We bought Florence an iPad for her birthday which I do see might seem a little extravagant but frankly I think it was worth every penny. She was spending an increasing amount of time playing on mine and having one of her own not only means that mine is free for myself (or more probably Jimmy) but that she can have just the apps and music that she likes and they don’t have to take up storage space on mine. […]

last week I was invited to an event which incorporated two things I am fairly novice at, exercise and iPhones. I mean obviously I’m not a complete novice at exercise, I haven’t been a slumping lump from the day dot but in November I joined the gym for the first time in years and it sort of feels like it! I am however, completely and utterly brand new to iPhones! I have had a BlackBerry for as long as I […]

I am the sort of person who never quite manages to send out thank you cards. I don’t mean to be, I always have every intention but somehow, the task always passes me by. We end up saying thank you when we see people but it’s not really good enough is it? It was fine when it was just me forgetting or never finding time but now the children have to bear the brunt of their Mother’s disorganisation and I […]

Last Easter my cousin, Auntie Helen, gave the children some knitted Easter chicks covering Cadbury’s Creme Eggs and Florence and Jimmy were thrilled. She’s very crafty is Helen and I thought they were super impressive but she assured me they were mega easy to do. As I’ve got really into knitting recently I thought I would give them a go with a pattern I found on line and Helen was right, they are very simple but at the same time […]

On Sunday it wasn’t my first Mother’s day of course but for some reason it felt a bit like I was experiencing it for the first time. Of course Jonny has got things for the children to give to me on other years but this time Florence gave me things she had made for me on her own either at school or at Girl’s Brigade. I love it when Jonny buys me presents naturally but having a home made paper […]

On Saturday the children and I were invited to the gala screening of ‘Home’, the new offering from DreamWorks, at the Vie in Leicester Square. We were mega excited about the film and ahead of the day had watched the trailer with great anticipation. Not only that but Flair, the creators of the toys surrounding the movie, sent us a massive box of their new wares to play with. By the time the morning of the film came around we […]

The all new, cute and quirky mini CHOU CHOU Birdies Minidolls have arrived for 2015 and we, as big doll fans, have been getting to know one of them. We were sent one of the tiny adorable figures to play with and Florence was very, very pleased with hers! The mini CHOU CHOU Birdies Minidolls range will be available in two separate assortments, with each containing six unique little characters. Additionally, each mini CHOU CHOU Birdies Minidolls comes with a super cute mini CHOU CHOU Birdie Pet Friend. The removable […]

Thomas the Tank Engine is 70 years old this year would you believe? I knew that I remembered him from my own childhood but I had no idea he’d been on the scene even before my own parents were born! It’s amazing to think he’s been entertaining children for such a long time and right now, for us, Jimmy one of his biggest fans! I remember one of my cousins being a tiny bit obsessed with Thomas when he was a little […]

Florence is a massive fan of Disney and ever since the Palace Pets came out she has, of course, embraced them fully! We have rather a lot of Palace Pets now and I like to buy them as presents when we go to parties too because they’re the sort of toys you just know a little girl is going to love. Florence is definitely not in the minority by being a fan! The most recent range of pets, where there […]

When I went to the Toy Fair a few week’s ago, one of the items which caught my eye was Elsa’s magic snow sleeve made by Flair PLC. There was a walking, talking Elsa modelling it and I just knew that Florence would be entranced by it as soon as she saw it. A pretty blue material sleeve detailed with white snowflakes sits over the arm of the child with a loop going around one finger to ensure it stays […]