Little Diary — Blog

As a former luxury travel PR Abbie (Bikinis and Bibs) knows a thing or two about travel. She is single handedly responsible for my holidaying in Ibiza with H. Her blog and tips made me realise it could be child friendly. So I had to interview for the blog and get the insider know how on how to holiday with kids in style. Hello Abbie, You’re always travelling but where is home? South East LondonTell us a little about your travels and where you’ve been this year… This year has been very 'European' which has been so lovely and easy...

This week we get the inside scoop on….Lausanne!Hello Valerie tell us a bit about yourself and why you know so much about Lausanne. Hi! I’m the owner of a little shop called The Baby General Store. We specialise in quality, often hand made baby and children’s goods sourced from all over the world and in small quantity! I also create an online magazine on Joomag which helps to promote mamas who run a business! I did my GCSE’s and A-level’s in Switzerland and my family have been here since 1997, so although I am from Montreal, Canada and spend a lot of time...

Each week we meet a parent who has set up their own business. This week we meet Alice Aitken, the queen of print. Hi Alice tell us a bit about yourself and your business Sure my name is Alice. I'm wife to Stu, mum to Edie and another lil Om due in Dec this year. My business is Om Baby, I make baby clothes using beautiful hand block-printed indian Cotton.    What was the driving force to set up Om Baby? The driving force was finding an amazing product for my baby daughter and a need for some creativity in early mamma-hood...

Claire is the creative brains behind Play Hooray. Her feed is full of activities to keep little ones on a creative learning journey. We pick her brains about how to keep even the most active little ones entertained whether they are on a plane, train or ferry.   Claire you’ve recently been on a 6 hour ferry with your little boy. How did you keep tantrums and boredom at bay of that long?   This summer our family holiday travels have included a three hour flight, a six hour ferry crossing and a seven hour stint in the car, phew!...

It's the third instalment in our Doers & Dreamers series. This week we meet my lovely neighbour from Dot to Dot, Amy Hunt. Hi Amy tell us a bit about yourself? (And your business) Hello! I’m the owner of Willa and Bobbin, which is a handmade design-led soft furnishing boutique for little people, using Liberty of London fabric and vintage found fabrics (I’m a Liberty print addict and a fabric hoarder!)  When I’m not working I’m a mummy of two little pickle monsters: Willa 4 going on 16 and Alfie who has just turned 2 and is a ball of energy –...