Blogging posts on British country, city and home life with children.
I remember the scramble at school on who managed to get the milk first. The best part was the creamy top in the bottle. I was at boarding school in Dorset where fresh local milk was delivered daily. In London the milk float used to deliver bottles every day at our home. Over 30 years […]
Like my daughter, I was mesmerized by the paintings and retelling of the classic love story Beauty and the Beast by Max Eilenberg and illustrated by Angela Barrett. This version of the fairy tale enthralled my daughter. The story is closer to the original – La Belle et la Bete – written by the French author Jeanne-Marie
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I had my first real taste of English country life at a local village fair this past weekend. Often I’d seen in films and TV shows and read in books how they can be a special event in the countryside but it was my first experience of wandering around one while bumping into friends and recognising
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It’s my annual update comparing the top 10 baby names for girls in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and USA. As of January 2015, these are the latest most popular names available from official records of registered births. The top 10 favourite names were all for 2013 apart from Scotland which has already released provisional
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This is my annual list of the top 10 baby boys names in the UK and USA. The boys names in each list are from the latest official data available (as of January 2015). Want some ideas for a baby boy name? My lists compare the most popular names for boys in England, Wales, Scotland,
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My daughter discovered a very special book on nature for children. She was drawn to the cover and then slowly looked through the pages before telling me she really wanted A First Book of Nature by Nicola Davies. I had just told her to pick any book when we visited Wakehurst Place managed by Kew
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