Roasted Almond, Coconut & Chocolate Granola
Do you ever find yourself falling in to the rut of eating the same old thing for breakfast every morning? I mean, I LOVE porridge, but sometimes I find myself needing an alternative for getting my daily portion of oats, so
Monkind Berlin x Gretas Schwester Studio Store
The past weekend, Oskar and I attended the opening of a lovely new little studio store in our district of Berlin Schöneberg: Monkind Berlin x Gretas Schwester Behind the rather long name, you will find two local Berlin labels. Monkind Berlin
A Christmas Journey
After four years in Berlin, this year we finally managed to make it to KaDeWe to see their Christmas display. At 60,000 square metres of selling space across eight floors, the KaDeWe - short for 'Kaufhaus des Westens' (Engl: Department
Berlin Baby Rattle
Gah, time, such a precious commodity! Earlier this year (like WAY earlier) I made some Berlin inspired baby rattles. I was going to share the tutorial with you ages ago, but never found the time. If you are looking for
Fantastic Mr Fox 1st Birthday Party
Last weekend, we celebrated Mr Fox's first birthday. Yes, one year old already, can you believe it! When The Boy turned one, we kept it really low key, because really they are too young to care at that age -
Activity Advent Calendar
Less than a week to go until the beginning of Advent! Though since it starts in November this year, you have a few extra days until you need to have your Advent calendars ready. Whether you are feeling stressed out
Thoughts on…raising bilingual children
People are often confused by my German sounding surname and my native command of English. My equally native command of German, yet my frequent interjections of "in English we say
Up-cycling daddy’s old shirt in to a doctor’s coat for dressing up
We've been doing a bit of Spring cleaning and decluttering, including purging our wardrobes. In the course of this, the husband tossed out an old shirt, and I thought it would be perfect for up-cycling in to a doctor's coat for
Big Brother Kit
Today I wanted to share a little more with you about how we prepared for Mr Fox's arrival. I think any parent who introduces younger siblings in to the family spends a lot of time worrying about how it's going
Books for Big Brothers
We ended last year by becoming a family of four, so this year's first Friday Five is, appropriately, a selection of our favourite books for little boys* who are about to become or have just become big brothers. The Boy
{Home Tour} Baby’s Room
A couple of people have been asking if I'd do a post about Mr Fox's new room, after sharing a couple of snapshots on Instagram of things we'd bought for it. Well, he actually just has a corner in our
Teddy Bear Wardrobe
Are you ready for this week's DIY gift idea? We're back to sewing this week. Earlier this year, we attended my sister-in-law's wedding in Scotland and I wanted to bring along something quiet for the boy to play with to keep