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Empty Nest Mummy The Secret Garden, retold by Mandy Archer for BabyLit. Can classic literature like this work for small kids? As a kid, I was a big reader. A really big reader. I started reading at a very early age and devoured books. And The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett, was one of my […]
Empty Nest Mummy Sharing my passion for Italy, and all things Italian, with the kids is really important to me. And being on holiday in Italy is a great chance to make teaching them more fun. As regular readers of Empty Nest Mummy will know, we bought a little house in the Italian mountains a […]
Empty Nest Mummy Owning a holiday home abroad is the ultimate dream for many. It’s why so many people watch A Place In The Sun and countless other similar shows. But it’s not all plain sailing owning a holiday home. It’s not all alfresco lunches and delightfully cheap chilled local wine. There are problems aplenty […]
Empty Nest Mummy Getting to know my local neighbourhood with the Balham to Bec Tooting Trail ….Or: the one in which the Empty Nest Mummy finally takes time to explore the history of Balham and Tooting Now, I have history with Balham. A lot of it. I’ve lived in Balham and Tooting for years now. […]
Empty Nest Mummy So you’re planning a weekend away? A cheeky little City Break? We’ve just come back from Vienna, so come take a look at how we got on! As regular readers will know, this was our first City Break without the kids. After a trial with one night away, in which nobody died, […]
Empty Nest Mummy After years of being a parent, it’s time to break free. Time to set off for a weekend away without the kids. And here’s how to do it! First, rope the grandparents in for childcare duties. Make an itinerary of who needs to be at what activity and when. Assemble all the […]
Empty Nest Mummy Forgive me, Social Media, for I have sinned. It wasn’t deliberate. It wasn’t planned. But I have sinned. And I beg your forgiveness. It all started when I needed some groceries. I took the car. I rarely do. ..it’s just too big, you see. And my parking ability is too small. It’s […]
Empty Nest Mummy An awesome day out for the Empty Nest Family at Mercato Metropolitano in London After a brief heatwave in London, we’re back to yet another bout of unseasonably rubbish weather. So the strappy vests and shorts are relegated to the bottom drawer yet again. As are my delicious rose gold Daisy Roots […]
Empty Nest Mummy I’ve been avoiding writing a blog post about our Italian holiday house for ages. Why? Because it might sound a bit smug, a bit rubbing a bit of spare cash (now spent) in your face. And because one of the reasons why we ended up buying a holiday house in Italy is […]
Empty Nest Mummy Have I finally found THE Summer Sandal? The Summer Sandal that adds a touch of glam to an outfit without ripping my feet to shreds? Will the Daisy Roots Rose Gold Wimbledon Sandal live up to the hype? Let me start by saying that I have paid for these Daisy Roots Wimbledon […]