My daughter has loads of soft toys, but for some reason she doesn’t play with a teddy bear (although there are some in a basket in her room). My son on the other hand has a little soft white polar boar which he adores and has the imaginative name, ‘Bear’. We couldn’t really think of … Read more
Bonjour! France is a beautiful country with a long, fascinating history. In addition, the French language is considered to be one of the most romantic languages in the world. I remember studying it at school and even as part of my degree, so I’ve always liked the sound of the language (it’s a shame I … Read more
My daughter has loads of stuffed animal toys, and I mean loads. I remember as a boy I had maybe two or three (I vaguely remember I had a little elf called Smudge and a teddy bear called Bobby!). She, on the other hand, has multiple stuffed bunnies, a couple of cats, a dog, a … Read more
I’ve often wondered what it would be like to have an old money surname that is associated with wealth, tradition and status. Here in the UK, and I’m sure around the world as well, who you know is often more important than what you know. So having anything which makes you stand out from the … Read more
My daughter must be growing up. She’s just turned six and for the past two years, she’s been obsessed with Frozen. I’ve lost count on the number of times she’s dressed up as Elsa when she’s had a play date with her friends. However, in the past month she seems to have moved on to … Read more
Years ago I worked at a boarding school in the UK and I was struck by the names of some of the pupils. Private school education in the UK is very expensive so it’s normally only reserved for wealthy families who often name their children differently do what you may find in a standard state … Read more
