Signs my child was ill: #1: she refused toast #2: she refused my toast #3: I handed her my iPhone and she wasn’t interested Poor Eliza! She’s been struck down…
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Dungarees: a big no, or yes please?
Children’s dungarees from l-r: Verbaudet / La Redoute, H&M, Tootsa Macginty As a 12 year old nearly-teenager, I wanted more than anything in the world to have a pair of…
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A Tale of Three Back Teeth
Once upon a time there was Alex, Gill and Eliza, and there was the next instalment in the tale of the terrible thing called teething… Our story begins during lunch…
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A very royal Baby on Board – but would you wear the badge?
Watching the news last night, the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge was visiting Baker Street underground station to help celebrate the 150th anniversary of the tube. A TFL official gave her…
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Silver Cross Wayfarer buggy launch, at the Ivy Club
My breakfast yesterday was slightly different than normal, as I was invited by Silver Cross to the launch of its new Wayfarer pram and Simplicity car seat; no-one tried to flick cereal…
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How to travel by train, with a toddler
We’ve just got back from a lovely, long weekend in Sheffield (Eliza had a lot of Grandparent time, hung out with her cousin and went to a playgroup. Alex and…