British Stories

Blogging posts on British country, city and home life with children.

The milk we drink

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 […]

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

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

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

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

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

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