So there we were, the Liz Jarvis of Living with Kids,Karen Pasquali from TheRealMammaDiaries and I, at the Christmas in July toy fair. There were enough gorgeous, must-have toys around us to keep even the most demanding little monster darling happy. A new Disney Princess oven, featuring rubber cupcakes which rise during ‘cooking’ and can then …
There’s uproar in Dulwich this morning after the Sunday Times report yesterday on the parents who allow their children, aged 8 and 5, to cycle to school unaccompanied every morning, on a mile-long route, crossing a main road with the help of a lollipop lady or other parents. I’ve used the word ‘allow’ – but is …
My contribution to the Alternative Boden Catalogue* which my adorable chum and near neighbour (well, I can almost see her palatial gated residence from here) Dulwich Mum has started: The Downtown Squishy handbag: In a stunning shade of King Prawn, otherwise known as damn-the-au-pair-forgot-to-sunblock-the-kids pink, the Downtown Squishy has pockets for all those vital accessories, …
My adorable regulars will know that I recently got a nasty bit of junk mail – the spam of doom. Probably most people would have deleted this without blinking. With my history, I proved effortlessly that a grown woman can go from nought to jelly in 0.000001 seconds. I freaked. Once I’d stopped gibbering, lots …
So it was the school fete yesterday – the hottest day of the year so far and not, you may well feel, ideal conditions to sell shed-loads of buttercream icing. Nevertheless, my girls and I had made a commitment to run a cupcake stall and run it we were going to, no matter what. Saturday, …
Sponsored post I was lucky enough to go to a huge event yesterday with TL – absolutely huge if you’re a scientist. It was the Convocation of the Royal Society. The Royal Society has been concentrating on sciencey stuff since 1660 and every big boffin worth their mad hairdo, from Newton on, has been a member. …
My clever friend Tara over at Sticky Fingers has been running a gallery at her place for ages now. I think it’s a brilliant idea, but I’ve been holding back from joining in because, well, not to put too fine a point on it, my photos are crap. I’ve had many cameras in my life, …
If, like me, you have the odd day (week/month/life) when you feel you are a less than adequate parent, rush off to UK Gold tomorrow and watch Outnumbered. Seeing the hapless parents being outmanoeuvred, outclassed and, of course, outnumbered by their amazingly talented offspring (isn’t the little girl stunning? And terrifying) always makes me feel …
It’s holiday time. And I have a very clear idea of how things should be organised: Fantasy In January, I spend a happy weekend surfing lovely places to stay. I book judiciously, and soon I have little entries on the calendar for April, a weekend in July, and two weeks in August. I spend the …
Sponsored post I’ve been having a bit of crisis of conscience lately. As you’ll know if you’ve popped in before, I don’t often do sponsored posts, mostly because I think they’re a bit boring for you. If they’re run over a number of other blogs as well, you can find yourself visiting quite a few cyberchums, …