I am following in the footsteps of some of my very favourite bloggers, and writing my round up of the Noughties. Wow, what a decade it’s been! A lot has happened, both good and bad, and many things I am very proud of. Here goes: 2000 Having met the man of my dreams just a [...]

As reported in The Telegraph yesterday, this is the picture that has come under heavy critism after it was displayed in a Rochdale hospital. It shows a littl girl of about 2 or 3 years pretending to breastfeed her dolly. It is, of course, perfectly natural for little girls to copy their mummy, and many [...]

Thank you to Claire at for inviting me to write an article as guest blogger. Myself and husband Dan are in the children’s toy business near Axminster in East Devon. We have sold beautiful wooden and traditional toys for babies and young children via www.tishtashtoys.com for four years now. We also run a team of [...]

What a find! IkeyDoodles is a fabulous, new, web-based company that hand-make personalised nursery furnishings and keepsakes – bunting with a baby’s name on, or a cushion for a chair make fabulous presents for babies and bigger kids alike. Everything is made to order in your choice of fabrics or colours, so you will be [...]