I remember watching the Attenborough wildlife programmes when I was a child and always feeling so sorry for the polar bear mothers: what a lonely existence, out in the frozen wilderness with only their cubs, a relentless task that focused only on survival, with little joy. Fast-forward to single motherhood… View Post

Anyone who knows me knows that I laugh. A lot. Apart from when I’m crying about the cold – which reminds me it’s time to book our next adventure! But according to research carried out by Royal Caribbean it would appear that I’m in the minority as one in five… View Post

“A mouse took a stroll in a deep dark wood, a fox saw the mouse and the mouse looked good…” I only need to say these words and Boo will scamper and fetch her beloved and somewhat tattered copy of The Gruffalo. Since it’s publication in 1999, The Gruffalo has… View Post

A few weeks back before the Christmas rush began me and Boo were invited to a VIP tour of The Toy Store, London’s newest premier toy shop and a brand promising to change the way we buy toys. The Toy Store has long been a destination in Dubai and the… View Post

Two years ago today I took Boo to see in In The Night Garden Live for the first time as a ‘starting nursery’ treat; fast forward two years and we were invited back a few weeks ago for the opening day at London’s O2. Now I know at nearly four,… View Post