With Father’s Day just around the corner, many congratulations to you if you’ve already got a present sorted, but there are no doubt plenty of you out there who are struggling to come up with something. Father’s Day is the perfect time to show your dad just how much he means to you, so here are some great ideas for sentimental Father’s Day presents that are sure to go down a treat… Take them away somewhere If you want to […]

I’ve been having a lovely weekend but it’s making me feel very sad. That’s a bit of a juxtaposition isn’t it… It started on Friday at school pick up when Jimmy raced around the playground, happy after his first week at the same school as Florence having begun the nursery on Monday and we waited for friends before walking en masse to our local park. I’d had a conversation with Florence’s Mr Foxy at the school gate and told him […]

It seems only five minutes since Florence started nursery and yet somehow, this week, Jimmy has begun his academic journey… He turned three on the second of May and so on the first of June, Monday this week, he stepped into a classroom for the first time. We’ve done a settling in week where I stayed with him for the first visit and have left him a bit longer and a bit longer each day. Today, Friday, he will be […]

Last week the children and I were invited to a very special and very magical party. We had the most fairy-tastic time and are STILL talking about it! We got to know all about REAL fairies and we were even asked if we would like a fairy to come and LIVE with us in our house! Florence and Jimmy were simply enthralled and of course… They absolutely said yes please to the prospect of a fairy house mate! In Ireland […]

One of my favourite things about summer is having a BBQ! I am absolutely, well and truly, super duper-ly and over the top-ly INTO BBQs! My Mum and husband will testify that it doesn’t take a hint of sunshine for me to insist the coals get lit, it simply only needs the BBQ food choices being presented at the supermarket. We have been known to even BBQ under an umbrella and then eat huddled up in the warm by the fire… We have […]

Florence is very keen on Barbie sized dolls and has been for a while now. She’s a girl after my own heart as I too used to love playing with them when I was little so I totally see the appeal. One of her favourite brands is Monster High which provide a fabulously funky fashion doll with a massive twist. They’re a little darker as they are half monster and half human and they come with all sorts of fabulous […]

One of the most fun products we’ve been sent to review is the ChillFactor Squeeze Cup Slushy Maker which turns an ordinary drink into a slushy at a few squeeze! It’s a far cry from the ‘Mr Frosty’ I was given as a child to produce the same results but never worked! i’d wanted one for ages and then when it turned out to be a whole lot more difficult than the advert suggested, my Mum took it back to […]

I’ve lived in London for almost a decade now but I was born and grew up in Norwich. It is Norwich that we are planning, with torn hearts it has to be said, to move back to this summer. Norwich is lovely and the houses are A LOT cheaper than they are in London which means we can finally trade our flat up for a house, something which is impossible here in London and something my family needs. We are […]

Sunday the 28th June sees the culmination of a fortnight of music and comedy in London’s Hyde Park with a massive family party where everyone can enjoy the festival vibe with Barclaycard’s British Summer Time! From the 18th – 28th June 2015 London’t Hyde Park will come alive to the sound of music… And Comedy… And… On the very last date, the sound of the best children’s entertainment around! We love taking our children to festivals be they camping for […]

People never ask me why I like the Little Bird By Jools range from Mothercare because EVERYONE likes it and EVERYONE already knows the reasons! It’s a little piece of the old-fashioned brought bang up to date by one sassy mamma (let’s face it, who doesn’t want to be best mates with Jools Oliver?) and it keeps children looking like children rather than mini adults. I love that Jools takes inspiration from the clothes she wore as a child and the […]