The joy of walking with girlfriends started for me as soon as I was able to get rid of all my children for long enough to take an hour out and get into the park. In the early days it […]
So far so good on my university children. Have barely heard from them at all which is a very good sign. My daughter sent me a photo of her room having found girly pink bunting for 50p and my son […]
My newly 13 year old son had a birthday party on Friday night at our house – loosely termed a “house party” with a vaguely animal theme. Why do I always end up agreeing to these things? As I get […]
A friend of mine has been involved with the production of a book of family-friendly baking recipes (with Flossie Crums) on behalf of the Royal British Legion. It's a pocket sized book of recipes for children to cook to commemorate Remembrance Day. All profits from the sale of the book are being donated to the Royal British Legion to help all those people who have served and continue to serve this country.
If you’re ever in London and feel you need a teeny weeny touch of picture-book countryside then head to the Petesham Nurseries, near Richmond. Accessed down a little cobbled road, past a pretty little church, dwarf ponies, cows and a […]
Thank you for all the lovely comments, texts and phone calls. Thank you especially to my lovely friend who baked me a “Happy Monday” cake to make me feel better after receiving some shocking news:- …and thank you to all […]
My 9 year old and his friend made these gorgeous cup cakes in anticipation of a celebratory breakfast for his brother. He even put sparklers in them but I missed the moment:- Teenage son was WAY too scared to get […]
My food obsessed 8 year old is constantly thinking of excuses to make cakes. This is owing to the fact that all things interesting are banned from the house in an effort to keep his weight down. He normally tries […]
