London mum, aspiring writer and amateur illustrator. Hopes to navigate through motherhood without losing herself. 
Dear friends, mes amis, liebe Freunde. When you read this I will hopefully be on my way to the beautiful South of France. Big M had mercy with our frozen toes and sent little L and me to a place where the sun is a constant and reliable companion.
Posts Tagged ‘vacation’
Gone fishing
Sunday, Jun 6th, 2010 by Met Mum | 20 Comments
Filed under: Travelling | Tags: big M, France, vacation
Filed under: Travelling | Tags: big M, France, vacation
Banana and Mango Margarita
Thursday, Feb 25th, 2010 by Met Mum | 17 Comments
Filed under: Food, Travelling | Tags: St Lucia, vacation
Filed under: Food, Travelling | Tags: St Lucia, vacation
Time for another cookery post. As there’s not much cooking going on these days (yes, I am still in the Caribbean, and yes, this vacation seems to go on and on and on), I am going to spoil my lovely readers with Leroy’s Banana and Mango Margarita. Try this at home: Banana and Mango Margarita
Where the Iguana lives
Tuesday, Feb 23rd, 2010 by Met Mum | 15 Comments
Filed under: Gardening, London, Travelling | Tags: big M, family, little L, St Lucia, vacation
Filed under: Gardening, London, Travelling | Tags: big M, family, little L, St Lucia, vacation
Long before the French and the English fought over Saint Lucia (‘ownership’ of the island changed 14 times in between them), this beautiful place was called “Where the Iguana lives”. And if the lizards don’t stop drowning themselves in our pool, they might need to rename it to “Where the Iguana dies”. Where the Iguana [...]
What’s in your bag?
Friday, Feb 19th, 2010 by Met Mum | 28 Comments
Filed under: Blogging | Tags: baby food, big M, little L, St Lucia, vacation
Filed under: Blogging | Tags: baby food, big M, little L, St Lucia, vacation
Have you ever wondered how often the girls working at the airports’ security scanners really need to check the contents of your bag? And how often they are just curious to know what’s inside? If I were one of them, I’d know how to shamelessly exploit my position of power. Emily O over at Babyrambles [...]
It’s a tough life
Lots of empathy has been poured into the comment box below my last post. Identification. Compassion. I am not quite so sure this one will create emotions along the same lines. Although the journey to Saint Lucia was a little tough with half a day delay spent at Gatwick airport thanks to a volcano eruption [...]
There’s a place called Kokomo
Thursday, Jan 28th, 2010 by Met Mum | 20 Comments
Filed under: Illustrations, Travelling | Tags: illustration friday, little L, vacation
Filed under: Illustrations, Travelling | Tags: illustration friday, little L, vacation
Argh. Argh. Aaargggghhhhh. Can you hear that? With every move I make my rusty bones make a cracking noise, stiffened by snow and the cold, wintery humidity. Even worse: my energy and lust for life seems to have been buried underneath the snow. And now the snow is gone, it’s nowhere to be found. There’s [...]
Favourite Photo Meme
Wednesday, Jan 6th, 2010 by Met Mum | 15 Comments
Filed under: Blogging | Tags: baby, big M, little L, vacation
Filed under: Blogging | Tags: baby, big M, little L, vacation
If you were to choose one perfect picture, which one would you choose? Forty Not Out invited me to join the Favourite Photo Meme. I have lots of favourite pictures. Pictures of friends, of myself, of food and of places. But my most favourite would need to include my two favourite people, Big M and [...]
It’s a rainy day
Friday, Aug 7th, 2009 by Met Mum | 12 Comments
Filed under: Mummy stuff | Tags: big M, family, little L, rainy days, vacation
Filed under: Mummy stuff | Tags: big M, family, little L, rainy days, vacation
Big M embarked on a trip this morning to spend the weekend on his brother’s stag ‘night’, leaving me with a thick and heavy cloud hanging over my head. Let’s called it the post-vacation blues.
Vacation en famille
Wednesday, Aug 5th, 2009 by Met Mum | 7 Comments
Filed under: Mummy stuff, Travelling | Tags: big M, family, little L, motherhood, vacation
Filed under: Mummy stuff, Travelling | Tags: big M, family, little L, motherhood, vacation
We were counting the days to our first family vacation. Two weeks on the French Atlantic coast. Our first holiday since our honeymoon and our first ever holiday as a family. Our expectations weren’t disappointed, au contraire! Although, I noticed a few little differences to the style in which we took on les vacances before having little L.
Wednesday Weigh-In Vol. 9. Or: Ignorance is bliss
Monday, Aug 3rd, 2009 by Met Mum | 11 Comments
Filed under: Getting fit, Mummy stuff, Travelling | Tags: beloved food, big M, blog to fit, diet, family, fitness, vacation, weight
Filed under: Getting fit, Mummy stuff, Travelling | Tags: beloved food, big M, blog to fit, diet, family, fitness, vacation, weight
Two weeks on Île de Ré, and not only did I gain a tan, but also a few extra inches around the waist. My trousers appear to hug my hips in a tight embrace. The two stick together like first time lovesick teenagers. Let’s hope this summer romance isn’t more than a short-lived fling. You ask how this could happen? An analysis of photo material should bring light into this sombre affair.