Although last weekend was a bit of a write-off, we did briefly nip to Oxford Street for some Christmas shopping, so saw all the lights and displays in full, albeit daytime,…
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Baby, it’s cold outside…
Read more…it’s also cold inside, despite having had the heating on all day (that’s Victorian conversions for you – when we lived in a new build in Balham we had the…
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This weekend in South East London…
Read moreThere are loads of exciting things going on in the south eastern neck of the London woods this weekend, including festive fairs, feasts and high-street launches. In Crystal Palace today…
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Christmas costumes for children
Read moreAre you dressing your baby up in a Christmas costume come the 25th December? Will they be a pudding to open presents, or a Santa to sit around the dinner…
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We love the Carnaby Street Christmas lights
Read moreWhat are your favourite London Christmas lights? Possibly a controversial choice, but I love the creative quirkiness of the Carnaby Street ones over the crowd-pleasing illuminations of nearby Oxford Street…
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Home Alone 2: Lost In…south east London?
Read morePhotos, from left: spotting a rare smile in the supermarket / my surprise bedfellow (I’m sleeping in her nursery – aka the old spare room – while my parents are…
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On celebrity baby booms, sibling age gaps and second babies
Read moreNo-one was more surprised than me to be interested in some news about none other than Peaches Geldof yesterday. She’s pregnant with her second child – a boy they’ve already…