Posts Tagged by Holidays

Tips for Travelling with a Baby


We’re travellers at heart, really. Over the years we’ve covered most means of transport and stayed in every standard of accommodation imaginable. Most recently, at 7.5 months pregnant we camped in England. Then, when our daughter Ameli was 5 days old, we travelled to Bath to visit the in-laws. At 11 days we stayed in… more

365-98 to 365-104 A Week in Pictures


Our weeks are sometimes so diverse, it’s hard to find a common theme. This is one of those weeks. From Folkstone to Norway, a bit of London, some nature and some routine, but always two constants: the people I love in the life we live. more

Just Have to Share – Easter Egg Nests


These are really simple, easy and quick to do. With a little supervision, these are great to do with toddlers too. Last year I wedged a name card between the two eggs in the nest for Easter Sunday lunch place settings and they served as lovely table decoration tooas well as  an after desert snack. more

365-26 Pebbles on the Beach, Whitstable, Kent


Well, what it says on the tin, really. Pebbles from our trip to the coastal town of Whitstable, Kent. more

Creating Christmas Traditions


Here’s our Christmas Dinner Menu for this year. My sister and her boyfriend are visiting us from Norway, so I’m looking forward to a relatively traditional meal. more

Can you say growth spurt?


I am afflicted by a London-based curse. Well, for me it is London based. I develop tonsilitis and bronchitis every year. The first time it happened was our first year in London, December 2004, just in time for our wedding. I kind of croaked my ‘I do’s’ through a drug induced, fevered hue. more

Christmas Spirit


Christmas. It’s everywhere. In shops, in windows, in pubs in bars. I’ve been so busy being a mom and looking after a sick little one that I didn’t notice the, well, advent of Advent. more


Christmas.

It’s everywhere.

In shops, in windows, in pubs in bars. I’ve been so busy being a mom and looking after a sick little one that I didn’t notice the, well, advent of Advent. (more…)