We live in a Victorian terrace conversion. It’s beautiful but oddly shaped and our stair case is a bit tricky in lots of ways. It’s narrow and steep then at the top there is a small landing before one step up which leads to the bathroom, kitchen and our bedroom then round the other side another little trio of steps leads to the children’s bedroom and our living room. It’s fine but it does mean we have a few stair […]

It’s true! The fabulous line up for the Lollibop Festival is in the midst of being announced on their Facebook page! For the past few days a new act has been let out of the bag and with a few more to come it’s definitely worth checking their page daily to be in the know before anyone else!! There’s more to come so do keep checking! And P.S, Early Bird tickets are still on sale by the way! I have […]

I love Mediterranean food and fruit with cheese and cold meats is such a lovely combination! So summery and also, for the likes of me, so simple to create at home whilst still being impressive both aesthetically and to taste! I have a simply divine sounding recipe which is jsut perfect for a balmy summer night and hopefully we will be having a few of those soon! I can just imagine eating this on the decking with a glass of […]

Ok, I could wait no longer! I see the clouds in the sky and feel the chill in the air, the children and I are done up in cardigans and coats (admittedly lighter ones than a couple of months ago but still…) and I have the rain covers firmly stored under the buggy but it just had to be done! Le Donk has FINALLY been ‘jazzed up for summer‘! It’s a shame that the footmuff is still on, but actually, […]

I’ve heard it said that when you have children it’s always like your heart can walk around independently of you. That about sums it up for me. I’ve never felt love like I feel for my children and it’s true, it does feel as though they are a part of me. They are my heart, my whole heart and when I’m not with them I worry terribly. I love my husband, my Mum and the rest of my family but […]

I have a little tomato update! We joined in with the Heinz Grow Your Own Challenge a while ago and planted some seeds! Those seeds grew shoots and now we have lots of little leaves! We’ve been watering them every day and keeping a close eye on the little tomato plant which we hope will grow us some fruit to make our own chutney and sauces with! Soon it will be time to transfer them to a bigger post I […]

A few days ago I wrote about a new buggy we’d been sent to test and gave you my first impressions! We immediately liked what we saw with the new version of the Maxi-Cosi Loola and now that we’ve been using it whilst out and about I am here to give you an update and tell you that our opinion hasn’t changed. The updated version of an old favourite from the Maxi-Cosi brand is officially launched today at the Birmingham Baby […]

It might sound a bit dramatic but the title of this post is a statement I feel. Every single day. I don’t like my face. I guess I’ve often in my life been overly critical of the way I look. After going to drama school I became quite fixated on my body and how fat (or actually it should have been how thin) I was. I scrutinised every single part of me and never liked what I saw. Over the […]

Yesterday I wrote about what a lovely time we had watching Charlie and Lola’s Extremely New Play at the weekend. We always have a lovely time at the Polka Theatre in Wimbledon because it’s just such a lovely place. Come rain or shine there are things to do and you know what? You don’t even need a ticket to go and enjoy their play areas or have a cup of tea and some lunch in their cafe. I’ve been a […]

We’ve always used Maxi-Cosi car seats. I was recommended one before I had Florence and then when we moved her up into her big seat it was a natural progression to choose the same brand. We’ve always been very pleased with our choices and the children have always felt comfortable and happy in their seats. My Maxi-Cosi CabrioFix, which is the infant seat we chose for Florence and have subsequently used for Jimmy too, has been brilliant and it even fits […]