Silent Sunday…

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Candles are a hot commodity in my family – my mom has always adored them, and now the love is spreading in my home too. Jensen and Lyoto recently accompanied me on a trip to begin my usual seasonal candle haul for Autumn cosiness and managed to entertain most of the staff in the store…
In the September of 1994, following a long, humid Summer of dancing to All-4-One in our local hotspot at night and spending most of my parents’ hard earned money on new duvet covers, pots, pans, warm sweaters and a perm to rival Tina Turner by day, my family packed way more than the kitchen sink…
This is a collaboration with Swizzels. My boys [including Gav] LOVE Swizzels sweets – they were part of my childhood and everyone I know has a favourite. Mine are Rainbow Drops, Gav is Drumsticks, Jens is Squashies…even my Mom is Parma Violets [ick], you get the idea. We’re also huge fans of Charlie and the Chocolate…
Would you drive, with rough directions scribbled on a piece of A4 without a mobile phone or sat nav, into the crazy urban jungle of London with two small children? Me either. But I did. I even managed to reach my destination fifteen minutes early (I allowed for thirty) and only had to pull in…
Remember I was complaining about my house and wanting a blank canvas? Well, scrap that. I fell in love with some wallpaper recently that made me forget all of my dreams of a whitewashed way of life, and now I’m completely hooked. It’s blue, metallic and covered in little birds – and I’m quite besotted…
Money is power – even to my three and five year olds. It holds the power to purchase and bestow trinkets on people they love and although they have no idea of the value of money, they do understand that grown ups have it, use it, and that having it yourself makes you feel very…