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Best UK Half-Term Activities for Families Outdoors and In
February is seen as a dreary month in the UK. We are all recovering from the big spend at Christmas. It’s rainy and grey. However, if we look beyond the usual, there is so much going on. Be curious about other cultures and share in their joyful celebrations. February...
Family-friendly Chinese New Year 2026 Celebrations In Surrey
I never make new resolutions on New Year's Eve or New Year's Day. I take at least two weeks to decide on my focus for the year. Chinese New Year falls on 17th February, in 2026. It will be the Year of the Horse, with the element of fire. If, like me, you are still...
Get To Know Ming’s Cuisine This Veganuary
No, we are not vegan, but we never turn down an opportunity to try any cuisine. So, when Ming’s Cuisine invited us to try their vegan Chinese dishes, our answer was, ‘yes!’ Vegan Chinese? Honestly, I never knew it existed. Could it make us forget the flavours of our...
Wickedly Wonderful: Wicked Witches Panto Brings Christmas Cheer
It wouldn't be Christmas without a panto! It's true, but I've never seen one in person. Sure, the requisite CBeebies panto on the tele when my kids were little, but that was it. No surprise then, when I received the invitation to attend a press show for Wicked...
Top 5 Perfume Picks For Her This Christmas
Scents take hold of our senses and forge links between them, the time and place we first experienced them. In the early noughties, I was led by nose to the Selfridges counter that sold Alexander McQueen Kingdom Perfume. I bought it then and there, and it is still a...
FOCUS Art Fair London 2025
The FOCUS Art Fair London has returned for its 4th year at the renowned Saatchi Gallery and landed with a bang! The art fair continues to highlight the diversity of contemporary Asian art. I attended the VIP Press Night, what an experience it was. The colours, the...
The Painted Hall Greenwich: Britain’s Sistine Chapel
Another Guinness World Record was broken! On 27th September 2025, hundreds of participants converged on Old Royal Naval College for a Guinness World Record attempt of ‘largest gathering of people dressed as film and TV characters' They did it! A total of 874 fans...
Film 100: Family Fun, Movie Magic & Guinness World Records™ Attempt
You’re invited to be a part of record-breaking history! On 27th September 2025, attempt to attempt to break the Guinness World Records™ for largest Gathering of People Dressed as Screen Characters in Greenwich .
Soni And The Life Drinkers: book review
I would say this is a fantastic summer read, but I’m telling you about it too late. Instead, I’ll say this is a perfect read for autumn. As the daylight hours shorten, what’s better than sinking into a comfy chair (or lying in bed) with a good book, featuring mutants...
A Sunny Afternoon at Box Hill: views and hidden gems
Box Hill is a popular destination for hikers, walkers and bikers alike. The connections from London and its panoramic views from the main lookout never get old. We visit as a family ever so often. It’s intriguing to see how the landscape changes with the seasons and...
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Hi! I’m Maria. My family and I live in London but I’m originally from Trinidad, West Indies. My beloved and I got married in 2006. He’s Chinese/Italian. When we decided to increase our family, the first inevitable question was ‘what the child would look like?’... [ + ]
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