By the time you read this schoosl up and down the UK will have closed their doors to most of their student body. In a bid to slow down the spread of the Coronavirus and ensure key workers are available to work, their children will still have school. During this phase...
Last weekend was sensational! Granted I didn’t cover as much as I initially intended due to knee pains. Sometimes, quality over quantity is best. There was so much to do, with Heritage Open Days and Open House London. The weather was perfect for an expedition. In...
My children at not yet school aged which means as a family we can still have the benefit of taking family holidays during term time to save on cost. The down side is that when we are at home many of our friends are travelling overseas and to various part of the...
The week has gone by quickly. As much as I’m enjoying the sunshine, I loved the few rainy nights we’ve had. Now that we live in a house you can hear all the elements of nature: wind, rain, thunder and man-made ones too … helicopter, sirens, horns. It...
I recently attended a workshop on how boys develop and think, at my local children’s centre. Initially, when I saw the advertisement that said it was an hour long I cheekily thought ‘is that how much or how little they think?’ Turns out an hour was...
Some months ago I bought Valentina her first doll. Hubby and I opted to go for a mixed race rag doll. Her name is Naomi. We felt it was important that not only for her but for her brother to have toys that reflected them as much as possible, along with other ‘main...
