we kicked off our Christmas season of fun in London with a trip to the Leicester Square Theatre and it was the perfect way to begin! We know the show, we know the songs, we even know the actors as usually there is at least one […]

Yesterday we were invited to a celeb studded premiere in central London to mark the launch of new Nick Jr programme, Shimmer and Shine! All about a little girl who has two genies to help her work out muddles and problems the show was screened to a select few and Florence and Jimmy thought it was amazing! They got to enjoy a pre premiere party with genie type fancy dress (they loved that), magicians, dancing and lots of craft! Together […]

On Saturday morning, with a bit of a handy over if I’m truthfully honest, the children and I made our way into central London for a spot of cake decorating at the Primrose Bakery with Lalaloopsy and Martha Collinson from the Great British Bake Off. Florence and I were totally new to GBBO this year but even though I hadn’t watched the series before, I’d still heard of Martha. When she was on the show she was the youngest ever […]

When I was a little girl I had a marble run that I absolutely loved. It came from an auction that my Grandmother went to, was old and bashed and not particularly inspiring beause it just went back and forth, however, I remember having super fun while playing with it. There are certain toys that never go out of fashion. Every child I know loves a torch, they all love a slinky too, etcha sketch… That sort of thing. Its […]

It’s been a while since I’ve visited Stratford East (The Theatre Royal) and last night was a welcome break to that when I went with a dear friend to see its latest offering, Anita and Me. I read Meera Syal’s Anita and Me about a decade ago and remember thinking it was simply wonderful. So entertaining and also very educational when it came to cultural differences. It’s loosely based on Meera’s own childhood growing up in the Black Country with Indian […]

We are moving. Moving house. Sometimes I have to say it out loud to actually believe it because it feels like such a strange thing to be doing. We’ve lived in our little flat for 8 years now and it’s home… Most people move because they are upgrading. Borrowing a little more money from the bank and then getting somewhere bigger as their families grow. That’s what we thought we’d be able to do one day in the future when […]

I love the summer with endless days, balmy evenings and festival fashion in abundance but I’m not one of those who gets down about the weather when the nights start drawing in. Quite the opposite actually as I rather love to get my thick black tights and boots out for the colder months. My autumn and winter fashion tends to be the tights and boots matched with some form of mini dress or jumper dress. It’s what I feel comfortable […]

Well, that’s it, the October half term holiday is over and we’re well and truly back to school counting down the days until Christmas! While I love the build up to the festive period I am also very aware, this year, that it will be our last few weeks living in our capital city. After almost a decade of London life it’s back to Norfolk we go come January! Although the children will return to school in London after the […]

This afternoon I got a sneaky peek at the upcoming spring/summer offerings from Mothercare. And, more importantly, a first look at their glorious Little Bird By Jools range! Every season Jools Oliver’s designs leave me in a tizzy wondering which items to buy (most) and which items I reluctantly have to leave so that my purse strings don’t entirely disappear! First up I’m going to show you my fave pieces for Spring/Summer 2016 from Little Bird, because, well, I just can’t wait! […]

I’d kept hearing about Magformers on social media but had no idea what, exactly, they were. I had in my mind some sort of transformers type robot, I guess because the name is similar, and I hadn’t delved too much further until my Mum said that Jimmy had been playing with some at a play group and loved them. She told me, after she’d been looking after him for the day, that he’d made an absolute beeline for these bricks […]