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- Mar1110Kate Winslet for Lancome“Am I the only one that finds this advertisement completely hilarious? When is Kate (mother ...”
3 comments090807Skin Science Lunch Break Lift2 comments05Tiger Mother? Close the door on your way out...“I know how it is, I am with you sweeties - the constant Kumon, endless ...”
6 comments02Equus - Balayage and 12 week blow dry5 comments - Feb
- Jan
- 2010
- Dec29Swinging is not for everyone!“I just spotted this on the East Dulwich Forum, and now I think I am ...”
7 comments24Happy Christmas“I hate maths and damn statistics, but I can see a need for them... ...”17Tom Ford - Private Blend Tuscan Leather1 comments16Jude Law is such a knob!“And I do not like to use that sort of language, but I simply can't ...”
8 comments15Advice7 comments12Fundraising6 comments11100504030201Equus Hair and Beauty1 comments - Nov28272625A medicine chest - every parent should have one!11 comments242019Property For Sale3 comments18The Best Viral Ever!“You must watch this through to the end and try the word "tickle"! ”
4 comments17Keep Calm7 comments16Royal Engagement - the true story...4 comments15The State of the Ireland5 comments141211100908Nothing is new4 comments030201 - Oct31Top Tip3 comments30Not the only gay in the village...“I was home incredibly late from work last night, I had an urgent requst from ...”
1 comments29Trick or Treat8 comments282726252322181716151210080706Childrens clothes - Green Baby Clothing2 commentsDragons Den“This is actually rather rude, but I dare you not to laugh too. I ...”
2 comments05030201 - Sep29Golf Widow...“My darling man is about to head off to Wales for the golf. Am ...”
4 comments26252423222120Despicable Me!1 comments19181716Gap Yah (new disco dancing remix for the young people!)“Lets get down with the kids! Half of Dulwich is apparently trekking in the ...”
3 commentsThe Wrap Dress - Isabella Oliver2 commentsLondon Fashion Week“To whet your appetite for London Fashion Week, here’s a super film of Manolo Blahnik ...”
5 comments15141312111009080706Very very hilarious!“I love Why, That's Delightful - don't you? ”
4 comments0504Maru the cat“I found this on the net and now Freya wants a cat. The thing ...”
5 comments03Jesus will survive...“There is something about my darling mother that will always bring out the badly behaved ...”
1 commentsOrganic clothes - Frugi2 comments0201 - Aug313028For Grandma Brenda“My poppets had NEVER been to MacDonalds before this summer, and then I asked my ...”
3 comments27Revenge of the cat!“ This cheered me up today, I am so relieved to say that I can still ...”
1 comments26For all fans of Estee Lauder!“I know that we all get bombarded with advertising about bargaintastic offers (laughs socks off), ...”Shame“I have always held a torch for Gary Barlow (prrr), but having just watched his ...”
8 comments2524Have I missed something?3 comments212018WARNING“Watch out for these pesky members of the clergy, they will do anything to get ...”
2 comments161110Newport“Ok, so I was probably the last person on the planet to discover this terrific ...”
5 comments09The first song...“I have been reminiscing recently, discussing long forgotten childhood memories with some good friends and ...”
5 comments08070605040301On second thoughts...8 comments - Jul31NEVER AGAIN7 comments29NEW BODEN CATALOGUE!!!9 comments28It is not for everyone...2 comments27Hols!3 comments09Gone Fishing5 comments0504Dangers“Our poppets are so very IT literate you know, in a way that we never ...”
1 comments02Staff“Sooo, last night I trotted along to darling boy’s school to chink glasses with other ...”
2 comments01Alternative Boden Catalogue38 comments - Jun30Wordless Wednesday12 comments29Woefull4 comments27Competition6 comments25The Gurgles12 comments2423Olde Orchard Inn“My super chum, Shannon Fairchild, has plucked her gorgeous husband and smashing poppets out of ...”
3 comments22Samba dancing baby“baby doing the samba in brazil @ Yahoo! Video Everything is relative you know. This jolly clip ...”
2 comments2118Competition4 comments1716151413Estee Lauder - Blue Dahlia Collection4 comments12Little cat gets stuck in window“ Someone buy that man a drink!”
4 comments11100907Rocks10 comments06Rideoncarsforkids.co.uk4 comments0504Comedian4 comments03Blind as a bat?“So now my mother, Brenda, is upset. Why? Perfect Max is refusing to accompany ...”02Monster1 comments01 - May313029Is it wrong to laugh?“Like a drain?... Yet this clip makes me wince, every time - OHMYGOD!!! I do sooo hope ...”
6 comments28The Tooth Fairy2 comments24Hungry5 comments22Chateau de sable2 commentsRollercoaster12 comments19Registered Trademark10 comments18Merit7 comments17Dave said...7 comments16Simple minds“My tiny boy is eight years old and up to my shoulder already (sob). ...”
6 comments15Tribalism7 comments1009Enhancements?“ Silicon is not for everyone...”
1 comments0807Just an observation...9 comments06Kush18 comments05Upgrade14 comments04Blame...11 comments02The perfect gift!“Trust the fabulous Perez Hilton to come up with the perfect wedding anniversary gift for ...”
8 comments - Apr30OHMYGOD!11 comments2927A party political broadcast for The Fabulous party...“Seeing David Cameron scooting about the country in his white shirt with the sleeves rolled ...”
8 comments22Fabulous Manifesto“The established political parties have done nothing to inspire or excite at this Election Lets put ...”
24 comments18So damn helpfull...7 comments16The Fabulous Party25 comments14Party Political Moi!18 comments05On a serious note...“I watched this with Brenda earlier today, it made me weep. I cried at the horror, ...”
12 comments0201 - Mar3130Peep toe12 comments29Life's little soundtracks“I have been tagged by my chum over at Angels and Urchins blog to name ...”
3 comments282726Hotter Shoes6 comments25Gap Yah!“Isn't it hilarious, simply everyone went to the Dulwich schools! ”
7 comments242120Re-invention9 comments18Beware...12 comments13Tool7 comments12A cunning plan!4 commentsTrojans7 comments10Conspicuous Consumption9 commentsBonnie Baby Vintage fun cotton baby wear4 comments07060503Why dogs bite“I keep telling my poppets, over and over, and over again, but do they listen? ...”
7 comments01Meme12 comments - Feb27Sign here...“Please assure me that I am not turning into my mother (sob). James claims ...”
4 comments24The good old days...14 comments18I enjoy being a girl!12 comments13One lucky penguin!“My poppet, Freya, simply adores penguins. This is a clip of a penguin who ...”
2 comments11Bedazzled“ Jennifer Love Hewitt has completely overshared (clutches chest)! You must join me in disgust ...”
12 comments09Wordless Wednesday8 comments07Lob by Linda Newbery1 comments04The end of the line10 comments02Wordless Wednesday18 comments01New Terms7 comments - Jan30Tall Tales9 comments26Retreat“January can be soul destroying. The New Year commences with an effervescent fizz and ...”
15 comments24Chambers & Beau Giveaway!2 comments2120Wardrobe malfunction“I am currently preparing for a weekend jolly avec chum Froginthefield at The Grove. ...”
13 comments1918Just a thought...2 comments17Organisation is everything (sigh)10 comments1513Snowed in...“I didn't want to go to work today... (OHMYGOD!) Last night, I was fantasising about the ...”
13 comments11London Lights“I wanted to share a few photos of the Christmas lights with you. I have ...”
11 comments10Rude health9 comments08Dulwich in the snow“For Nappy Valley Girl, enjoy.... ”
9 commentsAll change14 comments02Ahead of the game...8 comments01 - 2009
- Dec2624*Product Recall*9 comments23The Brazilian Blow Dry2 comments22Less than perfect...9 comments21This Winter's Must Have (OMG!)16 comments18*Worst Christmas Gift Ever Competition*55 comments17Worst Christmas Gift Ever7 comments15Classic Film Moments Meme“I adored this film as a teenager! I tortured my devout, Irish Catholic mother ...”
4 comments13I am the one and only...8 comments11I suspect...2 comments10It's not for everyone...9 comments0908Bleak outlook...10 comments06Elf and Safety10 comments01 - Nov3026Obeast“My darling poppets have been feeding our pooch at the table (gasp)! I cannot ...”
9 comments22If Jesus lived in Dulwich...5 comments21Top 10 UK Mummy Blogs14 comments20Scrooge4 comments171512Winter of my discontent...9 comments08COMPETITION: Winter Blues- An epidemic (gasp)!18 comments05 - Oct30Freya wants...“a baby otter for Christmas this year! Why can't she make it easy for ...”
7 comments2826The Independent4 comments25Oh Grrreat!4 comments2423What a hoot!5 comments2219It's all over...2 comments18Too Much Too Young5 comments1100 Heaven!8 comments050302A Valuable Life Lesson...11 comments - Sep25Moroccanoil1 commentsI couldn't resist this!9 comments18Doing a line...9 comments16This may be a scam - warn your friends...9 comments11Staff7 comments10Married love...3 comments09Blame the French6 comments06Separated at birth?7 comments040201Sadly -“It is almost time for the school holidays to draw to a close. I ...”
5 comments - Aug2827OMG!12 comments22NEWSFLASH11 comments20Shameful...8 comments19Brightening Face Mask2 comments12Foreign students6 comments11She who laughs last...5 comments08Leader, Hero, God...3 comments06Online Rescources...4 comments04URGENT PLEA!9 comments
- Jul30It is not for everyone...14 comments28Extreme Shepherding“Many of you will already be aware of my feelings about the Welsh... However, I recently ...”
14 comments25Meme14 comments24School is out!“I was forced to venture to Sainsbury’s one morning during my recent holiday in Padstein. ...”
6 comments22Wordless Wednesday16 comments09Staycation“The plummeting value of sterling, long airport delays, strikes, the delights of global warming and ...”
10 comments02The Great Escape“Our modern day lives are frightfully stressful (sigh). It is so very important that busy ...”
13 comments - Jun2926TAG“I have been Tagged, and I find these little exercises so very difficult indeed (but ...”
4 comments23Mug6 comments2220Fathers day tip7 commentsInterview“I had a little chat with a nice lady from Mychild.co.uk, and she has kindly ...”
2 comments18Meltdown...10 comments11Fresh or instant“Myself and darling man, James, are simply the perfect life partners (smirk); we hold so ...”
6 comments07The Mum from Dulwich11 comments04Pester power“Tiny poppets are so susceptible to advertising (smirks). Still incredibly immature and unsophisticated, if left ...”
9 comments01This is not for everyone...8 comments - May27Review7 comments08au pair“Once again I am in the market for a new au pair. I am incredibly ...”
13 comments05Routine8 comments02South East London“My perfect infant son bounced out of his prestigious local independent school this afternoon, smiled ...”
2 comments - Apr28Veruca Salt6 comments21Shii“ I waved my poppets off to school this morning with a tear in my ...”
6 comments15The truth will out...7 comments09NOCD...“ This child is not from Dulwich, clearly. Despite the fact that there is a musical instrument ...”
17 comments05Censorship6 comments01Anti-climax6 commentsSeriously...“Saving "big business" is on the agenda at the G20, the world's poorest children arent. HELP ...”
5 comments - Mar25Slap his legs!“As my mother Brenda would say: "In the name of God and all of his ...”
9 comments13I am glad I am not single...“I have often wondered why self- assured men are so very attractive (sigh). I ...”
13 comments09Not fit...“Now that all signs of opulence are frowned upon (sniff), the employment of a ...”
7 comments03Difficult times?6 comments01No, I will not require my next au pair to drive...“ I know that this Youtube clip refers to women in general, but I am a ...”
6 comments - Feb25Lenten Sacrifice...5 comments19Too much information...“I seem to have mislaid my fabulous Cartier Tank wristwatch (OHMYGOD), and as a busy ...”
13 comments15Desperate times?5 comments11Bad Influence...15 comments09I challenge you not to laugh...8 comments06Get the Dulwich look!“ ”
8 comments05Its not all bad!4 comments03Off colour!“Aren’t some people frightfully superficial? I never cease to be shocked. Just last weekend I ...”
9 comments - Jan26Just in case...9 comments24Have you seen this?“In my opinion, advertisements just keep getting better (sigh). I am sorry for being ...”
10 comments19Try this!“Promise me you will. It is just the best fun! Go on, do it now...”
9 comments18Happy to be a Londoner!“Liverpool Street Station, January 2009, 11.00 am. So a recession looms?... BRING IT ON! ”
9 comments17Shame“Despite the current economic gloom, the election of Mr Obama as President of the United ...”
6 comments12Stand by your man...7 comments0906Perfect Gift!“I really am such a lucky girl (sigh), just look what I received from a ...”
9 comments04Happy Holidays!“Soon the Christmas holidays will draw to a close, and our darling munchkins will sadly ...”
7 comments - 2008“So far so good!”
- Dec31Happy New year!9 comments27Merry Christmas (belated)3 comments21Darling Man!“James woke up with a killer hangover after attending the firm's low key Christmas Party. There ...”
8 comments17Wordless Wednesday10 comments15Treacherous times...9 comments11Christmas greetings!4 comments09Wordless Wednesday13 comments05My perfect child“Perfect Poppet Freya was filled with excitement and glee in anticipation of her nativity play ...”
10 comments02Wordless Wednesday11 comments - Nov30Image is everything!“I take great pains to look “on trend”, fabulous and youthful which is no small ...”
8 comments27DULWICH MUM PHRASE GUIDE“Clearly: This is the word Dulwich Mums use when they are sure they are right ...”
7 comments25Wordless Wednesday15 comments22King Gary of all Barlow9 comments20Home Spun5 comments18Wordless Wednesday13 comments17Office Party plans...“Christmas can be such a stressful time for so many people, and with the current ...”
13 comments16They see us coming... (apparently)6 comments14Re-invention...7 comments11Wordless Wednesday24 commentsBirthday girl!“So, all signs of obvious opulence and excess are now frowned upon - damn! This ...”
6 comments08Blogging“Last night, James and I were sitting in the living room. He was watching ...”
13 comments04Wordless Wednesday18 comments03Glad8 comments01Sign of our times...“Yesterday morning on my way to the office, I decided to throw caution to the ...”
12 comments - Oct29Another Wordless Wednesday17 comments25Why its never good to show off!“My poppets have been so enjoying their Karate lessons of late. They laughed their ...”
5 comments21Half term ... hurrah?8 comments20Cheer up!“Yes indeed, they have just announced it on the 6pm BBC news - we are ...”
16 comments14Wordless Wednesday *with a super prize!*17 comments13Charity7 comments10Column“Will the global recession have any impact in the wonderful world of Dulwich? Once ...”
9 comments07Refreshed...7 comments04Out of the frying pan...“I have once again poured out my heart in The Telegraph. It seems that ...”
8 comments - Sep30DESPERATE TIMES17 comments25Dish of the day...“They say that revenge is a dish best served cold, and in my Telegraph column ...”
8 comments23Ferrets“I have been getting dozens of hits from a site called "Ferretopia" - which it ...”
14 comments20Perfect...“It is not easy for me you know (sigh). Being fabulously gorgous, with perfect veneers ...”
5 comments18Tragedy10 comments13I'm a mum...“I have a lovely new piece in The Telegraph. I feel so very lucky ...”
12 comments11Humour14 comments04Column“I adore those handsome men at The Telegraph. Just look at my super column ...”
13 comments03Relax“I have always been such an anxious parent (sigh). Before my poppets came along, I imagined ...”
11 comments02Puppy love“Who am I to refuse my darling children a special treat? They ask for so ...”
15 comments - Aug28Dulwich Mum Column in The Telegraph“Those handsome boys over at The Telegraph have just posted my latest Column! Aren't ...”
10 comments27Carol Vorderman for Queen“I have never understood my father-in-law's obsession with Carol Vorderman. She is not unattractive, and ...”
20 comments21Playing to the audience...“ Why waste a good tantrum when there is no-one looking?”
14 comments17Problem page“Darling James has been reading the Sunday Times this morning as usual. He was guffawing so ...”
9 comments12Let down“I am so very embarrassed indeed; I really should learn when to keep my mouth ...”
16 comments08Bath time“Sweet Freya is a mere five years of age, and her darling burley brother only ...”
11 comments03Laugh lines...“As I recline, with a chilled drink, blogging from the VIP lounge at Dublin airport, ...”
8 comments - Jul29Pennance8 comments24Be careful what you wish for...“I have not been a very good blogger of late (sniff). I must admit that ...”
11 comments22Pass the smelling salts...“Samantha, my PA, has plummeted in my estimations of late. Just this morning she informed ...”
12 comments14Mr Powerful19 comments13Launch!“A little while ago, my treasured chum Zoe kindly pointed out that my blog needed ...”
20 comments08Lambeth“I risk my life each day when I travel through the London Borough of Lambeth ...”
28 comments03Fresh...“If only we could all be as bright and clever as Guardian readers...I had a ...”
24 comments - Jun30Chatter“I returned from work this evening to discover that my perfect poppets had been joined ...”
19 comments25Hail King Gordon of all Brown28 comments19Most wonderful book ever (apart from mine, clearly)“I have made a special friend via the internet (don't panic, I am not being ...”
7 comments16Scary lady17 comments12Bounce“My mother, Brenda, has been so very down of late, she says that she is ...”
16 comments08Overgrown...“I am having the most frightful time. It is so difficult for me to articulate ...”
14 comments05The F word“Gordon Ramsay uses the F word far too freely in my estimation, it suddenly seems ...”
14 comments - May31Shades“The big boss lolloped into my office on Friday morning without so much as a ...”
20 comments29Truth“Perfect Max insists that he is now too old for Bob the builder and tiring ...”
9 comments25European horror23 comments2217Misheard“My darling boy's perfect school had an inset day yesterday. We were forced to occupy ...”
20 comments14Pride feels no pain“Life is far too short for sensible shoes. The first time I saw a pair ...”
31 comments10Laser sharp...“Brenda (my darling mother) popped by this morning unannounced."You look so very bloated darling. What ...”
42 comments08On the face of things...“Everything has become far too superficial in my estimation. People are pre-occupied with appearance, which ...”
7 comments04Invitation3 comments03Make Story-time Special“The lovely people over at Fairy have sent me this super widget (to the right) ...”
5 comments - Apr27Meme“Vanessa of The Fidra Blog has tagged me to carry out a meme. I can ...”
17 comments21Worried Parent13 comments19Seek medical attention...13 comments15Praise the Lord!“I awoke the other morning to find my bedroom flooded with light. Like the Ice ...”
15 comments10*Publishing News*“As many of you are aware, I have been busy crafting my novel "Sex Lies ...”
12 comments09A matter of taste...“My poor distressed work colleague today insisted that I accompanied her to lunch in order ...”
12 comments07Sunshine“I must admit that I have been so very cautious about taking my tiny poppets ...”
13 comments02Bob10 comments - Mar29Humourless...18 comments26Common...“My monster-in-law arrived unannounced for a flying visit this afternoon. The poppets are on their ...”
10 comments23Open minded...“For weeks now, my darling boy has been pleading with me to allow him to ...”
9 comments19In charge“I am afraid that I have been unable to blog for the last few days ...”
12 comments14Uncle Anthony11 comments12environMENTAL“This morning I came to the obvious conclusion that the current media awareness drive aimed ...”
14 comments09Wet Wet Wet“Giving birth under forty is sooo last millenium! The fact that I have the skin ...”
20 comments06Nightmare...17 comments05She who laughs last...“My darling man really is such a super powerful person... at work. Clearly there is ...”
11 comments03A mothers love...12 comments01I'm sooo broody!“It's official, I just can't help myself.You will be too...(sigh)”
7 comments - Feb26Fairtrade Fortnight“I can be frightfully passionate in my efforts to support a good cause. Clearly ...”
14 comments25Accessories“Coasting through Brixton this morning (OHMYGOD! What a horrific journey I am forced to endure ...”
7 comments24In the name of God and all of that is holy!“I shall have to go and lie down. I feel nauseated.And to think of the ...”
11 comments22Lessons...“I am so very experienced by now with regard to the correct way to accommodate ...”
7 comments20Roller Coaster...“I have been on a complete emotional roller coaster of late. Why did they ...”
7 commentsHollywood Tower“ ”
2 comments16The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror13 comments15Wax“I have just had the most alarming conversation with my new PA Samantha. Perfect ...”
17 comments12Fashion Weak...“I am so very busy with work at the moment. It is actually half ...”
12 comments06European Community“"When I am eight can I have a mobile phone please mummy? All of ...”
18 comments03Cold turkey9 comments02For Brenda...“The link to this blog post is for Brenda (my mother) - who doesn't have ...”
8 comments01Writing...“I am such a busy bee - I have just updated my column on the ...”
6 comments - Jan30High School Musical“High School Musical is coming to London! Apparently there will be a live show in ...”
11 comments27Selfish“It upsets me so, that James seems to be under the impression that he is ...”
12 comments24Freedom...“Parenting is so frightfully stressful... From the time I wake up each morning, my heart ...”
17 comments22The best place to be a child - Disneyland Paris“Isn't it simply amazing - the quality of the images I can capture with my ...”
8 commentsDisneyland Paris8 comments17Babysitter“James brought his colleague home for a quick drink last night (ginger beer) en route ...”
14 comments15Popular? Me???“I am terribly modest and refined you know. I would hate for anyone to ...”
14 comments14Chamelions...“Image is everything in Dulwich you know.I love to see my darling munchkins appropriately attired, ...”
6 comments11Computer Games Alert“I came across the most interesting article in The Daily Mail the other evening, well ...”
21 comments09Spelling Test“Darling James has made fun of me on so many occasions... He has accused me ...”
18 comments05Baby?“I have never been so humiliated in my entire life...I shall try to explain exactly ...”
14 comments04New Years Eve12 comments01New Year new beginning...“My mother has been scolding me at length - lets just say that I have ...”
16 comments - 2007
- Dec30The Old Bamboo...6 comments28Happy Christmas15 comments22Save the penguins...“Perfect Freya blubbed into her Cheerios this morning. The munchkin overheard a news reader lamenting ...”
14 comments2019Oxford Street4 comments17Gift“Each December I am faced with the same dilemma; what should I purchase for my ...”
15 comments16Dolls“While the munchkins were out at a birthday party this afternoon Brenda tumbled in through ...”
5 comments14Confidence“I am really rather emotional this evening. I want to share something. No, ...”
10 comments12Bonus Time“It is bonus time in the City again, and I don't mean at the Clinique ...”
9 comments10Vanity“James spent at least thirty minutes clowning around in the depths of his dressing room ...”
8 comments08Over the limit“I find my own sense of humour terribly entertaining when I have had too much ...”
16 comments07Cut Backs...“My darling man is feeling dreadfully flat. There he sits in his study, his head ...”
8 comments05Economy Drive“I have caused all kinds of trouble for myself - I was simply trying to ...”
5 comments01Christmas count down“My darling daughter took part in her divine nativity play last week - yes last ...”
9 comments - Nov28Drain“Myself and Vashi (my most super and special chum) and have been agonising about what ...”
13 comments26Joy“I really try to discourage my darling poppets from using "outdoor voices" and SCREETCHING THE ...”
7 comments23Only one Henry...10 comments22Oh happy day!“Darling James has been rather perplexed of late. All is not well in Private Equity ...”
15 comments20Climate Change5 comments17NY11 comments14One Year Old!“I am popping a bottle this evening. Tonight my little bloglet is one whole year ...”
16 comments12Nut Free“OHMYGOD! I am becoming the departmental Agony Aunt! I just can't bear it...This morning my ...”
6 comments09Personal Grooming“This morning my super PA Lydia burst into my office and wept openly about the ...”
7 comments03Mother Superior“This afternoon Annabelle (a work colleague of my husband’s) and her son arrived for a ...”
15 comments - Oct31New York!7 comments25Delusion“Tonight my mother Brenda breezed in unannounced for a quick visit following her Roman Catholic ...”
9 comments20Pressure“Dear friends,I must apologise for my blogging hiatus of late. I have been simply run ...”
10 comments13Le Crunch“Earlier this afternoon, myself and the poppets travelled by car to Chelsea Harbour with James ...”
18 comments11Hardship...“I will never understand why Tesco were granted permission to open a shopping emporium so ...”
12 comments08OHMYGOD!!!30 comments06W.I.“Granzilla will not be visiting us at all over the half term (quelle surprise!). James ...”
16 comments01Twaddle...“Parenting is so frightfully stressful...Just when I have safely negotiated the munchkins into the right ...”
14 comments - Sep26Silly me!“My lovely neighbour's son Alexi has been spending rather a lot of time in my ...”
11 comments21Snap“Snap… Snap… Snap…The top floor of the Number 3 Bus is empty this evening as ...”
13 comments19Narcisist“"Its all about me.""Really?" I replied to James. "How frightful for you darling! Are you ...”
17 comments14Confrontation“I am so glad that the weekend is finally here. I am quite simply exhausted.In ...”
14 comments10Manicure“I found my PA Lydia in the kitchen at work this afternoon scrubbing my cup ...”
12 comments07Book Group“When Helena first suggested that I join her book group – I must admit I ...”
17 comments05Domestic bliss...“James has been reading The Evening Standard Magazine again. He thinks he is all ...”
12 comments03GCSE disappointment“My darling neighbour Melissa telephoned me a week ago, filled with woe and sorrow. Her ...”
9 comments - Aug30Maternity ring“This morning my two darling munchkins started big school! Hurrah!!! These holidays run on for ...”
17 comments29Panic Room“My mother visited unannounced yesterday afternoon. The school summer holidays are drawing to a close ...”
13 comments28Sense of humour failure?“My perfect boy Max climbed into bed beside me this morning, gave me the most ...”
9 comments24Apology“I was tottering around the kitchen this morning in a super pair of Miu Miu ...”
15 comments20Special Present“This morning as I was preparing to wave my munchkins off to their daily summer ...”
15 comments17Education“Who am I to criticize the perfect teachers and their super policies at the darling ...”
13 comments14News Flash“This evening I received an alarming phone call from my lovely pregnant friend Imogen who ...”
13 comments09Look!“I just had to share this with you, they really have used a Dulwich school ...”
12 commentsFoot in Mouth“This evening I arrived home from work to find that Parcel Force had delivered an ...”
14 comments06Environmentally friendly“I really am trying to save the planet you know. I cannot do this single ...”
23 comments03Listeners ...“My mother has always said "listeners never hear good of themselves." In fact, if you ...”
12 comments - Jul31Pods“So yes, sadly we have returned to Dulwich from our annual sojourn by the sea. ...”
35 comments27The Eden Project13 comments24High Jinks“This morning we went to Watergate Bay. Ana (the au pair) and Lydia (my PA) ...”
17 comments22Claws“You simply would not believe the difficulties I experience when trying to groom my darling ...”
9 comments18Summer Holiday“The country roads of Cornwall are just not suited to capacious modern vehicles. Only this ...”
16 comments14Articulate“I had a bizarre discussion yesterday with my chum Lesley. I must admit I was ...”
9 comments12Desperate Housewives...“All across Dulwich tonight, conscientious mothers are trying to remain sane, wondering why the super ...”
11 comments10Christians“When I was about nineteen years old, I escorted my mother on one of her ...”
11 comments08Inquisition12 comments06Rubber“I have been to visit a super clinic this afternoon as recommended to me by ...”
11 comments04Class Lists“The class lists are out! I took my munchkins to school this morning and immediately ...”
15 comments02Lost childhood“James so wanted a chopper when he was a boy. He was indeed a much ...”
16 comments - Jun30Therapy“One day I shall be exposed no doubt with my little Smythson notebook, summarising the ...”
21 comments29Survival of the fittest“Last night the parents from Freya's delightful class took the two super teachers out for ...”
8 comments27Power“When I had first left home and lived in student halls on Denmark Hill, I ...”
23 comments24Winners“Yesterday was a truly eventful day. It seemed so overcast in the morning, the nursery ...”
20 comments22Priorities“The annual nursery school sports day is just the most stressful day! They insist on ...”
11 comments20Attire“The School Uniform List for my fair-haired boy arrived just a couple of weeks ago ...”
16 comments18Guise“So here I am - wafting about my minimalist kitchen in my super new Allegra ...”
11 commentsInsatiable female“On Sunday morning, I met up with Miss Katie Bancroft, who continues to reside at ...”
15 comments17A perfect mother...“I really love my colourist Charley. She is a scream – knows the gossip on ...”
12 comments16Damage Limitation“There was nothing else for it, this morning I all but ran to Mayfair to ...”
4 comments15Broken glass...“I am so very sorry for not posting for the past few days (sniff)... I ...”
11 comments12Retro Chic“This morning as I walked to the bus stop on Park Hall Road, I passed ...”
13 comments11Eco friendly“On Sunday afternoon, I took myself off to the local branch of Sainsbury's, in an ...”
16 comments10Moo“I know I will regret raising this issue, as I am no doubt destined to ...”
12 comments09Sensory overload...“Recently the munchkins were invited to a party at St Barnabus church hall in the ...”
11 comments06Cachet“This afternoon the Big Boss asked me over lunch, why I would choose to write ...”
17 comments03Tagged - 8 interesting things...“Well, my cyber sister Nunhead Mum of One has been 'tagged' and as she was ...”
18 comments - May28Distraction...“I am working hard, I promise... But I just found this on the East ...”
11 comments26Dog Roast“Why, oh why, oh why did I let my mother in law convince me to ...”
14 comments25Interview with the South London Press15 comments24PRESS RELEASE“SEX, LIES AND SELLOTAPE By Bea Parry-Jones To be published ...”
18 comments23Exposure“James came home from work tonight with a lot on his mind. He is deeply ...”
15 comments22Excuse me“Please forgive me for not posting again tonight. The Peter Harrison Planetarium at The ...”
4 comments21Summer“I am afraid that I cannot post today, I shall be at the super Chelsea ...”
9 comments20Relaxation“Parenting is just the most stressful thing. Indeed, I run to work every day. In ...”
8 comments18A Limerick from the East Dulwich Forum“"A lady called Dulwich Mum had a classic 'east dulwich bum' Which was trim but ...”
9 comments17Wine“I am sorry to whine, I do realise how very lucky I am, but this ...”
10 comments16Simple Pleasures“There really is nothing more satisfying to me, than to see James playing with the ...”
9 comments15Bad mother“I brought the munchkins to nursery school personally this morning. Freya insisted on walking so ...”
10 comments14Lies“I have a secret that I cannot share, well I shall tell you. I can ...”
10 comments13Bon appetit“On Saturday afternoon, Freya and I drove to East Dulwich for a little distraction as ...”
9 commentsMissing Madeleine3 comments12REWARD FOR MADELEINE INFO TOP £2.5M“SKYNEWS Updated: 16:22, Saturday May 12, 2007 A reward of £1.5m for the safe return ...”
1 comments10Sellotape“Ever since I was a teenager, my mother has provided me with a sealed envelope ...”
18 commentsTo whom it may concern“Following a lengthy phone call yesterday afternoon, Mrs Parry-Jones (dulwichmum) was obliged to leave the ...”
2 comments08Innocence“It was too hard to work today. My heart is heavy and my mind races ...”
13 comments07PLEASE DO NOT HURT HER“By SkyNews The mother of missing Madeleine McCann has pleaded with her kidnapper: "Please, please ...”
24 commentsSex“This is a perfect relaxing bank holiday Monday. The skies have opened and the rain ...”
2 comments06Love“I am posting late this evening as I fell asleep lying next to darling Max ...”
12 comments05"Lover"“I always envied Katie Bancroft. I would simply have a boyfriend, but she would "take ...”
10 comments04Gdansk“On the journey home through the petrol fumes and menace of Brixton this evening I ...”
10 comments03Old Bag“I almost used my new Anya Hindmarch "I'm not a plastic bag" today, but it ...”
10 comments02Fertility“Last night before I went to bed, I carefully applied my Fake Bake false tan. ...”
13 comments01Flight of fancy“I have been sitting here this evening, missing my man and awaiting his return. I ...”
11 comments - Apr30Help“I left my mother to the airport this evening, off for her annual "Parish Pilgrimage" ...”
10 comments29School Trip“Just over a week ago I was feeling particularly hard done by, James was about ...”
9 comments28The Pants of Wisdom“The munchkins have just returned from a day in Beckenham with my mother, where they ...”
14 comments27Locust“Before I was married, I rented a super swish bachelor girl flat on Tollgate Drive ...”
6 comments26Big Boys“On Monday morning at the crack of dawn, James crunched down our gravel drive on ...”
9 comments25Advertising“I am simply delighted by that TV programme for kids "Lazy Town", where the hero ...”
9 comments24Good Foundations“I was waiting in the queue at Starbucks this morning with my super PA Lydia, ...”
14 comments23Engagement“I shall always be scarred by the memory of a day trip James and I ...”
8 comments22Relocation?“I have returned home this evening from my relaxing weekend break, and realised that even ...”
10 comments21Seven Colours“I have had the most marvelous sunny squiffy day in London. Isn't it just the ...”
3 comments20Mummy Rehab“I have not been a good mummy. Over the Easter holidays my parenting skills have ...”
6 comments19Detox“My mother-in-law Grandma Elizabeth, has just telephoned to say that she will be arriving on ...”
8 comments18New Love“My baby boy has lost his heart! This is not the first time my little ...”
11 comments17Faith...“James suggested first thing this morning that he would like to see the "House of ...”
9 comments16Flower Tots“I left the munchkins this morning all ready for a full day of gardening in ...”
11 comments15Out of context...“Words cannot express the horror I experienced on Friday last, when I read The South ...”
4 comments14Winner“Silver Birch won The Grand National today at Aintree. James returned from the Cheltenham Festival ...”
2 comments13Radical Action...“I must admit that our au pair Ana is just wonderful with the children, but ...”
3 comments12Where to start?“A friend of mine recently attended a social function at which a former member of ...”
7 comments11Easter School Holiday“Engaging the right child care is always such a difficult issue, and the additional pressures ...”
8 comments10Play time“Yesterday the munchkins begged me to take them to the "Gambado" indoor soft play centre ...”
3 comments09Easter Sunday“Easter Sunday proved to be the exact disaster I had anticipated, although at least I ...”
8 comments08More money than sense...“I went shopping around Lordship Lane yesterday afternoon, and came away rather puzzled and perplexed... ...”
5 comments07Wealth and Privilege“James telephoned me this evening and invited me to join him for dinner at Gordon ...”
7 comments06Good Friday“I really don't know how you feel about your children, but I am now convinced ...”
3 comments05Money can't buy...“Today was the last working day before we broke up for the Easter hols - ...”
2 comments04Shopping“Travelling on the Number 3 Bus on Sunday morning with my darling baby girl, was ...”
8 comments03I feel good!4 comments02Sunday sunday...“Yesterday morning, James announced that he "simply must" go into the office! Well, I cannot ...”
7 comments01Dingle Dangle Scarecrow“My baby boy is a baby no more. I am beside myself with grief!I ...”
8 comments - Mar31My funeral“James' great aunt Alice passed away this week. What a terrible loss, she was a ...”
6 comments30Calm“I took a career break when the children were babies, and I have never worked ...”
2 comments29Freya's Birthday“Today my precious daughter was four years old. It is hard to believe that the ...”
8 comments28Set up!“Two Christmas' ago, great aunt Alice gave the children some little gifts that they accepted ...”
3 comments27Falling Standards“I enjoy living in London, specifically south east London. OK then, I only really ...”
6 comments26Parent's Evening“The independent schools of Dulwich broke up for Easter break on Friday last. The roads ...”
4 comments25Wii“Yesterday afternoon I took Freya to a party on Turney Road dressed as a buttercup. ...”
3 comments24Life Experience“Ana our sweet au pair was weeping last night. Viktor has not been returning her ...”
3 commentsMy Idol“I went to see Jo Brand tonight with some friends. She was doing stand ...”
6 comments22Feeling good!“I had my appraisal today. I hate appraisals, I always become so anxious in anticipation ...”
16 comments21New Age“James came home tonight (in daylight!!!) from work in a dreadful Japanese Toyota Prius! He ...”
6 comments19Oh Mother“Last night I was feeling dreadful at the end of a day filled with tears ...”
4 comments18Mothering Sunday“You would think that this day - dedicated to and celebrating mothers would make me ...”
4 comments17Multi-tasking“I can't ever seem to get the balance right. I either give work everything I ...”
4 comments16Pregnancy“Yesterday morning at North Dulwich station, waiting for the train to take me to London ...”
9 comments15Terror“This morning the train from North Dulwich Station was particularly full. We were crammed on ...”
12 comments14Blackberry“What an eventful start to the day I had this morning! At 7.20 am, my ...”
5 comments13Full time mother“Jamima - my super hi-powered 'career mum' chum telephoned me earlier today, to inform me ...”
3 comments12Dressing up“This morning my baby girl decided that she wanted to wear her furry lion suit ...”
6 comments11Vintage parents“By the swings in Dulwich Park on Sunday afternoon, I heard a 'vintage' dad - ...”
11 comments10Dangerous driving“The law of the land has changed of late, and about time too in my ...”
4 comments09Ginger“Isn't it simply darling, the way that the little ones can become so very attached ...”
3 comments08Appropriate attire“We went to The Horniman Museum on Sunday morning, to meet with friends and provide ...”
4 comments07NOCD“I hate that acronym. My mother-in-law uses it regularly. Actually, Grandma Elizabeth (she hates it ...”
4 comments06Open morning“It was open morning for Freya's class at the nursery school this morning. James was ...”
2 comments05Smoking Kills“Tonight I returned from work, to find that we had been unexpectedly graced (for the ...”
3 comments04Bagel“I was dashing down Park Hall Road on Saturday evening, rushing with Freya to be ...”
7 comments03Health Promotion“Why is it, that when I ask my darling children to eat their broccoli or ...”
4 comments02Spring“I left my darling chicks this fine bright morning rather earlier than usual. I had ...”
1 comments01As easy as.......“My brother in law Henry drives me out of my tiny mind. He is my ...”
6 comments - Feb28Missing Cat“This morning once again, all down Croxted Road, little posters had been tacked up onto ...”
4 comments27Names“This morning I was late for work. Darling Max dissolved into tears when I was ...”
5 comments26Birthday Parties“This weekend, like every other - James was off on his usual tour of the ...”
3 comments25Magic Mix“Max has been up to his tricks again, taking advantage of our wonderful new Latvian ...”
2 comments24Commander and Chief“This evening my little family had been invited to join our friends Francine and Jim ...”
2 comments23Birth“This Western society of ours is corrupt beyond belief. No longer is a mini spa ...”
4 comments22South East London“Last Friday morning I woke up in a glamorous hotel room in a wonderful European ...”
2 comments21Lent“Today is the beginning of Lent. Lent lasts for forty days and nights, and for ...”
4 comments20Car bumpers“Whatever is the point in calling a part of a car a 'bumper'? If it ...”
2 comments19Hooray!“It is Ray Winstone's birthday. Hoorah! In my opinion, he is the sexiest mountain of ...”
5 commentsEquilibrium“Freya has been sending shivers down my spine – ever since we accepted a place ...”
2 comments18Soft Top“You know it is all very well having a soft top car. James had a ...”17Rugby“James returned from a birthday party this afternoon with Max, having had a most unsettling ...”
7 comments16Mistaken identity“When I arrived at the conference venue yesterday afternoon, the name badge which had been ...”15Working Mother“This morning I packed my trusty Mulberry overnight bag and was taken by taxi to ...”14Green“My friend Dawn has quite a social conscience and therefor an ethical reason for everything ...”
2 comments13Because I said so...“I really hated that expression as a child, it was one of my mothers favourites ...”12Respect“James took the children to Dulwich Park on Sunday afternoon. It was a joy to ...”
4 comments11Guilty pleasures“I like to think I always put the children first.For example: I buy wholemeal (organic ...”
2 comments10Room for Improvement“I went to the beauticians today - not for anything special or injectable (I don't ...”09Rabbits“My name is mud...... It was all over the school this morning that Freya's 'ditsy' ...”
2 comments08Assumptions“This morning, the snow was thick on the ground. In Lambeth, the gritters had been ...”07Panic in the streets“This is bizarre, the whole of Dulwich is buzzing. Dulwich mothers are trembling with stress, ...”
6 comments06Big Decision“What to do? What to do?...........There are pros and cons for both wonderful schools offering ...”
9 comments05Too much choice..........“I was unable to escort the children to school this morning. I could not work ...”04Communication“James has always been a man of few words. I must admit that this is ...”
5 comments03HANG OUT THE FLAGS!“I will always celebrate my children's success', and help them to accept their failures. It ...”
4 comments02Beluga and Krug“Before we were married, James and I went to Buenos Aires for a week on ...”
2 comments01Presentation“Last night poor Freya was having her dreadful nightmares again, and woke the whole house ...”
2 comments - Jan31The Plot“Last night I went to the Cafe Rouge for a glass of white wine (red ...”
4 comments30Vintage Cheddar?“What a pace!I had just about got the hang of email and Google, and even ...”29The beginning“I have always been a very busy person. All through my teens and twenties, I ...”
4 comments28Sounds“On Friday evening at school pick up, several of the mothers were conversing about how ...”
2 comments26Lost opportunity“At the weekend, in an effort to relieve the tension of the impending 2nd interview ...”25Fashion Victim“I was at my GP surgery this evening, and I happen to have picked up ...”24My pride and joy“When I woke up on Monday morning, I was genuinely filled with gloom that the ...”23Shock Horror“Marilyn Manson and his wife Dita Von Teese are to divorce. Hello?....Did anyone seriously see ...”22Second Interview“I couldn't sleep on Friday night due to the stress and anxiety of anticipating the ...”21Mrs not Ms“Every month I attend a board meeting with the Top Man from our organisation and ...”20Keep it real“God I hate that phrase. I have said it now, it is over. Phew.......I was ...”19Makeover“I met the au pair in Patisserie Valerie for coffee this evening in Sloane Square, ...”
1 comments18Pants“My close work colleague Anna, has been reading Trinny and Susannah's work of late, in ...”17The Right Ring“My glamorous Indian work colleague - Rema, has noticed an escalation of late in romantic ...”16Compliment?“This afternoon I had a meeting with some clients at London Bridge. At the outset ...”15Shoe Shopping“On Sunday afternoon, I trotted into Sloane Square with my best friend Liza in search ...”14Bitter Sweet“On balance, I can't decide if today was a good day or a bad day. ...”13Getting Old(er)“Life is too serious. I so enjoyed being a student. I didn't realise it at ...”12Success!“OK lets not put the cart before the horse here, but Freya (our three and ...”11Dark Days“We despair. Freya is burning up with a fever. The poor baby had ...”10School Assessments“The school traffic is back on the roads again, all around West Dulwich the traffic ...”09Americanisms“I really hate that expression 'twenty four seven', and the other one I hate almost ...”New Years Resolution“I am trying very hard to keep my new years resolution. I do not need ...”07The Vicar“I love our Vicar Diana. Quite apart from the fact she is a woman, she ...”06Home wrecker“What happened to Anthea Turner? One minute she was a minxy husband snatcher with 'it' ...”
2 comments05My Mother“My mother just telephoned me, and now I am depressed. Does this only happen to ...”04Chicken“When Freya was just two and a half she was explaining to my good friend ...”03Middle Class“A boyfriend once told me that I was "middle class with working class aspirations" - ...”02Christmas Presents“What does it say about what my mother-in-laws' opinion of me that she gave me ...”
6 comments01My Grandma“My grandma was Irish and had fourteen children. She lived in a two up two ...”
1 comments - 2006
- Dec3130292827Take That2 comments26252423Grandparents at Christmas1 comments2221201918State School1 comments17161514Grocery Shopping4 comments13111009Nativity Play1 comments0807050302
- Nov30Top Tip for Harvest Festival2 comments28Professional Parents1 comments2422Under Offer3 comments21201915Au Pair Trouble1 comments
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