Up at the crack of dawn (as is usually the case when we share a room – I bet you the Seven Year old isn’t such an early riser when he hits his teenage years!!), our second day began with an early morning pilgrimage to The Forum, via a quick and scenic ride across town by […]
Cherry, Chocolate and Pistachio Biscotti
It seems that Small Boy has an allergy to certain nut varieties – “brain shaped” nuts to be more precise. We suspected it a few years back after a mild reaction to a walnut he had pinched from the top of a cake, then recently I made a pecan pie for some friends, and he […]
Sunday Photo – Paper Bag
Funny what you can find in a paper bag nowadays…
Explora – Rome on a Rainy Day
Not that it did rain in Rome while we were there – the weather gods smiled down upon us, and the sun shone all week – but if it is raining in Rome, and you have Small People on tow – then Explora has to be the best possible place in the city you can […]
Seven – on Happiness and Lego Heads
A little belated Happy Birthday post for the Small Boy…. It was actually a few days ago now, but it wouldn’t seem right to not document it on here – in the hope that he will look back on this one day… I have been quite lucky this year, as he too gave me […]