30 in 2005

1. It is so safe that it borders on ridiculous. I can go for a movie on my own at 9 pm and walk back home past midnight, about 15 minutes aw...

Our one time nanny and her partner moved from Australia four odd years ago to experience the London life. I met them for dinner recently whi...

This is the new bookshelf, bought here in Singapore on one of the many weekends we were out hunting for furniture. It's being used to re...

Belongs to the kid; matches the white - green bed he sleeps on. All from a company called Aspace in the UK. Good stuff but terrible customer...

Very few things in life give me absolute joy. Books do. Absolute joy. And these two bookshelves make my book gazing ever so enjoyable. I s...

Many years ago I'd find myself on the top deck of a red bus between Hackney and the Docklands every weekday. It was never too late. I...

My mum fell down yesterday. Hit her head twice against the giant pizza oven wall, minuscule fracture on right hand and serious bruising on l...

In spring last year V and I went out for dinner one weekend sans kid. While kid slept under babysitters supervision we went to eat somewhere...

In the excitement of the move and the tiresome process of moving I didn't manage to do anything creative for our Christmas tree this yea...

New Year's Eve passed nearly unnoticed in our house, not at all what I expected of our first one in Singapore. But while v and kid slept...

1. Every weekend and weekday was packed with things in December. Mostly good but busy making. 2. Sadly one of those weekends saw me in the ...

Nothing could have prepared me for today. Today I watched my 3 year old get up on stage with his classmates of just a few weeks and dance ...

Breakfast, that is. As per my very fickle temperament (and all this time I thought I was big on follow through) I'm bored of breakfast...

I've never been much of one for breakfast. I preach it, sure. Do I practice it, not so much. I do make sure my kid eats it though. And I...

For the lovely ladies who said I told you so, you were right. I miss London. Rather I don't miss the city, but all my lovely girl friend...

One of the things everyone said before we came to this island state was how we were so lucky to be able to now have help. The ones that live...

My son doesn't look in the least bit like me. From the doctor who delivered him to absolute strangers who see us three together, the com...

It's an exciting time for our little family. In the nearly 3 weeks we have lived in our apartment we have taken little walks and cab rid...

From wednesday, before phone incident: I'm afraid the tales of house hunting shall have to be on hold. It's been a crazy 3 weeks (to...

This afternoon, to celebrate three weeks of being in Singapore I left my brand new iPhone 5 in a taxi. Or rather it slipped out of my pocket...