Tagged: London

Should my 7 year old be more PC?

I’m going to try to word this very carefully so as not to offend anyone as this can be quite sensitive stuff. By this I mean “diversity” and being PC. I was raised in a family where everyone was accepted – regardless of skin colour, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion or ability.… Read more

Please don’t buy me a birthday card

In a couple of weeks, on the 5th February, it will be my 38th birthday. Now anyone who knows me will tell you that my birthday is all about the celebrations, no matter what age I am, be it a lovely dinner out, a boozy night at the pub with lots of friends or a big house party.… Read more

What makes me an expert on France and the French?

If you are a regular visitor to this blog you’ll know that I often write about France and the French, comparing it/them to the UK and the Brits, and various people have asked me what makes me such an expert on the subject, so here goes:

I am bilingual and have a French (and Spanish) degree; I studied French culture, society, history and politics as part of my degree.… Read more

Review of Fortune’s Fool at the Old Vic

Along with a friend, J, I was very lucky to be gifted a ticket to see Mike Paulton’s version of Fortune’s Fool by Ivan Turgenev at the Old Vic in London just before Christmas. J is very good friends with Janet Fullerlove, who plays the role of Praskovya Ivanova in the play, and I have met Janet on several occasions, as well as having had the pleasure to see her perform in Regent’s Park outdoor theatre a couple of years ago.… Read more

Childminding vs Marketing: a day in the life

For those avid followers of this blog you’ll know that I recently resigned from my full time job as an Account Director at a central London digital marketing agency, in favour of retraining as a full time childminder, in order to be around for my daughters (aged 6 years and 10 months).… Read more

Romantic al fresco dining experience in central London

It was my turn to organise our wedding anniversary celebrations this year, and with it being our 10th I wanted to do something special. Originally I had looked at various different style cinemas, with the aim being to have a special movie experience followed by dinner, then I looked at the weather forecast – hot, hot and more hot.… Read more

3 generations raced for life

Today my 66 year old mum, my 37 year old self, my 6 year old daughter and I all did the 5K race for life in Hyde Park in temperatures of around 28-30°C. I also thought it would be a good idea to have my 8 month old baby daughter on my back (just in case I wasn’t already warm enough).… Read more

I accidentally moved to France

In 1998 I bought a return ticket to Nice, France – leaving London on the 1st July 1998 and returning to the UK on the 10th September 1998. I’d just finished my university finals and my aim was to have a summer of partying on the French Riviera with two friends (a fellow Brit and a Danish/American) I’d met there the previous summer.… Read more