Last night, I was reminded by John Lennon's famous quote 'Life happens when you are busy making other plans.' It resonated. A lot. At drop off this morning, first day back after half term, the standard response was to 'How was your half term?' was a…
Hope you are having a lovely half term and found a few pumpkin related activities in the run up to Halloween. We are heading to Garsons Farm Shop in Esher Surrey to choose our pumpkin from their extensive 'pick your own' crop. Apparently…
If you have kids under 8 and a slot in your half term schedule - go and immerse yourself and the little ones in a bit of culture and see Mrs Armitage and The Big Wave at the theatre. …
Many of us are familiar with the necklace that made Merci Maman famous, The Duchess Necklace, worn by the Duchess of Cambridge after the birth of her children but there are so many other absolute gems that Merci Maman sell including personalised gifts for…
Last week at a friends second hand clothing sale, the magpie was out in force and I came away with a super duper pair of jeans with little gold studs on them. Why would someone sell these?! They are mega! …
When it comes to date night, if we don't plan, we drive around wondering where to go and invariably end up at a favourite. …
No, I hadn't either until an email dropped into my inbox about a 3 day event over October half term, aimed at kids under 12... Kidtropolis is a brand new family event coming to ExCeL London this October Half Term on 25th, 26th and…
At the end of August, I had 48 kids to a party. In our house. Sometimes I can't even handle a playdate with a couple of kids, so what possessed me? I thought it was time that my sons, less than two years apart,…