A Putney riverside restaurant that combines fresh French & Asian flavours with al fresco dining Putney High Street has just about everything you would anticipate. There are sandwich shops and mobile phone shops and charity shops. There is a mall with a well-stocked bookshop, fresh smoothies and clothes stores that I know fromContinue reading “Restaurants in Putney: Review of Bistro Vadouvan”
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Afternoon tea in London: Royal Horseguards Hotel
Who says classic English style has to be served with a large helping of stuffiness? The room where you have afternoon tea at the Royal Horseguards Hotel looks traditional, with wingback chairs and drapes held back with heavy, luxurious rope. The waitress who served my BritMums cofounder Susanna and me called us “ma’am”. TheyContinue reading “Afternoon tea in London: Royal Horseguards Hotel”
9 tips for families at Polo in the Park
The official signs are iris-purple, the Champagne Lanson tent is a dashing pink, the women’s dresses and children’s outfits turn them into a sea of peonies, bluebells and bright honeysuckle. Even the gents stride round in trousers the colour of spearmint, lemon meringue and coral. In 2017 we went for the second year to Chesterton’s PoloContinue reading “9 tips for families at Polo in the Park”
Review: The World of Charles and Ray Eames, Barbican
Take a seat. In this case, a quintessential seat of the 20th century. That’s the way into the The World of Charles and Ray Eames, a current design exhibition at the Barbican – about the couple who created the iconic plastic DSW chair, the moulded plywood chair, the lounge chair and ottoman, all ofContinue reading “Review: The World of Charles and Ray Eames, Barbican”
London summer family fun: Polo in the Park
Summer in London is awash in festivals and outdoor parties, but there’s something quite special about Polo in the Park. The sport has real elegance, excitement and panache, and now it’s more family friendly than ever. (Scroll to the bottom for discount code for money off your tickets for the Friday or Sunday.) The organisersContinue reading “London summer family fun: Polo in the Park”
I’m going to BritMums Live 2105 – join the Linky
Talk about a great day out. Usually on Jenography I write about outings with the family or grown-up experiences when we occasionally leave the kids at home. But one of the biggest weekends of my year is BritMums Live, the blogging and social media conference we organise at BritMums. We get to socialise, network andContinue reading “I’m going to BritMums Live 2105 – join the Linky”
In Pictures: Preparing for Chinese New Year in London
I’ve always loved Chinese New Year, even if we don’t always celebrate it in grand style. I also love walking through Chinatown in London whenever I’m in the West End. Compared with Chinatown in New York, which has taken over Little Italy and goes on for block and blocks, London’s Chinatown is basically one orContinue reading “In Pictures: Preparing for Chinese New Year in London”
3 top tips for ice skating at Natural History Museum
Ice skating is a regular part of the Christmas season for us. Maybe it’s because I grew up with visions of myself twirling on ice like Dorothy Hamill (the US equivalent of Jane Torville in singles skating). This rarely happened. I grew up in a semi-arid desert, the nearest rink an hour and a halfContinue reading “3 top tips for ice skating at Natural History Museum”
Summer in London: Wahaca on the Southbank
There are those moments when I’m reminded how much I love living in cities and how much I love living in London. Tonight was a glorious summer evening on the Southbank, the Summer of Love festival is going on, people were drinking and relaxing on the terrace and I met Selena from Oh, theContinue reading “Summer in London: Wahaca on the Southbank”