Nougat London was established in 1990 as a fashion label in London?s West End. Nougat London?s clothes are instantly recognised as being beautiful garments, combining classic styling with a contemporary twist but always remaining undeniably feminine.
The look book shots for their S/S 2011 collection make us undeniably jealous, looking similar to vintage polaroids we wished we had taken. The whole collection is beautiful, pop down to Nautilus to see it for yourself.
Whistles provides effortless fashion for contempory women. It is cutting edge and has been recently reinvented resulting in it fast becoming one of the favourite must-have labels among the fashion set.
Now under the helm of retail visionary, Jane Shepherdson, Whistles has been transformed. Having launched a bold new brand identity Whistles has also overhauled its collection, offering well made, high quality, fashion forward distinct pieces which are also affordable. Thier casual t-shirts are divine and a true must have; Voisins are selling out quick so make sure you nab one for the summer.
The latest collection appeals to the woman who loves great design, isn?t scared of a little edginess, who wants to reference trends but doesn?t want to slavishly follow them.
Under its new direction, Whistles is beginning to reclaim its roots as an independent, stylish and über cool boutique. As the new hotly tipped concession at Axle Women in Voisins, Whistles is bound to make an outstanding impression with stylish unusual pieces as well as the more classic tailored items. We are loving their floaty coral skirt and preppy-pretty pink lace dress.
Available at Voisins
The esteemed brand Ed Hardy is making its way to the One Spec stores. For anyone behind the times who?s not in the know about the brand itself, it got its name from the famous American tattoo artist Ed Hardy. His legendary tattooing was turned into a brand by Christian Audiger.
They used Ed?s art as the main selling point for the brand. This venture turned out to be a very successful one and it is now one of the most famous fashion brands in America.
Various products have been worn by many famous celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, Ashley Tinsdale and Tara Reid.
There is a variety of styles and fits available so pop into One Spec up by Rondels Farm Shop, or their new shop opposite Liberation Bus Station to find out a bit more.
New Mel Shoes and children?s Ipanema flipflops at Hi-Heels and H
andbags
Mel is the playful sister brand of the awesome Melissa Shoes. Mel is a happy go lucky footwear brand whose only aim in life is to sweeten your stride! The shoes are vegan friendly, recyclable with a subtle scent, and prove that fashion can be thoughtful.
Playing with lighthearted silhouettes in block colours (very this season!), Mel?s jelly collections of ladies? heels and flats have been decorated with opaque and translucent butterflies, hearts and ribbons for a cute girly finish.
Then for the little people in your lives Hi-Heels and Handbags have also just got in their summer collection of gorgeous baby and children?s flipflops. They are so sweet as well as being lovely and comfortable for stylish youngsters.
After the success of The Dark Knight there has been a tendency to go gritty and realistic with these kind of adaptations. But why not go the other way? How will Warner Brothers follow the conclusion of Nolan?s Batman trilogy? There?s always the chance of going to a different extreme with a new version of the Adam West Batman. Sound Effects, The Bat Dance and George Clooney?s rock hard nipples (Hang on I might be thinking of something else there.)
There are a number of films that are absolutely defined by their shocking twist endings. The Sixth Sense, Fight Club, Planet of the Apes all fall into this category. Twister surprisingly does not. But how do you repeat the visceral impact of these twists in a reboot or remake? You don?t put them in. Bruce Willis is just some creepy guy who hangs out with kids, Seven has a happy but mathematically incorrect ending. Tim Burton kind of tried this approach with his Planet of the Apes. That didn?t work out so well.
You might have seen the mash up trailers online (If you haven?t ? check them out) but what if studios went about releasing the same films but in new genres. The Shining as a family comedy, Cheaper By The Dozen as a harrowing drama about a family whose resources are stretched to breaking point by the parents? fertility, Sex & The City 2 as a watchable film.
The Internet used to be little more than an efficient pornography delivery service. Now we use it for social networking and looking at funny cat videos too. There must be a way of taking these hilarious feline friends and turning them into cold hard movie dollar. The Fast & The Furriest, Garfield of Dreams, The Cat in the Hat. The possibilities are endless!
How about taking a pre existing title and remaking it with new ideas, new characters and new story? Give writers, directors and actors the opportunity and backing to craft an original tale and express themselves. When you?ve gone that far you might as well give it a new title too. The reboot that isn?t a reboot, it could be a thing.
The first cycle of comic book adaptations have a tendency to bring everything into the modern age. The X-Men wear leather, Iron Man hangs out with DJ AM and for some reason The Joker listens to Prince (I love Tim Burton?s Batman but there are ways it?s hugely dated). After the commercial if not critical success of X3 there was an initial push to stay in the present and push the X-Men in an even more youthful direction. Josh Schwartz (The OC and Gossip Girl) was even hired to write a draft of a teen-centric script. Then Bryan Singer (X-Men 1 & 2) was brought aboard first as director and then producer and things took a turn. Modernisation was out and Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman (the director/writer team behind Stardust and Kick Ass) were in.
It?s weird how things work out. Matt Vaughn was originally set to direct X3: The Last Stand and was on board well into pre-production. He dropped out due to family commitments and a feeling that production was being rushed. He has since indicated he didn?t feel he was quite ready for a production of such size and needed to work on Kick Ass and Stardust (both adaptations) to hone his craft further. In the end Bret Ratner took the reigns and although his film had its moments it suffered from a tendency to introduce too many storylines and characters leaving little room for coherence or emotion. I?m sure Vaughn will tell you that things have worked out for the better. His last films have effortlessly combined commercial appeal with a quirky visual flair. He now not only has the experience but also the credibility to try something different with this film.
The plot ostensibly revolves around Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr and their journey from best friends and trusted colleagues to arch enemies as Professor X and Magneto. They are not the leaders of Bryan Singer?s X-Men films. Instead Charles is looser and more reckless and Erik is an angry young holocaust survivor looking for the means and methods of venting this rage. The trailer also shows the involvement of comic book favourites Beast, Emma Frost, Banshee and Havok as well as some James Bond-like spy action. It?s all very Sixties glamorous and that?s the thing that could set this film apart from the other big budget blockbusters. Instead of moving towards our time the film looks to immerse itself in its Sixties setting. All the tensions that informed the creation of what we recognize as the Marvel universe are there: nuclear fear, the civil rights movement and even the Cuban missile crisis as a big action set piece. The X-Men are all about what it means to be a persecuted minority and the Sixties provide the real life parallel to the mythic struggle.
X-Men 3: The Last Stand suffered from a sacrifice of ideas for action, spectacle and Oscar-winning actresses in bad wigs demanding additional screen time. It strayed away from what makes the X-Men myth resonate and by grounding this effort against real history Vaughn is looking to avoid that. The producers have stated explicitly that this isn?t intended to be a reboot but rather a prequel to the films that have come before. If it?s good enough though why shouldn?t it be? I applaud the producers for taking this unique approach to the characters but they shouldn?t restrict themselves with what has come before. This could be a myth that could be part of our culture rather than just a reference to it.
Knowing that they?d put us up in one of the suites, I abandoned my rusty chariot in the front car park and jogged round to the classy marina side to make my entrance in style. With my glamorous lady wife in tow, this enabled me to feel like some aristocratic captain of a floating gin-palace, and I was able to stroll confidently into the hotel whilst appreciating the way in which its south-facing walls of glass reflect an extravagant view of gleaming pleasure boats, freewheeling seagulls and Elizabeth Castle. Whilst checking all of this out, I was lucky not to have stumbled straight into the enormous fish tank in the lobby, a mass of water which would only need to be slightly larger to be the subject of an unreliable ferry service and night raids by illegal French fishermen
Like many Island residents, my usual view of the Radisson Blu is of an apricot wedge that passes slowly by as I make my daily crawl towards St Helier, and like any new building higher than a sandcastle there?s been some grumbling about its appearance. This is a shame, because the minute you step inside the building you?re struck by how airy and spacious it is, projecting a sleek, modern appearance that made me imagine I was in the VIP lounge at some voguish European airport. Grumblers should also be aware that the view from the business class rooms is fantastic, with the suites and meeting rooms boasting a vast, blue-tinged panorama that stretches from the marina, past Elizabeth Castle to incorporate the twinkling lights of St Aubin?s harbour. Truly, St Helier is more beautiful if you look at it from the right angle – in this case outwards towards the open sea
There?s a lot to be said for a newly-constructed hotel, especially when it?s tailored to the demanding business clientele that visit our offshore piggy-bank. Needless to say we got free internet and the enjoyment of a lovely pool, sauna and gym on the ground floor, but the massive corporate meeting rooms at the top of the hotel made me wish I?d brought a PowerPoint presentation, a laser pointer and some platinum cufflinks. A Hollywood-style futuristic boardroom that can transform into a swish banqueting area, the glass-walled Le Hocq space is so imposing that you half expect to find Michael Douglas in there, or perhaps some of the X Men, planning to free St Aubin?s Fort from Magneto and Juggernaut.
The modern approach was also evident in the comfy furnishings and chic decor of our room, where it was surprisingly easy to ignore the flatscreen television in favour of wall-to-ceiling windows that were perfect for keeping tabs on my imaginary super-yacht and looking suave for the benefit of any onlookers. Thankfully, the suite area is easily shut off from the huge bedroom proper, either for business purposes or for my wife to block out my snoring whilst she enjoyed the free espresso machine and library of on-demand movies. There?s a second TV opposite the bed too, although I was momentarily disappointed that it wasn?t visible, Partridge-style, from the bathtub. Not that this mattered, as the bed was gigantic and extremely comfortable, so I spent many hours lounging around in my hotel bathrobe like a cross between Yoko Ono and Patrick Bateman.
Lounging around was very much a necessity, as I felt that true luxury could not be experienced without an extensive sampling of the Waterfront Brasserie on the ground floor. Despite me forgetting to book a table on a busy Saturday night, the staff were friendly and fast, and so delicious food arrived as fast as I could shovel it down.
As a vegetarian gourmand, the food at even high-end hotel restaurants can be a little boring, but after a starter of creamy mozzarella salad I enjoyed a hearty mushroom, braised onion and stilton pie so much that I considered ordering a second one and smuggling it home in a paper bag. Purely in the interests of research, I then ignored the diet I?m allegedly following and guzzled a wonderfully nutty semifreddo dessert. My wife was equally delighted with fresh local crab salad, a perfectly tender steak and a pudding of rich, gooey chocolate brownie, enhanced with the unexpected inclusion of pine nuts. They?re surprisingly tasty in chocolate cake; I know this because I slyly finished her plate whilst she was distracted by the view.
A proper businessman probably would have spent a few hours in the lounge bar, sipping on a fine cognac and listening to the gentle sounds of the sea outside. However, I?m just a pretend businessman, so I went back upstairs to soak in the bathtub and watch Jackass 3 in bed. After sampling the kitchen I wished I?d had space for their extensive room service menu, but I needed to preserve my powers for a morning visit to the swimming pool and then at least an hour grazing the hotel?s vast smorgasbord of breakfast foodstuffs.
The waterfront location is perfect for business and leisure visitors alike, as anybody without my yokel?s inbuilt horror of ?the town? is just a short stroll from our capital?s many charming attractions. Luckily for me, I found the relaxed, modern interior of the Radisson Blu so soothing that I had no desire to do anything other than enjoy the hotel itself. I was sad to leave, not only because our suite was perfectly air-conditioned, extremely comfortable and more spacious than most people?s houses, but because that incredible view is even better when the sun comes out. Standing in the massive window, with the boats and people down below, you really feel like this Island is your oyster. At least until you realise that people are only staring up at you because you?ve forgotten to put on any pants on under your bathrobe.
Call and spend the night or weekend!
Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel
Rue de l?Etau, St. Helier
Reservations: 01534 671 173
As soon as we touched down in Vietnam out came the hoodies, socks, trousers and long sleeve tops. Turns out your body really does get used to the heat, even twenty degrees felt Baltic.We jumped into a taxi and drove into the busy city in the north of Vietnam, Hanoi. Everywhere we turned were tiny little ladies walking around in socks, heels and pyjamas with sun hats or crouching at the sides of the road on miniature stalls, slurping Pho (noodle soup). One thing we quickly noticed about Vietnam aside from the strange fashion sense, is that there are no set meal times, there are constantly people eating. Even at three in the morning, (sober) people are crouched on the pavements in huddles and cooking on their home made stoves, playing cards and eating chicken feet.
So our Vietnam story begins when we had lost our sleeper bus ticket and each of us girls were having minor panic attacks when we bumped into Mr Chu, Kam and Quentin. Unfortunately, due to the stress of the situation, conversations were not polite, but hey, I guess that they were so astounded by our beauty that they chose to follow us to our next destination. Mr Chu is an American-born half Chinese, half German guy, who is possibly the most consistently entertaining person I have ever met. I guess falling head over heels with him was not part of my plan, but hey, what can you do. Kam, aka ?Mr Smooth? (also American) and the constantly drunk yet brilliant gentleman that is Quentin quickly became part of our travel arrangements, and so we created ?The Roadkillaz?. Hell yeah, we had decided to cruise Vietnam on motorbikes!
As The Roadkillaz were ripping up the dirt roads of Vietnam, there were a few times when we had to stop to appreciate the miraculous things that we were witnessing. Have you ever seen someone driving one-handed along a busy motorway, carrying an industrial fridge on the back of a tiny miniature moped? Or seen a dozen ducks strapped onto the back of a bike with string, and the family?s prize-pig grinning at you out of a rear-facing wicker basket? Or have you seen a moped so completely consumed by hay bales that you can?t even see the bike, let alone the driver, and who knows how he can see the road. You see the thing is, no-one in Vietnam owns a car. The tax on them is so high that everyone just sticks to motorbikes, and by everyone I mean everyone. Little kids drive them to school, pyjama-clad women in heels drive them to work with five of their friends hanging on, and grandparents who look too old to even walk, drive them around like crazed yobbos. So there are all kinds of crazy people on the roads.
When we skidded up on our bikes at each tourist site, we would have been the coolest looking Westerners around, had it not been for the tour groups. Each tour group we saw normally consisted of around 30 middle-aged men and women dressed up to the nines in their khaki safari shorts and shirts, complete with local-tourist hats. These are the Vietnamese triangle-shaped hats which you rarely see on anyone except the sellers, and in stereotypical postcards or paintings, which is why it is so hilarious for the tour groups to all be modelling them. It is kind of like me going to France with a stripy shirt and a beret on, saying ?hohehohehoooo?.
Bia Saigon (local beer) drove us through Vietnam, from North to South as we drank copious amounts of the beer and munched on chicken feet. Each town we travelled through had a different forte; our favorite was Hoi An, a fashionista?s paradise where all clothes can be made from scratch. You can draw a design and the locals will create it for you, tailoring it to fit your body perfectly, and have it ready for you within 24 hours. In all honesty the best part of Vietnam for me was riding through the scenery on the bikes, but I didn?t fall in love with the people or the food as hard as I did in India, which is still my front-runner.
We bussed it to Cambodia, and after being reunited with the other Jersey folk who we originally met in India, we decided to unpack our rucksacks and settle down in Sihanoukville. Mine and Jodi?s money situation wasn?t looking too healthy, so we got ourselves jobs at a bar called the Dolphin. We quickly realized that our main responsibilities were to distribute a few flyers (whilst drinking) and get people into the bar (whilst drinking). We were being paid in booze and food, so obviously the majority of the time we would be, yes, drinking. We managed to hold down this job for about 5 days, re-enacting Coyote Ugly (dancing on the bar whilst pouring drinks with our Aussie lovelies), before we accepted that our bodies were going to collapse if we didn?t stop intoxicating ourselves. Our job at The Dolphin Shack had helped us to make friends with the locals who ran the bar, with the Westerners behind it and also the punters, so after a few weeks we had a little community. We came to know the local beach kids (very annoying yet they grow on you) and actually have some fun with them, rather than just receiving the usual bunch of swear words that they string together and throw at you if you don?t buy from them. ?Buuyyy my fruiiit? was the daily dreaded line we heard from a young boy seller known as ?Beyonce?. Each evening we spent on the beach, eating stunning BBQ food and watching the local guys spin fire. The locals here are unreal at fire poi, you can just sit and watch them for hours, or you can do a ?Jodi Fallen? and get up there and do it yourself. That?s what Bacardi courage does to you! Every night, even after we stopped working, we would end up at The Dolphin, winning games of pool with the local kids in exchange for bracelets, drinking a few casual buckets whilst they started the bonfire and generally having a ball. Our time in Sihanoukville got even better as it neared the Khmer New Year, the kids celebrate this by launching talcum powder and water bombs at all tourists and it turned into a constant warfare. The New Year lasts for four days and each of those four days was hell for all of us. Paints were brought out on the final day, an evening when we wore just swimwear and scummy vest tops in order to prevent anything we cared about getting ruined!
After a couple of weeks in S-Ville the itchy feet started nagging at me again. We decided to calm them by going to pirate an island called ?Koh Rong?. Crystal blue seas, paper-white sand, no jellyfish, no sellers, no hassle and most importantly, hardly any people. We shrugged on our rucksacks and attempted to trek through the jungle onto the other side of the island; unfortunately we were unable to locate the tourist path and so explored bare foot and Mowgli-style before we managed to emerge from the bush. When we got out of the greenery we found ourselves surrounded by tree-high huts on stilts, with a shower room on the second floor so you could bathe whilst watching the sun rise. I never knew that algae could glow until we went swimming at night time and the plankton in the sea shone on us like a torch through the black water. The men of the group grafted and made a communal bonfire, whilst the women played barmaids and kept the drinks flowing. We sat around our fire long after the sun went to bed, and eventually passed out in hammocks on the beach, proper beach bum style. Eventually, we accepted (begrudgingly) that we couldn?t stay in this magical paradise forever, and acknowledged that yes, all good things have to come to an end, and we all dragged our feet back to Sihanouvkille. The New Year was over. The sand began to change under our feet. Familiar faces left, and new footprints appeared. We soon decided that it was time for us to pack up our two rucksacks, attach our trainers, and begin a new adventure in a new place, once more. To Laos we go!
Hi Tom. One of your most popular walks is about the Occupation, and includes locations that were featured on Channel Four?s Time Team programme. Why was Hitler so interested in Jersey?
TB – Hitler was obsessed with the place.
I think he took it strategically for its position in the Channel, but also because it was a British island, and such a coup to occupy it. He thought the British would try and take it back again.
And have there been any revolutionaries in Jersey?
TB ? Maybe not too many at the moment, but we did have Karl Marx who visited Jersey at least three times, staying in the Trafalgar at St Aubin and the Hotel de l?Europe in St Helier (now Chambers) and wrote about his visits in letters back to Frederick Engels.
TB – Not much! He complained about the rising prices, the ?philistines? he was forced to share a carriage tour with, the weather and the monotonous lamb and mutton diet, which he said turned him into a ?reluctant vegetarian? and the respectability of the visitors which he claimed declined every year.
Plus ça change? Anyone else?
TB – Interestingly enough we are linked slightly to the Russian Revolution, the man behind the assassination of Rasputin, Prince Felix Youssoupoff, a flamboyant character who was gay and an occasional transvestite, came to visit Trinity Manor for four days in the early 1920s.
There?s a name to try and say with a straight face? What about revolutionary thinkers?
TB – Well Victor Hugo was exiled here for a while before he got kicked out and went to Guernsey, and then we had Claude Cahun of course, who was here during the Occupation ? an anti-German activist as well as a surrealist.
And any revolutionary ideas started in Jersey?
TB – The Jersey Royal potato was more of a discovery than a revolution, but around the same time a Jerseyman, Robert Le Rossignol developed a new method of making fertilizer that revolutionized agriculture and his process is still used today.
Weren?t we the first to get postboxes as well?
TB – I think the French had them before us but yes, we were the first in the British Isles. Apparently the Jersey people were moaning about having to walk all the way to the post office, so in 1852, they put four of them around St Helier to see what would happen.
And the rest is history as they say? How do you remember all the dates?
TB – Ah you were lucky on that 1852 one. I was sure about that. Normally I?m a bit vaguer and say mid-19th century so there?s plenty of margin for error!
Do you ever get any hecklers?
TB – Not really. People pay to go on the walks so they?re willing participants. Occasionally in town during the ?Murder, Muck and Mayhem? walks you get people staggering out of pubs who give you a bit of a barracking, but nothing really.
Ever lost anyone?
TB – A couple of years back, I took a group of six up to the dolmen at La Couperon. When I turned around, halfway up the path there were only five. We looked for the missing woman, and found her unconscious, lying halfway down a cliff! We got her up and when she came round, she told me she was epileptic and had probably blacked out.
That must have given you all quite a fright?
TB – Luckily we had a small group and it was immediately obvious someone was missing. But now I count people obsessively!
What period in history would you like to go back to?
TB – I think I?m happy in the present, we?re certainly better off nowadays. Although, from time to time I?d like to go back to my younger days perhaps ? who wouldn?t!
Fancy learning more about Jersey?s history? Join Tom on one of his walking tours on Tuesdays through the summer…
?Living with the Enemy- the Time Team special!?
You?ll hear about life in the occupation, and go around the site excavated by the Time Team, before ending up at the Jersey War Tunnels. Every Tuesday from May 24th 10.30am Gunsite Café, £7. No need to book, just turn up.
?Murder Muck and Mayhem?
Learn about the murkier side of Jersey?s capital, St Helier and hear stories of bizarre and gruesome events. Every Tuesday from May 24th, Royal Square at 7:30pm, £7. No need to book, just turn up.
Tel: 482822 for more details.
Daisy a.k.a. Dante?s MumProfession? I?m a beauty therapist and I rent a room below the House of Fragrance doing all my treatments from there, everything from semi-permanent makeup, Minx nails to massage. I work four days a week and Dante goes to nursery for three of those, Saturday is Daddy?s day.
What is your little one into? Anything that moves basically! Trains, planes, trucks, bikes. His favorite thing at the moment is Fire Engines, and he is always on the look out? he also enjoys being outside looking for chicken eggs and playing on his scooter!
Recommended book for new parents? I don?t read any parenting books now but when I was pregnant I read the old classic ?What to Expect when You?re Expecting?, and a friend gave me ?Blooming Beautiful? which was really sweet. My sister gave me Gina Ford?s weaning book which was quite scary, I didn?t agree with a lot of what she preached but found a few handy tips. I also got quite into Zodiac books finding out what he was going to be like!
One thing you can?t live without for you? Can I say Dante?! Well if it has to be a material thing then my iPhone 4, which I?m ashamed to admit I?m completely addicted to. Having never had a smart phone in my life my husband gave me one for Christmas and I think he?s regretting it as I?m always on it!
One kiddie / baby product you can?t live without? I try not to spend too much money on toys as he likes something for a day then he?s over it, I?m lucky that I get given a lot from my sisters. His Auntie Polly gave him a scooter and he loves it, it?s been the longest lasting toy so far so I would definitely recommend every little boy to have one as it gets them out of the house. When he was a baby I bought a Hippy seat which is like a belt with a seat attached for them so you don?t push your hip out and do your back in. It was great for Dante because he always wanted to be picked up.
What?s the best thing about being a mummy? A love for your child is like no other love, it?s unconditional and pure. I feel proud to be Dante?s mummy and it feels like a gift everyday. I do feel very lucky to have him in my life, he doesn?t have to do anything it?s just how you feel when you?re a mummy!
What?s the most challenging thing about being a mum? Being completely responsible for someone so small and dependent on you, trying to make the right choices for him and remembering that I?m the mother and that I can say no, even when he gives me those eyes?
Favourite celebrity parents? Mmm it would have to be Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis, simply because I?ve loved Johnny Depp ever since Nightmare on Elm Street! I think Vanessa is beautiful. They keep their kids out of the spotlight and don?t dress them up in ridiculous designer clothes that look silly and uncomfortable.
Best kiddie friendly place to eat in Jersey? At home! I?ve tried taking Dante everywhere and it?s always hit or miss, it doesn?t seem to matter if it?s meant to be ?kiddie? friendly or not if he?s not in the mood then that?s it, but I think its just his age and it should get better.
Favourite activity with little ones in Jersey? Durrell is the best place for kids, we?re so lucky to have it, and the parents enjoy it too. Also the beaches are beautiful, free and fun!
What is your biggest mama indulgence? Bikram Yoga at Les Ormes, I love it so much. It?s completely changed my life, to have that 1 ½ hrs a few times a week where I just don?t have to worry about anything is amazing. Any mum that needs to shift baby weight or just generally feel better about themselves should go. I?ve recently been surfing for a few days in Morocco with a friend, that was definitely an indulgence but that does not happen often!
What has changed the most since becoming a mother? Where do I start? I try and still be me but mostly my lifestyle, I don?t really go out partying as much anymore. I?m more health conscious and I?ve always been a worrier but now that has escalated!
One piece of advice for new mums? Those first few months go by so quickly, try and enjoy them, and remember to look after yourself too, eat well and if anyone offers to help say yes and go to sleep! What?s it like being a mum in Jersey? At first I found it quite hard, only because I didn?t have any friends with children over here, but luckily I have a huge family, my four sisters were brilliant, and I really don?t think I could of done any of it without my mum and of course his daddy Daco. Jersey is a wonderful and beautiful place for children to grow up, its so lovely to be near the sea with plenty of things for families to do and a good diversity of people. I feel safe here with Dante and although it can feel a little small sometimes, there?s always the rest of the world to visit.
