

Ruby's Fairies in the Forest party
If there are three things that I really love doing, it’s spending time with my family, being outdoors in nature and organising my...


A Touch of Poetry
I love playing with words and marvelling at how a simple, carefully considered composition can evoke so much feeling. There's a real...


A Bit of DIY: Pallet Shelves
I do love a bit of DIY. There's something so fulfilling about creating your own unique, original furniture. So, when I needed some more...


My Newspaper Interview About Winnie The Pooh!
In case you didn't know, tomorrow is Winnie the Pooh Day! I was approached by the Gulf Times to do an interview about our family's...


My daughters: Black Belts in Taekwondo!
Last month, my 11 year old daughter, Mia, joined my 14 year old daughter, Ruby, and became a black belt in taekwondo. It was a momentous...


Christmas: Our Way
I love Christmas, I really do. I know I should have written this post before the much anticipated big day came and went, but I was so...


Sandy, Salty and Sun Kissed...
For me, a weekend when we don’t visit the beach is a weekend wasted. Here in Qatar, the summers can be prohibitively hot and the winters...


Marina and Ulay: The Silent Love Story
It was a beautiful moment. Performance artists Marina Abramovic and Frank Uwe Laysiepen, better known as Ulay, sat either side of a...


A Homebody with Wanderlust: An Oil and Water Mix!
I love travelling. I relish every moment spent soaking up new countries and cultures, taking in all the exciting sights, sounds and...


Crazy for Cats
It’s often presumed that people fall into one of two categories: You’re either a cat person or a dog person. I’m both. In fact, I’m an...
