Jumping on the Green Smoothie Bandwagon
I know I'm a bit late to the game, but this past weekend I made my first ever green smoothie! After reading plenty of recipes until my head was spinning, I decided to largely base it on ingredients I had
Spring Festival at Berlin’s Domäne Dahlem
I’ve been itching to share our recent trip to Gothenburg with you, which we visited over Easter, but sadly our fantastic holiday was followed by Mr Fox falling ill. Again. So instead of finding time to write and download the
March Snapshots 2016
March in snapshots, according to my iPhone (mostly)… A new washi wall feature in the play room. Purple house. We discovered a new playground. First ice-cream of the season! New street art in Schöneberg. We ran in to Kung Fu Panda at the mall
A picnic book & a chocolate cake!
I'm a sucker for picnics. So as soon as I read about the new cook book 'City Picknick', by Julia Kutas, I had to order it. Whether it's for an indoor picnic on your living room floor, or an outdoor
Bat Brothers: A Short Story
A story of two Bat Brothers: Little Brother (LB) & Big Brother (BB). Have a great week everyone! BB: "Bro, you're supposed to be wearing a mask!" LB: "Mask? What's mask? Can I eat it?" LB: "Ah, there's one
{Berlin} Family Day at the Märkisches Museum
Last weekend, Oskar and I headed to the Märkisches Museum here in Berlin for Family Day which they were hosting. With Easter not far away, the theme was based all around the Easter Bunny’s workshop. We made some bunny ears each
Home Tour: Car Nook
When you look at any home tours on blogs, Pinterest etc, you'll quite often come across the word 'nook' - book nook, breakfast nook
5 things we’re looking forward to in March!
Goodness, how is it March already? My last month at home with Mr Fox. I still don't have a new job lined up yet, but he will start at Kindergarten from April for a few hours a day regardless. I'll
Dandelions & Childhood Heroes
It's not been a great start to the year, as far as losing idols and heroes is concerned. First David Bowie and Alan Rickman in quick succession, then Terry Wogan a couple of weeks later. And now, Peter Lustig. One of
Rocking Horse Makeover
Last Christmas, when pondering the inevitable question of what to get the kids, we decided to up-cycle some of our old toys for them. It was a great way to not generate even more new stuff, when we already had
PINK. It’s just a colour!
As the mother of two boys, I never thought I would have to worry about the colour pink. No, scrap that. Not 'worry'. That is not a word I want to associate with pink. Because I am not worried. But
Pancakes & Popcorn Dinner Party
Tuesday afternoon, I arrived back from my 'girls only' long weekend away in Scotland, to be greeted not by the usual laughing bundle of joy that is my baby, but by a little feverish ball of snivelling misery. Therefore, despite the