September 2015

Rock Chick Christening Outfit – Whistles

Ok, sorry I might have oversold you on that title – I think I’m having a midlife crisis early and am under the grand illusion that I am a rock chick.  Clearly I am not.  I was asked to be a godparent this weekend and so I decided to wear (shock horror) JEANS to the ceremony.  Actually it was a naming ceremony so it wasn’t in a church and therefore slightly more

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Parent Escape: The Spa at Bedford Lodge Hotel, Suffolk

A couple of months ago, The Spa at Bedford Lodge Hotel in Suffolk invited me to spend a day trying out their facilities and a couple of their spa treatments.  It was a hard decision but I obliged.  Can I just say I LOVE SPAS!!!  I know everyone does but I think I am obsessed.  I have been told my bathroom looks like a spa –  it did before a token

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Cosy Toddler Pyjamas – Gap and Bonds

I decided that we had probably reached the limits of T-Rex’s age 6-9 month sleepsuits (he is almost 2) and it was time to invest in some new sleepwear.  The reason I have been holding off is because most of his sleepsuits are zip- ups which I bought last year from Bonds in Australia.  Popper sleepsuits should be banned – they are the most difficult things to try and do up when you

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The Best Boutiques and Market in Santanyi, Mallorca

  Much to my surprise, the shopping in Mallorca was really good.  Santanyi is a particularly nice place to shop with boutiques dotted around pretty cobbled streets.  Every Wednesday and Saturday there is a market which has some gorgeous leather bags (it’s where mine is from below) and a generally happy buzz in the air – it’s a really nice thing to do if you get the chance. Impossible not to be

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