The Mummy-Mobile

Rose and I had a delightful girls weekend in Bristol and London, all – rather impressively if I do say so myself – done via public transport. Here’s how we coped with trains and buses and lots and lots of walking!

Rose and Mummy do London in style

We had a lovely time, starting with a train ride from Dorset to Bristol for a night in the swanky Hotel Du Vin, where we spent a fab evening with Jo, Henrie, Cariad, Hannah, Nadia and Sarah. It was the first time we’d all been together in 3 years. It was really nice to catch up and hang out in a group again. Henrie summed it up best in an email to us all following the trip, “I never forget you all, but sometimes I forget how much I love you all.” Pictures from the night here. The next morning it was back on the train, this time to London, where we stayed with Jo in Earlsfield for the weekend before training it back down to Dorset on Monday morning. I love my hometown of London, but it was not designed for baby buggies…

A weekend away from it all

A couples retreat to Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Wiley Coyote goes after some doe

Elk glaore

Hello Mrs Moose

Home on the range

Can we come too?

Doe a deer

For even more pictures of amazing wildlife click here

London, Continued…

The glamorous Jo, sitting at a train station - not a trace of a hangover!

Lunch with Nadia and her rapidly expanding fabulous clan in Chiswick

Jo, Nadia and bump enjoy the Chiswick lunchtime air

Walking to work with Jo over Battersea Bridge - wish I could walk to work through the best city in the world...

Soaking up the city

Spending mummy-time with the lovely Lyra and her Hannah

Fabulous lunch with Aunty A at the swanky Bibendum - yumyum

Glam Gals hit Soho House (wetter than a drowned rat)

Glam Mummies, Charlotte & Hannah, hit Westfield...

... and Prada, darling.

Oh look - they have wolves here too.

More fabulous ladies, Chloe Fox & Naomi West, setting Herne Hill on fire!

Bevy of Beautiful Babes at Kensington Roof Gardens - Rozzi, Hannah, Ruth (+bump), Henrie, Nadia (+bump), Jenni (me) and Jo.

Super Glam!

Is there such a thing as to much fun? Not bloody likely... thanks ladies for a fabulous week.

London, London, London, Baby!

Friday, Sept. 11, 2009

London Baby!

Flew into London Friday afternoon. Parents met me at Heathrow and took me for alovely lunch and glass of Rose at Chez Gerard in Cobham, Surrey. Headed to Emma and Owen’s pad in Cobham and hung out with Owen and my folks for some tea and biscuits. Lovely to be home.

The lovely Emma

Emma arrived back from work and we had some fun going through old photos and letters from Uni my parents had brought with them.

Said farewell to the ‘rents and headed out for yummy dinner at the Black Swan gastro pub in Ockham. English Lamb, mmmmmm.

Saturday, Sept. 12

Woke at a normal hour thankfully (I heart Nyquil) and had a breakfast of Owen’s home made bread and marmite. Watched some rugby with him before he headed off to play some. Emma stirred and we had a lovely afternoon catching up and eating courgette rissotto grow at their own allotment (the veggies that is not the rice). After a stroll and a coffee in Cobham-town I hit the rails to head into London-town.

JoJo was waiting for me at her lovely pad on Battersea Park Road and we glammed up and hit the town (well the bar ’round the corner). Cocktails and dancing kept us going ’till 2 am (I LOVE jetlag). Ran into a few old school mates which was a nice surprise.

A Night on the Town

Sunday, Sept. 13

A late start (out of bed at midday) and a quick wash before hopping on a train to Chiswick to see Nadia and her lovely brood. A yummy home-cooked meal, bottle of wine and lots of girl-chat = perfect Sunday afternoon. Now home in Battersea awaiting my 4th home-cooked meal of my trip so far – lucky me.

Nadia, Jonas and No. 3

Jojo cosies up to Jojo and Eli

August on the Oregon Coast

Owen on the Oregon Coast

Our first full family holiday – we packed up Owen and the dogs, hooked up the travel trailer and headed West to the Oregon Coast. To see my blog on and pictures from our 2,000 mile odessy click here. To see a slideshow of all the images (180 odd!), click here.

Here’s a map of our entire trip…
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Brent & Libby’s wedding

The Bride

The Groom

The Tuohys and Grandma

For more pictures from the wedding weekend click below

Brent & Libby’s Wedding, June 09