Baby-led weaning

Baby-led weaning

With the Griwi twins, Otus & Leo, embarking on their weaning journey this week, it got me thinking back to when Zachy first started his adventure with solid food. I always knew I would follow…

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Taking East Dulwich

Taking East Dulwich

Working full-time and raising a toddler is not always the easiest job in the world. If my husband were here now (and not on his annual lads only cricket tour for the weekend) he would jest…

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Drive me crazy

Drive me crazy

My husband doesn’t believe me when I tell him that Zachy doesn’t like it when we mess with his schedule too much.  He doesn’t  think it will be a problem to wait until 30-mins before…

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Busy blogger

Busy blogger

It took two attempts and a lot of wrong turns to find the post office yesterday morning, so I could collect the two parcels that arrived for me while I was at work last week.…

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If Only

If Only

Hugh Laurie was talking to Chris Evans on Radio Two this morning about releasing his debut Blues album and his reasons for recording it.  He said you should try not to have too many  ‘If Only…‘ moments in…

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No-No Dieting

No-No Dieting

I have been on a diet for 12 years. As I unpacked the move boxes marked ‘kitchen’, I was shocked, and really rather embarrassed actually, to find so many diet books. One by one, I…

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A Royal wedding garden party

A Royal wedding garden party

My brilliant and amazingly talented sister, Angie, was running late to watch the Royal Wedding with us as she had been tucked up in a hotel in Piccadilly all morning, doing hair and make-up on…

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The One Where BB brought her new fella

The One Where BB brought her new fella

The weather was perfect for YiaYia’s annual Greek Easter barbecue yesterday.  The usual crowds were there – the Griwi’s, the A-Team, Rob 1, Anna, George, John & Aleko, Carolyn & Dave, plus some newbies –…

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Countdown to GREEK EASTER SUNDAY!!

Countdown to GREEK EASTER SUNDAY!!

This Easter Sunday will be my 5th Greek Easter celebration.  This year, it falls on the same day as UK Easter but most of the time it doesn’t.  This is because of the moon and that’s…

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Cheeky Monkey Business

Cheeky Monkey Business

It’s our first wedding anniversary today so we took Zachy to London Zoo, the backdrop for our first official date 5 years ago and where we took everyone the day after our wedding last year.…

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