Askamum love my blog, ooo-errr how exciting! My Mum and Jonny thought I was mad taking a travel cot with me as the villa we stayed at provided a cot. There was absolutely no way though that I was going to be swayed on the matter as I would be terribly frightened putting Jimmy on a mattress that has been used by the world and his wife! I know it might have been perfectly ok but I think you can never […]

Askamum love my blog, ooo-errr how exciting! You might think taking a buggy on holiday is nothing to think about, that you could choose any old thing and it’d do. You might even think that taking your regular big buggy is a good idea but unless your regular buggy is an umbrella fold (which of course it could be – especially if it is the one I’m about to talk about) then I would say that’s not the best idea; baggage handlers […]

I know I’m on holiday but I couldn’t let today pass without a tiny post about something very important! Today, September 6th 2012, is the first ever ‘National Safety Day’ launched by Lindam, the UK’s number one safety brand! It’s about the difference a minute can make and what we can do to prevent accidents happening in the home. There are so many hazards in the home for tiny tots to encounter from disinfectants and bleaches in cupboards to corners […]

Askamum love my blog, ooo-errr how exciting!) This week we took a trip to see Dora the Explorer Live and had a most wonderful time! We’d seen Dora on stage at the Lollibop Festival a couple of weeks ago when she was doing some cookery demonstrations and dancing on the main stage and we knew from just those little glimpses that she would be wonderful in her very own show and we weren’t wrong! It doesn’t matter how many times we […]

Askamum love my blog, ooo-errr how exciting! I’m not sure if we’re the only ones who do this but every time Florence sleeps through the night (or has other desirable behavioural patterns for that matter) Jonny and I go through what we did that day, decide something MUST be the answer and try to replicate it the next day to promote the same result again. Most of the time this is met with a big fat ‘ha ha ha’ coming […]

Askamum love my blog, ooo-errr how exciting! When I was expecting Florence with no clue as to what looking after a new born baby entailed I had very clear fixed ideas about the type of gear I would need to help me. I was barking for I literally knew nothing and chose almost everything by what it looked like and its price! I did know about buggies (I’ve weirdly always been a buggy addict) but as for everything else… Well, let’s […]

Askamum love my blog, ooo-errr how exciting!   Final day now and desert is on the cards! How can you ruin a desert? Well, I very often do but this one is fool proof because even I made it and the family loved it last night so I hope you do too! Just to remind you of the ‘rules’ to the challenge that Asda have set me: Asda have asked me if I will produce some recipes using fresh and seasonal […]

Askamum love my blog, ooo-errr how exciting!   Second day and the family survived the starter, Florence even ate the whole bowl and she’s VERY picky when it comes to eating so I’m not doing too badly, I think! Onto my main course today and it’s another vegetarian option. I’m not veggie myself but I often prefer non meat dishes, especially in the summer – apart from on the Barbie of course! Just to remind you of the ‘rules’ to the […]

Asda Summer Food Challenge day 1   Askamum love my blog, ooo-errr how exciting!   I’m not going to be doing my usual blog entry this week because I’ve been set a challenge by Asda instead (plus they’re offering my readers a rather brilliant competition to go with it – read on for that)! Never one to shy away from something of this nature I have leapt head first at the task they have set me despite the fact it uses […]