Whilst you are reading this, I am in transit, somewhere between London Heathrow and Phoenix, Arizona. We're following the Vegemite Vixen Supreme's example and bailing out whilst the Great British Sporting Event is on. But we do, bizarrely, play a small part, though we are not in London. Because whilst we are not in our home, another family is. That family are supporting a member of their family, who is competing in the BMX event at London … [Read more...]
Things I learned in Bruges
The weekend before last we were in Bruges- not on a 'wet' assignment I hasten to add (did you like that film?), but on a House Exchange. I remember Bruges from my childhood: we spent three years in Brussels when my Dad was working at NATO. But I haven't been back since and so had very little idea what to expect, other than frites and chocolate. It was such an easy three hour journey from door to door on a Friday afternoon, including the hanging … [Read more...]
Local Flavour: Vintage Mix
I turned up at a friend's house the other day with an invitation to an exclusive Pop-Up Shop. I'd never been to a Pop-Up Shop before. It's unlikely that they'll never let me go again, because I walked in and announced to everyone there that they could all leave: I'd just need five minutes to rent a van and then I would be taking everything home with me. … [Read more...]
Mum’s The Work: Pickle Pie Review
The wonderful Ladies at Pickle Pie got in touch with me recently after I commented on how fabulous I thought their art was on Ellen's blog. I love it when that happens. Not only that but it turns out that Tracy and Sandra, the two women driving the Pickle Pie machine are Mums, and they are local. So they pretty much ticked three boxes at once: I'm very keen to support independent local business, particularly if it is run-by-Mums because I … [Read more...]
Local Flavour: Kitchen Stars
If you live in the environs of South East London, by which I mean Beckenham, Bromley and Croydon, then I wanted to let you know about the awesome cooking classes that Dimples and I go to every week. Kitchen Stars is a small business set up by Mumpreneur Emma Rowland to encourage cooking skills in all children from ages of 2 - 16. My girls LOVE cooking. The moment they see me in the kitchen with an apron on, they dash off to find theirs, to … [Read more...]
How about a house-swap?
DH and I are off on an adventure with The Girls for the next few days, a story which goes back a few months to the Lottery for Olympic Tickets. We didn’t win any and in a fit of pique decided that we should leave the country. Actually, we realised that we’d be better off if DH didn’t have to travel across London every day to get to and from work, and that there would be very little that The Girls would really gain by being dragged out to … [Read more...]
