Throwing in the Towel

Having Sunday lunch with my other half, Simon and my two children on a day when Simon’s favourite football team – Tottenham Hotspur – are playing, always involves a laptop sitting pride of place at the table.  This Sunday at Porta Gnesta just outside Barcelona, at the new Russian themed pizzeria Madrelievito, was no exception. … Continue Reading

Time will tell

With a jump on my head, the screams of delight signal the arrival of my two morning alarms.  Another day has started.  I peer from beneath my warm and cosy duvet to find two smiling faces peering back at me. Wincing in the early morning light, I grudgingly pull myself out of bed and get … Continue Reading

Swimming against the tide

As I impulsively decided to take all three boys swimming on my own on Mothers day on Sunday morning, it dawned on me as Cbeebies was blasting out in the background, that the only swimsuit I had was a Zoggs maternity one, and that all my other swimwear consists of bikinis. The Zoggs swimsuit served … Continue Reading