Last Saturday was the momentous occasion of Florence’s first trip to central London. Taking a newborn to the busiest part of the country, a few Saturdays before Christmas…what were we thinking, I hear you ask?
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Nine months of our new house
Read moreAha, it’s a blog post about nine months of something that’s not pregnancy (for a change…) But I realised during one of my recent 4am wake-ups that this week marked nine months of us being in our new house. So how are we getting on?
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The Science Museum, revisited
Read moreWe first took Eliza to the Science Museum in London when she was pretty tiny (cruising but not walking, which is forever ago). She enjoyed it at the time, but in the style of living in London and being lazy, we’d not made it back since. I’d actually been more as a child – living…
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Afternoon tea at the Sanderson Hotel – Mad Hatter’s theme
Read moreThis week we had afternoon tea at the Sanderson Hotel in London – looking for the best place to have afternoon tea in the capital? You should give this one a try. We braved the joys of public transport and Oxford Street on a weekday, and headed over for the Mad Hatter’s afternoon tea with…
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How HEMA brightened up our day
Read moreHave you heard of HEMA? It’s the Dutch retail store that’s a mix between Muji, Tiger and the non-flatpack parts of Ikea. I first went in one last year in France, but it’s just opened in the UK in the past week. We were invited along to the launch of one of the new HEMA…
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Can you really take children to a Gordon Ramsay restaurant?
Read moreOne of the things I miss the most about our pre-baby life is going out for dinner whenever we felt like it; to celebrate, on special occasions, or just because. And often because we had no food in the house, which used to happen quite frequently as we didn’t need to worry about it back…
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How To Get A Baby On Board Badge
Read moreIf You’re Pregnant, Here’s How To Get A Baby on Board Badge Are you pregnant and want to get hold of your own TFL ‘Baby on Board’ badge to use on London’s public transport? If you’re pregnant, need your own baby on board badge, and are wondering where to get one from don’t assume you…