Rediscovering London!
At the end of 1998, I left London to spend Christmas with my Mum in Fiji, with the intention of returning a month later. I never did...
Creating Your Own Bubble
It’s been on my mind to write this for a while because I’ve been reflecting on it a lot recently. When you have children, and especially...
Thinking of My Mum on Mother's Day
It’s Mother’s Day today in the UK. Here in Qatar, it’s quite unlike the UK, where TV ads and shop window displays offer constant...
Our Halloween 2017...With a New Movie!
I love this time of year. Getting into the Back to School routine after the long summer break is always a bit of shock to the system. Our...
Our Halloween Movies -So Far!
With Halloween fast approaching, I thought I might share our family Halloween movies, for your viewing pleasure! In this Halloween movie,...
Ruby's Fairies in the Forest party
If there are three things that I really love doing, it’s spending time with my family, being outdoors in nature and organising my...
A Touch of Poetry
I love playing with words and marvelling at how a simple, carefully considered composition can evoke so much feeling. There's a real...
A Bit of DIY: Pallet Shelves
I do love a bit of DIY. There's something so fulfilling about creating your own unique, original furniture. So, when I needed some more...
My Newspaper Interview About Winnie The Pooh!
In case you didn't know, tomorrow is Winnie the Pooh Day! I was approached by the Gulf Times to do an interview about our family's...
My daughters: Black Belts in Taekwondo!
Last month, my 11 year old daughter, Mia, joined my 14 year old daughter, Ruby, and became a black belt in taekwondo. It was a momentous...