Good morning!

Having a lie in with my boy and starting the day with lots and lots of cuddles! :-)

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Park playdate

Today's playdate with Viv and her boy Oskar in Hyde Park

Happy belated birthday to me! :-)

A slighly delayed post but with my birthday happening whilst away on holiday, I havent' had the chance to post these two presents from my darling Bear. A monogram canvas toilitries bag from LV and a Canon G11.

As for the camera, I am without doubt a real beginner (tips are very welcomed!) and I can't wait to learn more about my new toy. I'm even considering a photography course at some point.

Photography is really an expressive form of art I think and what better way to capture your best holiday sights or very special moments with a good camera like the G11?

And just like Canon puts it - "Take stories, not pictures" - which is just what I would like to learn how to.

Difficulties staying awake

The exhibition proved to be one big yawn for baba LOL

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Ideal Home Exhibition

Just arrived at Earls Court to spend a few hours here. No doubt Bear will buy some gadget that he'll never use LOL!

I will be keeping my eyes open for a new coffee table.

And now a cup of java to get started. Happy Sunday!

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16 months today

And so my darling boy is sixteen months today! His current favourite snack is short bread sticks. Just look how happy he he got the full box, and then he held out his hand to show it off to me as if to say "look what I got, Mummy!" :-)

New on the bathroom shelf

These two liquid soaps from L’OCCITANE have now moved in to ours. One in Bear's bathroom, and one in mine and Sean's.

Apart from Molton Brown, L'occitane's liquid soap is my favourite. The smell is so uplifting and gorgeous, it's also free from synthetic detergentin and it comes in a, bigger than most, 500ml very smart pump bottle.

Rain refuge

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Baba in his new kids Converse I got him today

On our way home from shopping in Selfridges we had to stop at Patisserie Valerie in Marble Arch and take refuge from the heavy rain.

They are always catering for my indulgences, and today I had their fabulously good cappuccino and Sean a waffle cone without the ice cream.

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Little Mr. Independent

Can't believe what a little Mr. Independent Sean is becoming! Two weeks ago, he was still crawling, and now he is coming with me to the shop buying lunch, walking on his own! But we all know what this means... A whole new world of trouble have just opened up! *help*

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celebrity watch

Due to so many request, here is the other picture I took of Prince William's girlfriend Kate Middleton. And if you look closely you will see his Royal posterior :-)

not sure who this one is, but he looks pretty cool and famous LOL

Log fire lounging..

..on our last night in the French Alps:

random holiday snaps

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Wobbly walking video

Sean has made great progress with his walking on this trip - from needing Mummy's helping hand ..


(and a short coffee - and juice break)


...to self supporting (but wobbly) walk around the hotel, as seen in this short video clip below:

Coming back from breakfast and our bedroom view

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Colourful Courchevel

La Soucoupe - our favourite lunch restaurant up in the mountains, (near the top of the Chenus gondola), which has got atmospheric terrace with amazing views

Having a well deserved break at La Croisette, the centre of 1850

For those who are tired of skiing, there are other alternatives LOL

Soaking up the mountain sunshine from the mini gondola

Courchevel airport in the background - A large area for private flights to bring the royalty and celebs in

Lovely landscape

Travelling in style

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The three s's: Snow, Sunshine and Skiing

Today Bear is already up skiing, but I am only getting a half day lift pass, i.e from 12.30pm. Will try and take some pitures whilst up on the slopes, as the weather conditions today are amazing. Bye for now, and Happy st. Patricks!

Sean helping me to try out ski boots

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Royalty in Courchevel!

Who's who? See if you can spot Prince William and Kate. They were sitting right next to us on the mountain top restaurant. Kate was really tactile with William and they were messing around in a childish loving way with each other. It was so cute to watch!

Mum enjoying the alpine sunshine & scenery

Sean's Grandma, i.e - my Mum, Agneta

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We have arrived!

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Happy Mother's Day! :-)

I got this personalised gorgeous scented candle from Sean with his own message to me, and as well as the three small canvases (with one word on each;HOPE, LOVE, JOY) I also got a surprise parcel from MYLA from Bear with something black and lacy

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Happy Friday!

TODAY I am feeling supa dupa happy. It’s Friday, it's Spring in the air, I had a good night’s sleep, I am having a great hair day LOL and we're going on HOLIDAY in a couple of days!!

LAST NIGHT me and Bear snuggled up early in bed at 9pm already (love it when we do that!) for a cosy time chatting bout our upcoming holidays etc

THIS WEEKEND I plan finish packing, have lunch out in a nice gastro pub on Saturday afternoon followed by Erik and D (brother and his boyfriend) coming over with a cake to celebrate my birthday, me and mah boyz getting a haircut when our hair dresser is coming around Sat evening, and to be treated to a breakfast in bed on Mother’s Day early Sunday morning before we head for Heathrow.

ok, time for a list.... Here goes:

1. Thought(s) for the day: Is taking four pairs of shoes and two pairs of sunglasses on a skiing holiday ridiculous and why is there no dutyfree Louis Vuitton at Heathrow airport?

2. Plan for the day: BT engineer is coming to look at the broad band and telephone problems we have, my friend Lena who’s over from Sweden is coming here for lunch, and at 3pm Sean and I are taking a cab to Bear’s office in the city to say hello to his staff and have a coffee, then we’re going to the lawyer’s office to prepare my will.

3. Song of the moment that I can’t get out of my head: The wheels on the bus go round and round.. (kiddies nursery rhyme)

4. Currently I spend too much time: obsessing about packing – forgetting stuff and packing too much

5. Currently reading: Stieg Larson’s that I’m planning to take and finish whilst on hols.

6. Lesson learned lately: do regular back ups on laptop in order to avoid losing photos, docs etc!

7. Right now I am craving... Swedish breakfast buns with poppy seeds (“frallor”) with butter and cheese

Trendy tie

Baby Bear looking very trendy trying out the new skinny fashion tie and cardigan I bought him yesterday

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Jellybeans

After the free play and craft, it's snack time at the Jellybeans mother baby group

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Revealed

Here's the early birthday pressie I treated myself to yesterday. It's according to me a very chic and stylish Louis Vuitton thick monogram bracelet.

This bangle is embellished with tiny golden brass charms and the LV monogram logos and there are sparkling translucent Swarovski crystals sprinkled throughout the piece- timeless and gorgeous me think :-)

Happy (early) Birthday to me!

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Caffeine Corner

I am giving the Starbuck Via Ready Brew the thumbs up


Starbucks has created its own version of instant coffee and just released it in it's shops across London, so I had to try it out. I’m guessing like with the rest of the world, I too was skeptical about this new launch with finely powdered instant, that is designed for home use, but also very curious.

I added the packet (Colombia flavour in Medium) to a cup and filled it with boiled water. It mixed easily but unlike Nescafe, it didnt have that welcoming foam on the top. I added some milk to it like I would if brewing my own coffee, and tasted my very first Starbucks Via Ready Brew.

All in all I enjoyed it and think it tastes better than normal instant coffee, and yes it tasted just like normal brewed coffee from a coffee maker. But at nearly £5.00 for twelve sachets, its costly, but worth it at the same time.

Now I'm off the the nurse at my GP surgery to check my blood pressure in order to get a repeat prescription for my contraceptive pills. Ciao!

Little miracles everywhere

I am taking Sean to a mother baby group at 10am today

Monday morning and the count down has started for our skiing holiday on Sunday! :-) I have already opened two suitcases where I pack things as and when I remember, throughout the week.

Apart from the packing this week, I have an appointment at our family lawyer in the city, to prepare my will, an old friend from Sweden is visiting, I have a shopping date at 9am on Wednesday with Vivian and on Saturday our hair dresser is coming around to cut everyone's hair, incl Sean's.

Other than that, I have some good news to report; Sean took his first steps on Friday. Only three or four at a time, and they are very wobbly steps, but they are unsupported steps, weehee! Now it's just a matter of time before he'll be an expert walker and I will have to buy a harness to keep him in.

Now over to something completely different, in my little book with daily affirmations, Time for Joy, that I read every morning. Today's message is one I really like and would like to share:

"When we really love and accept and approve of ourselves exactly as we are, then everything in life works. It's as if little miracles are everywhere"

"Today I will fell good about myself and accept myself jus the way I am. I am open and ready to discover all the miracles of this day"