Now to explain first this is going to be quite tough as I would love to share this experience actually across two blogs. I know most of you know I have family and food blogs running concurrently. Actually I now have three. I have sort of stopped the old food blog and started afresh atRead More

But 1st things 1st – here is Amy Avatar!Thanks to my brother for buying the face paints for Amy.So after much pressure Ms Amy Kennett finally gets yours truly to get creative.Here is the outcome! Yes this was adorned in the morning, and she wore it all day.Although gradually it sweated and wore off – leavingRead More

You must have all seen the launch of barmAID – the ‘spoof’ of LiveAID that we hope will raise a lot of money for the less fortunate in Cambodia? Why barmAID lots keep asking. We have LiveAID, BandAID etc. so I came up with (if you read it fast as one word) barmaid – barmAID.Read More

I tell you what, when the sun is out in UK it makes such a difference. I took Mary and Ollie for a walk through Manorfields where the flat is in Putney. Literally it is a load of flats in these blocks on this private piece of walled off land – very beautiful, almost like aRead More

Yep we went back.A few news things to enjoy, also taking Glenda for the first time – I think ever… However I have tried to do a few different things for you for this excursion there, basically so you are not looking at the same old sameo photos – just with slightly taller children now. Damn didRead More

It’s great to be working through my paternity leave, today was no exception as I was able to spend maximum time with the kids and of course with baby Jude. So what did I do;  Amy to school Amy’s musical Off to I12 to do a few shopping things and to have lunch at Din TaiRead More

What a crazy work day. It started out with ‘Parent Party Day’ at Am’s School. How fun was this. All in colour coded teams for the school year. K1’s in blue as you can see. A morning of fun, games, singing, dancing. Here’s some more.  This was the big introduction to the parents of the teams. They hadRead More

Had we have got to Rome – we would have been there the same time as Mario, Di and the boys.You have seen my blog re that one – say no more!Shame. But bless them they flew back to Melbourne via Singapore. We nearly missed them but were able to have an hour or so withRead More

Ollie’s Blog Part II   Hi! I am back! Ollie that is! Well, sorry about the delay I had a lazy Sunday and yep I did not do this. But, here it is now! So where were we? Oh, yeah! Tuesday! Day 3! So I already explained about Tuesday but here are some photos! HereRead More

Of course we went to see my Darling Nina.Still it is just a piece of stone, with some grass, and some flowers and an old photo. It was lovely to ‘see’ her and have some long chats with Amy about Mummy Nina – that meant a great deal to me. Thanks to my Mary for beingRead More