Category: Family Life
Wood Wharf Farmers Market
Last weekend we headed to the Wood Wharf Farmers Market located behind Canary Wharf. It was a beautifully sunny day and we enjoyed the ambiance of the market whilst watching the men’s and women’s volleyball teams and sampling some delicious food.
A Farmers Market in such an urban landscape was quite surreal.
The selection of organic vegetables from Wild Country Organics in Cambridge was delightful and so colourful. We bought some organic chilli peppers and tomatoes which tasted amazing and have been savoured in several meals this week.
Imogen ran around, played with her ball and made friends with other children.
A selection of scrumptious patisserie from Bermondsey were too tempting to walk past!
Playtime in Wood Wharf
This week my wonderful friend Sonja and her beautiful daughter Keira spent the day with us in Wood Wharf London. The weather was stunning and we came prepared with picnic rugs, toys, balls, bubbles and food.
Sonja and I have known one another since we were both in the late stages of pregnancy when we met through our local antenatal classes run by the NCT. We still have a very close friendship with the girls in our NCT group and regularly meet up with our husbands, toddlers and new babies in tow.
I love the special friendship that has blossomed since birth between Imogen and Keira. They’re such good friends and always so excited to see one another and play!
Keira and Imogen wait patiently for the bubbles to be blown.
The bubbles float up into the air and they’re off to catch them …!
A little rough and tumble is lots of fun on the grass.
Then it’s time to play grab and run with the Elmer ball.
… and to stop for a special hug.
Sonja and I enjoy catching up in the sun while the girls giggle and run around and play. After a morning full of outdoor activity we share a picnic and Imogen feeds Keira raisins.
Fifteen minutes later Imogen is fast asleep in her buggy on the walk home!
Family Day Out in Whitstable
When we discovered the forecast was for 26 degrees we knew we had to get to the beach. Imogen loves the seaside and it’s been a few months since our last beach adventures in New Zealand and France.
We decided to have a family day out in Whitstable, Kent. It’s roughly a one hour drive from where we live in London. I find that just getting out of London feels like a mini holiday and we certainly packed enough to make it feel like we were going away for a few days! We love being close to nature and visiting the beach for a day was great fun.
The Whitstable Fish Market by the quay was open and selling a variety of fresh seafood.
We found an Oyster Shell Recycling point where used oyster shells are deposited to help re-establish oyster beds for the future.
A collection of beach treasure.
Imogen and Mummy on the beach playing with shells and spades.
Daddy finds a crab in the shallow rockpools and Imogen watches it closely.
