It's a family affair

Dinner at the child friendly American brasserie, Automat, in Mayfair

Classic luxury from the breakfast to the sofa chair in the lift at Claridges

We had a great weekend and the only problem was that it ended too soon! 

Feel good Friday

Hello from Claridge's! Tonight me and my boys are enjoying a night here in the hotel. Me and Bear stayed here for our wedding night and are back to the "scene of the crime" (lol),  but to have our beautiful boy, Sean, with us  this time (as he missed out last time).


Tonight it's all about FQT (family quality time) -  and boy will we enjoy this enormous suite and all the facilities this iconic London hotel has to offer... - simply stunning!

Reunion

As neither of our boys were going to nursery today, Viv and I took them to the Science Museum in South Kensington

Sean getting jiggy, Elvis style, outside the famous Boujis club

They hadn't seen each other for over a month, but got right back in to business as soon as they met :-)

In the basement there are lots of interactive stuff including a large steel and glass waterway with mini boats etc.

Educational trips out doesn't have to be in libraries or boring art galleries :-)

The best of it all; the museum itself is free (not the Imax and simulator if you chose them)!

There were many large awe-inspiring rooms

Boys and their toys! 

Oscar and Sean really get on like a house on fire and it's lovely to watch them play

Learning really can be fun!

We then walked home along the Serpentine lake 

...and stopped for a well deserved lunch in the park. Dressed crab with salad and aioli for mummy, and fish fingers for my injured player ;-)

Christmas is coming

Getting in to the Christmas spirit this evening with candles lit, a cup of tea and the December issue of Good Housekeeping, which features the upcoming holiday season and loads of inspiration and festive ideas.

Broken collar bone

Bear took this sneaky sleeping pic of me and my brave little trooper in his sling, both knackered after hours spent at the Accident & Emergency yesterday 

My little poor baba broke his collar bone over the weekend. Nor Bear or I saw when he fell down the stairs, but I knew instantly that there was cause for concern and that he was properly injured, from the way he screamed out his pain, and at hospital they confirmed just that. 

Apparently the collar bone (nyckelben in Swedish) is the most frequently fractured bone in children and they are prone to break them because they don't completely harden until adult hood. Having said that, it's very hard to watch your child being in pain and to feel helpless. 

He will wear a sling for the next 3 weeks or so, and thankfully it should heal on its own with no specific therapy.  We will have to make sure he limits his activities but it's a seriously tough job trying to keep a three year old from playing. So far bribery is working well and he sits still in the sofa as long as he get's to play with the ipad :-)

A snippet of our Friday night

Happy bonfire night!

Kicking the evening up with a spicy livener in the form of a Bloody Mary, before we're heading off to a fireworks party! 

Happy Birthday little brother!

 

Happy Weekend!

I'm now off to meet my baby brother Erik.  I am taking him only around the corner from us, for Champagne Afternoon Tea at the lovely boutique hotel The Arch, to celebrate him turning 24 tomorrow - awww bless, so much younger than I (eleven years to be precise), but so much more focused and mature LOL!

Tomorrow evening we are invited to our friends' firework party and on Sunday we will be going to the Independent Schools Show, to try and find the best school possible for Sean.

Have a wonderful Friday and a fabulous weekend!

XOXO

Super sushi

Today Sean and I and met up with my very dear friend Viv, seen here in her very nice silver coloured Hunter boots :-)

We went to our favourite lunch spot Itsu in Notting Hill which is their very trendy flagship restaurant  (much different to all the other small Itsu's around London) with a very good selection of low carb dishes should you not want the rolls with rice etc..

It's so good to introduce the little one's to this very light and nutritious food, and here is some of what we ordered:

smoked salmon & seared tuna 

Crab crystal rolls

Spinach in sesame sauce

Chef's special scallops wasabi green peas

Vietnamese chili prawn

Breakfast & the BBC radio

This morning Bear and I had our usual breakfast at The Portman, only today he was interrupted half way through by BBC Radio who did a live interview with him over the phone regarding bankers against the Archbishop of Canterbury and the protesters outside St Paul's Cathedral.  Proud of my man to say the least! :-)

Winter warmers

As November now has approached, and that noticeable chill in the air -  it's time to get my knitwear and other winter warmer's out. Here are my top ones that I dug out this morning: 


cashmere earmuffs 
vintage fur headband
 wool and cashmere blend cardi
silk and wool shawl