I always take great pride in what my children wear. I wouldn’t say I go over the top and spend a fortune but I like them to look lovely. I like them to look like children and my preferred style for them is an old-fashioned classic look. I do lots of shopping on-line and have a few favourite websites that I like to choose children’s clothes from. I often find that you can buy lots of lovely things for girls […]

I’m always blogging about what a tiny flat we have and how much ‘STUFF’ we have to fit in it! The thing is, we are a family of four with just as much stuff as any other family of four but we only have two bedrooms… We’re just starting to think about moving as our mortgage agreement is up for renewal and I have finally decided that we HAVE to de-clutter! If we want to sell this flat then the […]

I saw my little sister the other day and she asked me where I’d got my coat. She thought it was new and really liked it. It was in fact from ‘New Look’ but a good few years ago and I realised I’ve not had anything new, clothes wise, for ages now! Well, not unless it had ‘maternity’ written in the label or came from the supermarket! I used to love shopping and in particular shopping for jackets and coats. […]

I keep getting asked what I would like for Mother’s Day. Not, I have to say, by my husband! I’m not sure he’s even thought about it! I know he knows it IS Mother’s Day this weekend because he keeps talking about having something delivered to his own Mum but he’s made no mention of us doing something lovely for me… I guess at least Florence being at nursery I will get a lovely home-made card from her and actually, […]

Askamum love my blog – ooo-errr how exciting! When it comes to movie viewing, the meaning of ‘good’ is in the eye of the beholder and we all have different ideas of what makes a ‘good’ film! For me, I have very definite types as I do when it comes to television and books. I like a comedy and I like a rom-com. I know it’s not very high brow, I understand it doesn’t make me look very cool and I […]

Last week we took Le Donk up to and Kensington and Chelsea for a bit of a Royal day out! I love using the Donkey for a big day out because it acts like it’s name suggests and does all the donkey work for you! With two little ones there’s an awful lot you need to carry for a day out and the shopping basket is just super to be able to use. Everyone always looks and says ‘what a fab buggy!’ and they’re absolutely […]

I wonder how many people living in the capital actually go out and see the sights? I’m sure we lots of us see them every single day on our ways to and from work, the London Eye, Big Ben… I used to work next door to the Tower of London, but do we ever really look? When you live in London I’m not sure it’s easy to make the time? As a visitor, as I was when visiting New York, […]

When Florence was about three months old I was introduced to ‘Tiny Love‘ toys while out one day. Florence played on one of their play gyms and we loved it so much that we immediately changed the boring and colourless one we had at home for an exciting and vibrant ‘Tiny Love’ one instead. I saw the difference in her play and could see how interested in it she was, unlike the one we’d had before which she was obviously bored […]

Last week I wrote about The London Early Year’s Foundation and a fantastic competition they are holding to win one whole year’s worth of FREE childcare! This year The London Early Year’s Foundation is celebrating 110 years of offering first class day care and parenting support; as well as offering the chance to win such a fantastic prize, they are asking parents to visit one of their 24 nurseries in 6 boroughs of London, on one of the open days they are holding so […]

Since Florence was 7 and a half months old we’ve been visiting a little place I know called ‘Discover‘ in Stratford. It bills itself as an interactive story centre and museum for children but we think it’s that and so, so very much more! Our very first visit when Florence was tiny! We quickly became members because it’s super value for money (we pay £60 for SIX members of the family and that gives us unlimited access for a whole year […]