Author Archives: jenny

Perfect barbecue weather

We were invited to take part in a BBQ recipe challenge. The weather has cooled down a lot today so we had our second barbecue of the year and cooked some delicious spare ribs with BBQ sauce. I’m not sure if  this counts as a typically British main meal but it was delicious and pretty… Read More: Perfect barbecue weather »

Pinner Station

Pinner Station is another of those stations which is difficult to get to (Ruislip to Harrow-on-the-Hill and change onto another branch of the Met Line). However it’s easy to get there by bus. First of all we explored Pinner Memorial Park which has a brilliant children’s playground. Then we went to Pinner Station where we… Read More: Pinner Station »

A rain dance

It has been unbearably hot for us. We have the air conditioning on, fans on, all the doors and windows open. We’ve even been eating copious amounts of ice-cream! Thankfully it rained for half an hour after dinner. The toddler was so happy he did his own little rain dance in it.