Fifteen years ago, my husband Robert and I got engaged and purchased our first home. The house was a condemned building in the middle of Chelsea, a once-neglected neighbourhood in downtown Manhattan that has since become very trendy. At the time

projects undertaken by the store’s owners – and boy, does it show!In a bold move, the department has been organised by theme as opposed to gender, and divides into six very different worlds:• The Big Top: a fairground of circus acts surrounded by fancy

– is a nod to the astronaut, whose  down-to-earth demeanour he shares.Standing out is something author David can relate to. “My father is Glaswegian and my mother is from Northern Ireland,” he says. “We moved to Australia when I was a baby and when other

with a pan-generational fear inducing Dalek before moving on to decidedly safer ground with the opportunity to view an original Wallace and Gromit set.  Family X-Factor The Museum’s dedicated learning department runs regular workshops and events

open and you step out of the air conditioning and into a bustling, hot, exciting new place.If you need to cool down after the jungle, you could try the temperate zone next, or the dinosaur house as my children call it. Here grow dozens of giant tree

-of-terrace Victorian city house for five years, moving in when our youngest daughter, Nell, was nearly four. Between choosing schools and helping out with the PTA, we’ve squeezed in making our home super green. We insulated the attic, then added draught

Alongside moving house, arranging a wedding and commuting to work - many people, ourselves included, would count air travel as one of the most stressful events that everyday life can throw at you. The best way to magnify this stress is almost

insists on waking before the dawn chorus, make ensure that nothing is helping to wake her up. Make sure the room stays dark by fitting blackout blinds or consider moving her, for example, to a room at the back of your house if it is noisy at the front

Yes, yes, we know that when you are feeling as over-stuffed as the Christmas turkey, seeing a lithe and lovely gym bunny shaking some impossible moves may feel a long way from your reality. But you know what? There's no better time to start than now

on tour.The Spiegel Saloon November 18–January 3 Housed within Hyde Park’s wonderful Winter Wonderland this inviting Spiegel Tent is as cosy and inviting as a tray of mince pies. Once inside the traditional circular travelling ballroom families can tuck