My Favourite Mummy Beauty Products
As someone who is lucky enough to have been blessed with pretty good if somewhat sensitive skin, I've never been in to cosmetics much because I didn't really need them. Though as I've gotten older, I've found my skin needing that
Homemade Flavoured Popcorn
Apparently it's 'National Popcorn Day' today. I'm not entirely sure in which nation, but hey, any excuse to eat popcorn! And to share my favourite popcorn recipes with you. Because homemade popcorn definitely tastes best. We used to get those
Snow Days
We've had our fair share of snow in Berlin over the last week or so, much to the kids delight. Although the mild temperatures and rain have now turned the lovely snow to mush and grit, we did manage to
Sunday Sweet: Banana Oat Waffles (GF)
So, at the end of last year I bought a Belgian waffle iron on a whim. It was on sale at our local supermarket. We already own a German waffle iron, which makes delicate heart shaped waffles, but there is
Picture Books About Snow
This past week, we've had our first proper snowfall here in Berlin this winter. We had just enough snow last weekend to go out for a round of sledging, snowball throwing and snowman building, and then a few days ago
Courgette, Sweetcorn & Mushroom Bake
I don't really go in for New Year's resolutions, but one of my goals this year is to try and add some new recipes to our family repertoire, so we are not always cooking and eating the same few dishes.
Reflections on the year that was
Happy New Year everyone! This post comes a week later than intended, as I unfortunately started the new year knocked out by a nasty bout of tonsillitis. I used to have these as a kid all the time, and don't
December Snapshots 2016
December in snapshots, according to my iPhone (mostly)…
Peppermint Hot Chocolate
Merry Christmas everybody! It's Christmas Eve, which here in Germany means that the Christmas celebrations start today. This afternoon we'll be going to church, afterwards we'll be opening presents, and for dinner we'll have potato salad and sausages. Another Christmas
How we celebrate Christmas – twice
As a Scottish-German family, the question I probably get asked the most is whether we bring up our kids bilingually and, if so, how? I've actually written about it before, so you can read my answer to that question in
Snowman Decoration
If you're looking for some last minute Christmas decorations to make with the kids, we spent this afternoon making an army of little snowmen after school. For each snowman you will need: one 5cm styrofoam ball one 6cm styrofoam ball one empty (and clean!)
Christmas Fun with Fuse Beads
It must be at least over a year, that I've had a big box of fuse beads sitting on my window sill. Untouched. You know, those little plastic beads that you make pictures out of and iron them to fuse together.