Le Coin De Mel

2016-05-22

Three weeks ago, my auntie Marie called me late at night and announced she would pay us a visit with Mamie (my nan). I was beyond excited. Living far...

2016-05-22

We are forever rushing around like headless chickens trying to achieve, achieve, do more, more, and then more again. We are busy; we want to be productive...

2016-05-15

Over the past 7 (and a bit) years as a mum, I have tried a fair few bottles with my babies, who were all breastfed to start with. With Crevette (now ...

2016-05-09

Family Update – May 2016 The sun is shining people, the sun is shining! Goodbye winter coats, bye bye boots and scarves. See you in winter! Wriggly (...

2016-05-08

Not going back to my day job after the summer holidays also meant waving goodbye to daily chats with my Languages department in a busy secondary school...

2016-05-04

Happy Cinco de Mayo! I know, I know, this makes no sense. I am clearly sharing a mango chutney recipe, yet I have just referred to a big Mexican celebration...

2016-05-03

Last week, I told Crevette and Beanie we would be spending bank holiday Monday in London. They were pretty excited to have a ‘Special Mummy Day’ and so...

2016-04-29

This morning has been a busy one! After the worst argument Beanie and Jumpy have ever had (these two have such a love-hate relationship) and a frazzled...

2016-04-28

After a pretty memorable trip to a quirky sweet shop on Monday last week, we had our first outdoor swim and ice cream by the pool. Surely, you only do...

2016-04-26

On Friday night (or was it Thursday?), I was taken aback for a moment when I spotted my little blog on the list of ‘Best Food Blog’ finalists for the...