Monthly Archives: March 2010
Just Have to Share – Cardamom Braid
| March 14, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Favourite Recipes I Have To Share, Food |
One of my favourite things in the world is the smell of freshly baked bread. And this here is no ordinary bread. Although primarily known for its use in Indian cooking, cardamom is also used in Scandinavian and Finnish sweet breads, such as this one. Beautiful warm or cold with butter, this is a treat…
E45 Giveaway and Eczema Resources
| March 12, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Competitions, Products, Reviews |
Yesterday I shared with you the main points covered by speakers at the Against Childhood Eczema Launch event in London. Today I’d like to continue by looking at some of the suggestions they offered and what to avoid, as well as the products recommended by the representative from the National Eczema Society, Margaret Cox and…
365-56 to 365-62 A Week in Pictures
| March 10, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Mamatography, Projects |
Despite two outings, we’ve had a quetish week. Well, uneventful, but not exactly peaceful…
Reclaiming Birth Rally – London 7 March 2010
| March 9, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Current Events, Gentle and Positive Childbirth |
On Sunday 7 March hundreds of men, women and children marched from the Elephant and Castle area of London to Whitehall to deliver a petition to the Department of Health and letters to the Prime Minister. Speakers from the National Childbirth Trust, The Royal College of Midwifery, Independent Midwives UK, Association for Improvement in the…
Stylishly Ecofriendly ZPM Trolley-Dolly Reuseable Bags
| March 8, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Products, Reviews |
Last week I wrote an impromptu review on an item I own and truly love: our nappy bag. Since then I have been speaking to the designer/owner Zoe Phayre-Mudge about some of ZPM‘s other products. When she offered to send me a Trolley-Dolly to try out, I was happy to oblige.
Just Have to Share – Gran’s Flop Proof Chocolate Cake
| March 7, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Favourite Recipes I Have To Share, Food |
I had a proper old fashioned kitchen tea when I got married, with broom dancing and games and so on. All the older ladies gave me their ‘life saving’ recipes to take forward with my own family. I put them in a folder and never looked at them again for years, until recently. I came…
Susie Q’s Thoughts on Motherhood
| March 5, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Guestpost |
Susie Q is the owner of the lighthearted and funny blog Out of the Ordinary. She bravely agreed to swap blogs with me for one day, as we explore each other’s lives. We couldn’t be more different: Single, no children and employed vs married, a baby and a stay at home mom, Susie and I…
Dear Ameli- Letter to a five month old
| March 5, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Letters to Ameli, On Mama's Mind |
Dear Ameli                                                                                                                                4 March 2010 I can’t believe how quickly this month has flown by, nor can I believe that five months ago this minute, I was opening my eyes from my first decent sleep in days. You have grown in leaps and bounds this month. You seem in such a hurry. It has been…
365-49 to 365-55 A Week in Pictures
| March 3, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Mamatography, Projects |
On the 21st of this month, I will have lived in the UK for 7 years. Of that 7 years, I will have lived in London for 4 1/2 years. I was looking through some photo albums recently, when it dawned on me that living here, I’d never taken photos of those ‘iconically British’ things…
On the 21st of this month, I will have lived in the UK for 7 years. Of that 7 years, I will have lived in London for 4 1/2 years. I was looking through some photo albums recently, when it dawned on me that living here, I’d never taken photos of those ‘iconically British’ things – the post box, the telephone box and the Routemaster Bus. So, inbetween my normal activities, I kept an eye out for these and managed to complete the set pretty quickly. So, in celebration of my 7 year montheversary, here are some iconic London moments taken over the last week.
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