This weekend in London hundreds of properties open their doors to the public. According to their website ‘It is a truly city-wide celebration of the buildings, places and neighbourhoods where we live, work and play, and is your opportunity to get out and get under the skin of London’s amazing architecture.’ I’ve participated in Open House as long as I’ve lived in London and visited the Foreign Office, a Secret Bunker in Neasden, the London Eye, flats in the Barbican, Grimm’s Dyke, the Thames Tunnel, St Stephen’s Hall, the old Kingsway Tunnel, Trellick Tower and many more amazing buildings. I…
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The theme for The Gallery this week is a celebration. I see a few people have chosen a photo of their wedding day but I’m not ashamed to admit that my wedding day wasn’t the best day of my life! We both dislike being the centre of attention and found the planning stressful and the day itself a bit overwhelming. Our honeymoon was a different matter. The picture I’ve chosen sums up our 2 week jaunt around Scandinavia. No, it didn’t rain all the time (!) but we had a laugh exploring new places, travelling by plane, boat, train through…
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I had seen lots of mentions of Heather’s Secret Post Swap in the blog world and as I love swapping I decided to join in the fun. When partners were assigned I had a couple of weeks to cyber stalk my partner and find out what she likes. Cyber stalking felt very wrong but through reading her blog and tweets I managed to find out enough to buy some treats for her and her family. I spent a morning wrapping it up and took Edward for a walk to the post office to send the parcel on its way. I…
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One thing I love about mummy blogs is the opportunity to learn about new products and win them! My maternity pay will soon be coming to an end and we don’t have the money to spend like we used to. I’ve been really lucky recently and won a boppy feeding pillow from And Then There Was Me. I use it to prop Edward up on as he hasn’t quite mastered sitting up on his own. Here he is relaxing, watching CBeebies the other morning. I’ve also won Vintage at Goodwood tickets from the Clothing at Tesco blog, a retro 1960s…
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A couple of weeks ago I kept coming across lots of mentions of Nutella. It seems some lucky bloggers were invited to attend an event where the nutritional benefits of Nutella were extolled. We always have a jar of Nutella in the cupboard as I am quite partial to Nutella on my toast for breakfast. Anyway, tonight I whipped up some Nutella cupcakes in honour of National Cupcake Week. I just followed a recipe for vanilla cupcakes with a generous helping of Nutella mixed in. They are delicious!
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A couple of weeks ago we bought Edward a Lindam bouncer. It was recommended by all our friends and seemed simple enough to use. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1gJF_QwpxI&fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0] He loves it and spends some time in it each day.
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Whilst pregnant I could not decide on a changing bag. I knew I needed one but I couldn’t find one I really liked or justify an Orla Kiely bag. I knew any bag would need to be spacious. I am a hoarder and on a good day I have carried nappies, wipes, nappy bags, bottles a formula dispenser, dummies toys, muslins, a spare change of clothes and bibs. I’ve also needed space for my things (oyster card, mobile, money and tissues). Don’t even ask me what I take out on a bad day… First I bought a gorgeous Cath Kidston…
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I absolutely adore the badge blanket in the current Cath Kidston catalogue. I think it would be perfect to keep in the car and use when we’re out and about on picnics. However the £60 price tag is a bit steep for my mummy purse and I don’t think my husband would be pleased if I used the child benefit! So I’ve decided to make my own. I spent the last few weeks looking out for patches to sew on the blanket and have accumulated a great stash on vintage and new. Some of my favourites were picked up at…
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Yesterday I went to John Lewis with the aim of purchasing a cup for my little one. He’s coming up to 6 months and we thought it was time to introduce an alternative to his bottle. John Lewis stock a couple of brands but I loved the simplicity of the brother max 4 in 1 cup. We already use some of their products for our homemade baby food so I was keen to check out what else they made. This cup can be used from baby to toddler as the teat and handles can be removed for different stages of…