Hippy Dinners by Abbie Ross

The latest BritMums Book Club book was Hippy Dinners by Abbie Ross: In 1972 Abbie Ross’s cosmopolitan parents move the family from London to rural North Wales, exchanging a town house in Islington for a remote farmhouse on a hill. Abbie’s Liverpudlian grandparents – dedicated followers of Liberace, sleek in scented mohair and patent leather… Read More »

A day at Dawlish Warren

We’ve been enjoying our holiday in Devon. Today we spent some time at Dawlish Warren, showing Grandad the kite we made whilst we were at Nanny’s earlier in the holiday. The children went on some of the rides. Big Brother favoured the sporty looking racing cars whilst Little Sis wanted to go on the roller… Read More »

Decorating a nautical room

Although we’ve now lived in our house for 2 years we still have to tackle redecorating our living room. I would love to go with a nautical theme. Yes, I know we live in London but I grew up by the sea and it’s one of our favourite places to visit. Fortunately our living room… Read More »