by admin.maria | Feb 5, 2018 | Chinese New Year, Expat, Family Traditions, Festivals, Lifestyle, London, Mixed Heritage, Multicultural
February is a tricky month for our family, that’s when our cultures clash. It’s the month of Chinese New Year, Shrove Tuesday and Carnival in Trinbago. It’s a challenge to celebrate it all with the children sometimes. England is their country of birth. Pancakes...
by admin.maria | Jan 2, 2018 | Christmas, Family Holidays, Family Recreation, Family Traditions, Lifestyle, Staycation
In a previous post on coping with Christmas and an expat, I mentioned getting away from the madness of the season. We tend to take a family break over the Christmas holiday. It’s our tradition, now. We love going to places with wide open spaces and give the...
by Maria Tumolo | Jul 13, 2014 | Christmas, Family Traditions, Festivals, Press Days, Sainsbury's
Just over a week ago, on a gorgeous summer’s day I attended the Sainsbury’s Christmas press event. It was held at the magnificent venue of Somerset House which is south on The Strand, London and overlooks the River Thames. Upon entering the venue there was the air of...
by Maria Tumolo | May 15, 2014 | Baking, Expat, Family Recreation, Family Traditions, Product Review: Food, Trinidad and Tobago
I love meringues. I’ve heard it’s easy so make. I’ve seen the chefs make them on tele so effortlessly but I’ve never tried making them before. It was one of my baking dreams to make them (and cookies, isn’t that one of the things that...
by Maria Tumolo | Mar 24, 2014 | Family Meals, Family Recreation, Family Traditions, Food and Nutrition, Outdoor Activities, Press Days, Sainsbury's
I recently attended an event hosted by Sainsbury’s to showcase their SS14 products. It was well organised and very child-friendly which made my job much easier. The food was delish! My friend and her son, Master S, attended with me and Valentina. Valentina and...
by Maria Tumolo | Mar 10, 2014 | Blog hop, Family Meals, Family Recreation, Family Traditions, Outdoor Activities, Siblings
YES YES YES looks like Spring is well and truly here. The weekend was divinely sunny in the ‘burbs. Hubby works on weekends, but as soon as the sun is out he thinks barbecue! Saturday he’d bought a barbecue pit at B&Q in the hope that the sun would...
