One of the advantages of living in London is that there is always an exhibition on somewhere that I want to go and see. Although at times the noise, pollution and pace of life leaves me feeling disenchanted with the city, I think it is actually a marvellous place to raise a child. There is…
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Getting started with cloth nappies
I am a full-on cloth nappy convert. I love them. They are greener (no landfill!), which makes them a very worthy choice. More superficially, they are also extremely colourful and cute – so much lovelier than disposables. They are also supposed to aid potty-training as they feel less dry than disposable nappies. It also works out far,…
Read MoreSick day
All who know me agree that I have become rather accident prone. In the last couple of years I have both fractured my arm and broken a rib, and two weeks ago I slipped at the bottom of our stairs landing on the top of my back, which is still sore. Yesterday S was playing with…
Read MoreGrayson Perry “Provincial Punk” : a day-trip to Margate
I love holidaying at home. When abroad or in another city I always want to explore, do new things, go to galleries and museums and wander around beautiful outdoor spaces, but I find it’s really easy to forget to do that at home and to get stuck in the save old groove of doing the…
Read MoreIndigenous Australia at the British Museum… with a baby
We are currently taking a “holiday at home”, and plan to spend the next two weeks doing lovely things in and around London, making the most of the city as well as enjoying spending time as a family of three. As the weather wasn’t looking spectacular, we thought we would do something indoors, and decided to…
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I love mothering, and I feel very lucky that I’m able to take paid maternity leave and totally enjoy these precious months with my daughter. Spending day in, day out hanging out with her and watching her develop and learn and grow is frankly amazing, especially as she is our first child so she has…
Read MoreThree months of Frida
Our baby is three months old. She is no longer a newborn. I can’t quite get my head around it. Time moves in strange ways – without work to demarcate the days, there are long stretches punctuated with short bursts. The first few weeks even more so, with the sleepless nights and incessant feeding make me feel…
Read MoreTravelling with a baby – some useful tips
This weekend we attended S’s grandfather’s stone setting. This meant being in Glasgow on Sunday afternoon. We live in South London, so this meant a fair amount of travelling with our three month old daughter. Though we were initially nervous about making the journey with a three month old it was absolutely fine (even pleasant, dare I…
Read MoreOn being good
His mother told him “Someday you will be a man And you will be the leader of a big old band Many people coming from miles around To hear you play your music when the sun go down Maybe someday your name will be in lights Saying Johnny B. Goode tonight.” Chuck Berry – Johnny…
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