to announce that this Saturday is our mummy's birthday......she is being dragged down a slippery slope kicking and screaming and waiting at the bottom are 2 numbers: 3 & 5 ,  with arms open wide.she claims she is:thankful - that she has lived to see this age that others never got to knowexcited - that the best years are

we finally got to go and stay with my aunty funke & grandma! it was so much fun in their house. it is a perfectly round house with a courtyard in the centre. grandma said she saw the design in an american magazine - a texan ranch house and she loved it instantly. daddy said they had so

did i tell you that we paid £200 each for our visas to nigeria? i guess i thought mama did - she certainly told anyone that cared to listen - as if somehow by saying it over and over someone somewhere would suddenly offer her £800 for her troubles. no such luck.in light of this insanity, our first

ok guys! thanks for your amazing patience....so here begins the story of our fab holiday in lagos, nigeria.after a pretty interesting exit from the airport (which appeared to have as many staff members as passengers arriving), we headed back to my grandpas home. infact, quick rewind. at the airport we were rushed to the front of the queue

There is so much irony for me writing those words. Firstly, we have reached that awkward stage of the year when it is rather odd to be using "happy new year" as a greeting. Secondly, this year has been anything but happy so far. Don't get me wrong, nobody's died.  And in all honesty for some, we really