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Christmas at Covent Garden Market in London

Beautiful Covent Garden market during Christmas season.

Mikołajki / St. Nicholas Day – 6th of December

St. Nicholas Day also known as Mikolaki celebrated on the 6th of December in Poland, Germany and other European countries.

Andrzejki / Eve of St. Andrew’s Day – Night of Magic & Fortune Telling

Andrzejki – Eve of St. Andrew’s Day – traditions and party ideas.

Caribbean Lemons & Other Exotic Citrus Fruits

Caribbean lemons are just one of the exotic looking citrus fruits, they are much bigger than regular lemons and round in shape. Pictured above fruit has been photographed on the Spice Mountain near Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Another quite impressive citrus fruits are pomelos also called shaddocks which are gigantic grapefruits with much nicer and milder taste. […]

How Do You Like Your Tea & Coffee?

Almost all my adult life I was  fooling myself, pretending that it is better to have unsweetened coffee or tea with a biscuit instead of sugar… I used to drink couple of coffees and teas a day with a biscuit (or two) on a side, but no sugar… to make it healthier! Couple of days […]

5 Minute Nail Art – Silver Stripes

Quick and easy nail art that can be done in 5 minutes…

RSS and Email Subscription Change

Just a short note to let you know that due to problems with FeedBurner I was forced to change my feed settings, you can re-subscribe to the new one here: Coffee & Vanilla’s new RSS. Also the email subscription has been moved to different service and I absolutely love it, you can subscribe to my […]

Japanese Kimono Inspired Nail Art Pattern

Japanese kimono pattern for the nails – aquamarine blue, dark cherry red and light cherry blossom pink.

Halloween Nail Art – Spider Webs & Jack-O-Lanterns

Halloween nail art ideas for adults and kids – spider webs and jack-o-lanterns.

My Granny’s Natural Remedy – Baltic Amber Liqueur / Spirit of Amber / Nalewka Bursztynowa

Natural Polish remedy made from Baltic amber and high percentage alcohol.

Smoking at Children’s Playgrounds

I’ve been meaning to write this article for quite a while now but I tried to talk to school and other parents first to see what can be done. And the reason for that was an unpleasant encounter with a smoker I had that left  me very angry and willing to take some action to ban […]

Fruity Summer Nail Art for Kids – Red Apple

Cute red apple nail pattern for kids’ toes – great for Summer.

Earth Friendly Baby Cosmetics from Lansinoh – Review

Having quite a lot of experience with all kind of baby products I noticed that eco ones usually don’t smell as good as their less ecological competitors and for that reason I was quite surprised to find out how divine Earth Friendly Baby cosmetics from Lansinoh are. Shampoo & body wash, bubble bath and body lotion they are all available […]

ActionAid Summer Blog Party #ActionAidBlogParty

Have you ever heard of ActionAid? This summer, together with my older daughter, we attended ActionAid Summer Blog Party where kids got a chance to enjoy themselves playing, making crafts and learning about ActionAid work in Myanmar & write letters to children over there while we (bloggers) were eating cakes, drinking coffee and brainstorming leaded by Gemma & Penny on how […]

Visiting New Mothercare Store in Edmonton, London

I must admit I don’t usually shop at Mothercare and the reason is that the store near me is very tiny and it is hard to get inside with the pushchair or even impossible to go on the first floor by the stairs. This is not the case in huge Edmonton branch that is spacious and equipped with […]

Summer Kids’ Nail Art – Cherry Fingers & Watermelon Toes

Summer nail art ideas for kids – cherries and watermelon slices.

The Interprofessional Olive Oil from Spain at Taste of London

I visited European olive oils stall during this years Taste of London festival where I was given private olive oil testing by Teresa Pérez Millán – director of Interprofesional del Aceite de Oliva Español which with help from EU and Spain promote benefits of olive oil in their “Everything’s Better with Olive Oil” campaign. I […]

Visiting Taste of London Festival

This year I was visiting Taste of London for the very first time, it was taking place on the 21-24 of June in Regent’s Park. To be honest I did expect much more from The World’s Greatest Restaurant Festival… In a big part the blame should be on weather that was truly horrible, everyone seemed […]

Miscellaneous Foods Collection

Below couple of strange foods I came across so far but I will be updating this post will new finds (adding link to the footer shortcuts for easier access). Giant potato, bigger than 400g jar of Nutella. Mega honey & nut corn flake… Value tomato, all covered in mould (!) Piece of wooden stick found […]

What Do You Know About IEC Standards?

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) was founded in 1906 and is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. They are World’s leading organization creating International Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies, electrotechnology in short. Millions of devices depend on IEC standards to perform, fit and work safely together. I spoke to […]

Photo Quiz # 9 – Announcing The Winner (CLOSED)

Photo quiz with prizes to be won.

NUME – Morrisons’ New Healthy Products Range

Couple of weeks ago I’ve been invited to L’atelier des Chefs in London for the launch of NuMe – new healthy products range from Morrisons. I shop in their supermarket on daily basis so I was very curious to find out more about the brand. We met Morrisons’ nutritionists, chefs, brand managers & experts who […]

GetTaxi App – Review

Have you heard about this new GetTaxi app yet? Once you install it on your phone (free) you can start using it straight away as long as you have internet access on the phone. You can either choose pick up location from the map, by adding postcode or simply pressing “locate” button (mobile or gps […]

Photo Quiz # 9 – Prize: BlackBerry “Supergirl” Case (CLOSED)

Photo quiz – “Supergirl” BlackBerry 9900 hard shell case to be won.

NeverSeconds Blog on School Lunches by 9 Year Old Martha

Martha Payne “VEG” from Argyll in Scotland has been taking photos and rating her school lunches on her NeverSeconds blog since April this year.  Martha gave each meal detailed ratings including: food-o-meter, mouthfuls, courses, health rating, price & pieces of hair in her meal. Together with help of her Dad Dave they brought to her website […]

Ultimate Dry Skin & Cracked, Split Heel Remedy

With summer just round the corner I’m always more than ever concerned about dry skin especially the one on the elbows and heels that is exposed in summer clothes and shoes. For the past few years, during and after two pregnancies I struggled with those problems a lot and tried most available on the market […]

Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax – Movie Review

Last weekend my 6 year old daughter and I we went to Odeon West End to see “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” movie preview. The Lorax is a comedy for children, adaptation of one of Dr. Seuss books written back in 1971 and now animated by Universal Pictures & Illumination Entertainment under direction of Chris Renaud. […]

DIY Sponge on a Rope with Beads and Ribbon

Easy low cost sponge on a rope idea.

Warner Bros. Welcomes Bloggers in London

Some time last week I attended Warner Bros. Welcomes Bloggers event in Central London where we were introduced to the newest technologies in sharing, storing and watching movies and at the same time we got a chance to meet up with other bloggers. I do spend quite a lot of time on the computer and […]

Boisdale of Canary Wharf – Cuban Cigars & Live Jazz in The Heart of London

Just a short note to let you now that new venue – Boisdale of Canary Wharf is now open with live jazz music, restaurant, whiskey bar, cigar terrace, caviar & oyster grill bar and Cuban library with cigar shop. Boisdale is located on the 1st and 2nd floors of colonial Art Deco-inspired building overlooking the […]

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