Barolo 1969
For the Greek God(zilla)’s 40th birthday, his sister, BB, gifted him a bottle of Barolo from the year he was born – 1969. For two years we carefully stored and protected this bottle, waiting for…
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Uncle Jack Funnneeee
Archie Bear said so, so it must be true. We invited my brother Jack and the A-team (my sister Angie, Adrian and 2-year-old Archie Bear) to stay with us at the weekend. Angie had been…
(Not quite my) Week off
Without wishing to sound too dramatic MY BABY had to go to HOSPITAL last week and is being treated for a CHEST INFECTION at home with ANTIBIOTICS. I knew something was up when my friend, Noo,…
Skinny Jeans
A few months back, I made a decision not to fad diet again and wrote about it here in a post titled No-No Dieting. For the most part, I have stuck to this. I try…
Pub Yoga
If you read my last post, Busy Bee, you will recall that last week I had a few minor transport issues. Sadly, I can’t blame leaves on the track or snow on the line or…
Busy Bee
It has been a very long week and I am very pleased it is Friday, even although this in turn means that I am just 3 days away from next week, which is also shaping up to…
I’ll eat your vegan stew but please don’t take my wine away
After being plagued by eczema, stress, fatigue, bad skin, bloating and a disco dancing monthly cycle for the past few months, it was suggested to me that perhaps a change in diet could be called for. I…
A Grey Matter
So there I was at the traffic lights this morning. happily plucking my eyebrows in the rearview mirror, as you do, when I noticed a small flicker of silver glimmering back at me in my reflection. At first I assumed…
A Big Fat Griwi Christening
As a non-Greek/non-church-going/by-marriage-only kind of Greek person, it was an incredible honour to be asked to be one of four Godmothers to the Griwi twins in a traditional Greek Orthodox ceremony. I have also quite enjoyed…
What a difference a sofa makes
Before we moved into our new house earlier this year, we were renting a two-bedroom terrace while we tenanted and eventually sold our own two-bedroom first floor flat. I was 7-months pregnant at the time…
Fashion daaaarhling
All I know about Fashion Week is what I’ve seen on Sex & the City, The Devil Wears Prada and The Rachel Zoe Project, where everyone who attends is perfectly tall, perfectly proportioned and perfectly…
The Horniman and the WI
While I was still on maternity leave last summer, I made sure to plan something for me and Zachy to do together every day. I like to think this is because I was being a…
