Talking in acronyms is a hideous habit and one that teenagers have picked up quite quickly. I am a linguist and love languages in their purity and beauty. But there’s one acronym that so much summarises my own frequent state of mind that makes me want to use it abundantly: FoMo aka ‘fear of missing out’. Especially London Mums suffer from this condition. We live in a city that…
To celebrate David Tennant’s new heart-warming comedy What We Did On Our Holiday, in cinemas NOW, London Mums is giving 10 readers the chance to a prize bundle featuring a picnic basket, and notebook and pen!
About What We Did On Our Holiday:
From the creators of the hit BBC comedy series Outnumbered – What We Did On Our Holiday is a heart-warming, uplifting comedy for all the…
Every season we all await for the fashion trends that will make us go crazy when shopping for new handbags or clothes. We have identified the four hottest fashion trends in Women’s Spring / Summer 2015.
Designer Charlotte Ronson with models during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2015 at The Pavilion at Lincoln Center on September 5, 2014 in New York City. Photo by Fernanda Calfat/Getty…
London Mums have joined forces with BMI Healthcare to encourage women in London to be more aware of the issues surrounding their health and wellbeing in the capital. In this article we look at the issues of fertility and infertility.
Subfertility and infertility can broadly be described as a couple or individuals inability to conceive. It is not uncommon for a couple that desires to have a…
Great and simple recipe for roasted butternut squash soup. A satisfying supper for those chilly winter nights.
Suitable for vegetarians
Serves 4
Ready in 1 hour, 15 minutes
Ingredients
* 25g sunflower seeds
* 1 small butternut squash, about 700g, halved and with seeds scooped out
* 25g butter
* 1 small onion, chopped
* 1 large potato, peeled and diced
* 1 litre vegetable stock
* 142ml pot…
Why is vintage fashion back on trend? Why do we feel so drawn to fashion from the 50s and 60s? Call me crazy but I am the kind of girl who feels really nostalgic about those amazing two decades after WW2 when people rebuilt their homes, their confidence, when there was so much optimism for the future, when there was very little technology and every new gadget was rather seen with scepticism to…
Postman Pat: The Movie is now available to own on Blu-ray and DVD. The film features the amazing vocal talents of STEPHEN MANGAN (Rush, TV’s Episodes), JIM BROADBENT (Harry Potter, the upcoming Paddington), DAVID TENNANT (TV’s Doctor Who, TV’s Broadchurch) and RUPERT GRINT (Harry Potter’s Ron Weasley).
Check out London Mums’ review of the film here.
I was very lucky to have a…
Before telling you why I loved TV sensation series Breaking Bad, let me tell you that I am certainly not the target audience for this series – or at least I thought I wasn’t. I normally love girls’ movies, rom coms, comedies, live stories and period dramas (like the Paradise, Mr Selfridge, Downtown Abbey).
But a friend kept talking to me about how great the scripts of Breaking…
If you or your kids are big One Direction fans this is your chance to win tickets to the exclusive screening of ONE DIRECTION: WHERE WE ARE – THE CONCERT FILM IN CINEMAS FOR ONE WEEKEND ONLY on 11th & 12th October 2014 IN 70 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD.
The trailer
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Don’t miss one of the most fascinating exhibitions ever come to London, The Art of the Brick® by US brick artist Nathan Sawaya who used more than a million LEGO® pieces to produce over 80 artworks. I have tried to capture the uniqueness of each masterpiece through my camera lens but they don’t really give a sense for the brilliance of this new form of art. Enjoy these images (only a…