Construction Site Birthday Cake
So, today we celebrated The Boy's sixth birthday! It's such a cliche to say it, but goodness how quickly they grow up! Stop the clock please. Anyway, it was a much anticipated event - he is the youngest in his
Schwebebahn Lantern Tutorial
We have the annual 'St Martin' festival coming up in Germany this week, one of the main elements of which is lantern processions around town. In the past, the kids have always made lanterns at nursery, but this year neither
October Snapshots 2016
October in snapshots, according to my iPhone (mostly)… Most of my October photos seem to be from our trip to the US, and I'll be sharing some more of those later, but here are some other snapshots which really seem to sum
Happy Hallowe’en 2016
Happy Hallowe'en everyone! Apologies for the silence here on the blog, we've just been in the USA for two weeks for the school Autumn holidays. I meant to post a heads up here before going, but Mr Fox came down
DIY Mini Pompom Trick
We have the school Autumn holidays coming up here in Berlin, so I'm going to be taking a little break from blogging to spend some quality time with my family, but before that I wanted to share a really quick
‘Pumpkin Pie’ Porridge & a Book Recommendation
I have this terrible habit of buying cook books, marking all the pages of things I want to try, and then never making any of the recipes. But when I had my wisdom tooth removed last week, I got pretty bored
Autumn Crafts: Chestnut Creatures
It's been three years since we last did some Autumn crafts with chestnuts, but now that we have a massive chestnut tree in our yard, since moving house last year, we really no longer have an excuse not to. We
September Snapshots 2016
September in snapshots, according to my iPhone (mostly)…
Cheddar & Poppy Seed Biscuits
Last week, I felt a bit like a domestic goddess, when I picked up my kids from nursery and school and we went home to bake Autumn biscuits with the dough I had prepared earlier in the day, to herald the
{Berlin} Harvesting Potatoes at Domäne Dahlem
I’ve mentioned the Domäne Dahlem – an agricultural museum and working form in the South of Berlin – before. Since our move, it’s just an easy door-to-door subway ride away, so we have become more frequent guests over the past
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
It's the official start of Autumn in the northern hemisphere today, and I couldn't be happier! I've never made a secret of the fact that I'm no big fan of Summer. I don't do well in hot weather, I don't
How to pickle your own gherkins
New Yorkers aren't the only ones known for their pickles. In Germany, you'll find supermarket shelves lined with plenty varieties of gherkins to chose from - Dillgurken, Senfgurken, Saure Gurken, Salzgurken, Gewürzgurken