I’m a speccy four eyes. I have been since I was about 13 (just to add to the long list of things to make me self conscious as a teenager – a speccy, spotty, shortie with train track braces). Continue reading
what to wear
littlekidstyle loves… BAGS BAGS BAGS. and more bags.

Bag. Bag. Baaaaaaaag. It was one of Coco’s first words. It was then that I realised that the apple certainly does not fall far from the tree. Continue reading
i’m so fancy, you already know…
Fancy Dress. ugh, those two words fill any mother or father with HORROR. Continue reading
what to buy when you just don’t know.
I knew. I asked. I NEEDED to know. Both times. Continue reading
rain, rain, go away…
More autumn lamenting. When I sat down this morning to do some writing, I had intended to get out and about and get the kids in the lovely crisp autumn morning as soon as I was done. As time went on, the clouds changed colour to an ominous dark grey and the inevitable happened. Continue reading
today’s shopping (mini) haul
Just wanted to share a few little bits that I got today with you all. My Unending Search for The Perfect Boots For Coco appears to have ended – I managed to get two pairs in fact! Continue reading
the future’s bright…
I can’t believe it is autumn already. Some days are still so warm and my children are still managing to wear some of their summer clothes.
fantastic mr fox
Animal prints are *everywhere* this autumn/winter season. They have been for a couple of years, but there seems to have been an explosion of them recently. This can be good (i.e. on kids, it’s mega cute) but this has been bad (i.e. on adult christmas style jumpers – these are Never Good and Not Cute).
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friday focus – Abandon Ship
The Scottish referendum has been {ronburgundyvoice} kind of a big deal {\ronburgundyvoice} in this house. We live in Kent and I am Sarf Lahndan born, but my dear husband is a fierce, proud, and born and bred Scotsman (“pure Scotch beef” as he would say….). Continue reading
give a kid the right pair of shoes…. part 3!

With the third in the series, you’ve always got a LOT to live up to. You can either crash and burn (see: the godfather 3), or you can go out in a blaze of glory (see: toy story 3) and leave people devastated that the emotional rollercoaster of the three parter has come to an end.
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