Mummy & Mini…at the Beach
The boys and I are off on our first ever beach holiday today for a week! Unfortunately, the weather doesn't look too good, but we're being optimistic and have packed a few beach essentials. Firstly, our beloved hats - I brought
Great Board Games for Kids age 2+
The first week of our summer holiday has been marked by endless rain. We've been outside in our rain gear, gone to the cinema, and been for a treat in the local ice cream parlour, but eventually cabin fever starts
Rote Grütze
Summer time is berry time. In fruit salads, as cake toppings, or simply as they are. In Germany, another popular fresh berry dish is 'Rote Grütze' - the literal translation is 'red gruel', which doesn't sound particularly appetizing. But in
Popsicle Prints (with free download)
I wanted to surprise the boys on their last day of nursery, and to celebrate the start of both the summer holidays and the start of a new chapter in my older boy's life (in case you missed it, he
To my son on his last day of nursery
To my Darling Boy - Today I picked you up from your nursery for the last time (or Kita, as we call it here). For the past four years and eight months you have been going there almost every day, apart from
Chocolate Courgette Cake (GF)
Last week, Oskar and I were invited to visit the Domäne Dahlem here in Berlin - a working farm and museum to the south of the city centre. As well as a tour of their relatively new interactive exhibition all
CSD Berlin 2016
Another weekend, another explosion of rainbows in Berlin Schöneberg. Today, it was the Christopher Street Day march - a.k.a. Berlin Pride - that travelled past our way. We walked about 1km down the road to meet the beginning of it, then
Summer Holiday Reads for Kids
So, the school summer holidays have finally started here in Berlin, though the boys' still have another week until their nurseries go on their summer breaks (and the older boy is actually finishing nursery altogether, as he starts at school after
Lemon Confetti Cake (GF)
Any excuse for a cake, and nothing screams summer like a refreshing lemon cake. Well, I think so anyway. With some butter cream icing and confetti sprinkles on top for extra decadence. Of course. Ingredients for the cake: 250g butter or margarine
A Street Festival in Berlin’s Rainbow Quarter
I've mentioned before, that when we moved house last summer, we knowingly moved in to the heart of Berlin's 'Rainbow Quarter'. If you look up our neighbourhood in a guide book, it wouldn’t strike you as being typically popular with families.
