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Re: The useless Royal Mail

We have had a few parcels not turn up, recently my husband was waiting for some bike lights to arrive. He called the company and they said that that they had been sent over a fortnigh ago. He went to the sorting office in Prentis Lane and the package was there despite the fact that there had been no...
Forum: General Chat
Topic: The useless Royal Mail
Replies: 15
by sutherland
Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:41 pm

One bed house to let, tooting common

One bed self contained house with kitchen/living room, shower room and bedroom. All newly built 3 years ago. To let for £235/week. Mount Ephraim Lane.
Forum: Job Vacancies
Topic: One bed house to let, tooting common
Replies: 0
by sutherland
Sun Jul 15, 2012 2:44 pm

Re: Rosetta stone

Thanks, that's really helpful, I will definitely check out the Michael Thomas method as well.
Forum: Got a Question?
Topic: Rosetta stone
Replies: 4
by sutherland
Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:30 pm

Rosetta stone

Has anyone bought the Rosetta Stone French system? I am thinking of buying it to support the Children's french at Secondary school, but wondering if the £299 it costs is worth it? Also have you had to nag constantly yo get them to use it or was it at all enjoyable? Obviously I am expecting to have t...
Forum: Got a Question?
Topic: Rosetta stone
Replies: 4
by sutherland
Sun Jun 24, 2012 6:34 pm

Re: Au pair info needed please

Dear Coolmum, I think you should spell out what you want clearly as you have nothing to lose and then if there is no improvement I would be inclined to call it a day. We have had two au pairs and are about to get another one. I always use aupair-world.net and interview via skype and I always give th...
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Au pair info needed please
Replies: 19
by sutherland
Mon Jun 18, 2012 2:41 pm

One bed house to let

We would like to rent our bright and airy one bedroom self contained flat with off-street parking for two cars. Situated on Mount Ephraim Lane at the top of Bedford Hill this furnished flat has a fully fitted kitchen, a double height entrance hall, a designer shower room with under floor heating and...
Forum: Job Vacancies
Topic: One bed house to let
Replies: 0
by sutherland
Sun Jan 30, 2011 8:27 pm

Re: Educational Psychologist

I am a Clinical Psychologist with fifteen years experience of working in the NHS and a mother of four children. At the age of only five,your son is at the very beginning of his education and in many countries he wouldn't even have started school yet. In my opinion there is a very unhealthy rush to d...
Forum: Got a Question?
Topic: Educational Psychologist
Replies: 9
by sutherland
Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:59 pm

Re: Orthodontists?

I didn't like the Orthodontist at the Battersea Rise Practice; he seemed to be obsessed with money and was very pushy about trying to get us to sign up under pressure. He is also well known for telling every parent that their child is the prettiest/has the best nose/best bone structure etc etc. We h...
Forum: Got a Question?
Topic: Orthodontists?
Replies: 5
by sutherland
Thu Dec 23, 2010 8:24 pm

Brand new kitchen fronts from Peter Jones

We bought a kitchen from Peter Jones last year from the Colour Collection Felisa range: http://www.johnlewis.com/Magazine/Feature.aspx?Id=553 It was ordered in Graphite (Dark Grey) but they sent us white by mistake. When they realised the mistake they sent us the Graphite kitchen too (fronts only ob...
Forum: Buying, Selling and Wanted
Topic: Brand new kitchen fronts from Peter Jones
Replies: 0
by sutherland
Sun Dec 05, 2010 3:53 pm

Re: Club Med skiing- good idea or bad?

We skied with Club Med a few years ago in Tignes. The accommodation was fairly basic but ok, however the kids really didn't enjoy the ski lessons or the creche as English was very rarely spoken. If you have primary school aged children I would be inclined to avoid club med, however once they are a l...
Forum: Travel
Topic: Club Med skiing- good idea or bad?
Replies: 4
by sutherland
Tue Oct 26, 2010 9:52 pm

Re: mother in law

I think your husband really needs to step up to the mark here as you are in a no-win situation. There is going to be no mileage in you getting into a discussion with her as she clearly has very different ideas about parenting than you. We have a rule in our house that builders, mechanics and his mot...
Forum: Got a Question?
Topic: mother in law
Replies: 1
by sutherland
Mon Oct 04, 2010 2:36 pm

Re: 3 1/2 year old pooing in pants

Assuming this isn't just a reaction to starting at school or other emotional upset, it may be that she is constipated especially if she is regularly doing little poos. Try increasing her liquid intake, fruit and roughage in the first instance. Cut down on the milk if she is having a lot of that. Whe...
Forum: Got a Question?
Topic: 3 1/2 year old pooing in pants
Replies: 4
by sutherland
Fri Sep 24, 2010 3:56 pm

Re: Belleville expansion plans

Dear HFS, My feeling is that if you are going to bring your kids up in London then you need to be able to live in London and get along with all sorts of people. When I moved my son to a private school in Balham when he was 7, I had tried and tried to get him into a good state school with no luck. Wh...
Forum: Schools
Topic: Belleville expansion plans
Replies: 56
by sutherland
Fri Jun 18, 2010 3:31 pm

Re: Ravenstone School

Ravenstone is a wonderful life-enhancing happy school. Having had one child at Hornsby House and now two at Ravenstone, I would pay for Ravenstone before I would shell out for Hornsby House. If you are lucky enough to get in then you cn thank your lucky stars and enjoy the free music tuition, after ...
Forum: Schools
Topic: Ravenstone School
Replies: 10
by sutherland
Thu Jun 17, 2010 11:56 am

Re: Belleville expansion plans

I don't for a minute think it is right, it is purely pragmatic on the part of Wandsworth. The councils are under pressure to cope with the huge increase in primary school aged children and if they put schools on the edge of the borough they will be catering to children in Lambeth. It works out bette...
Forum: Schools
Topic: Belleville expansion plans
Replies: 56
by sutherland
Thu Jun 17, 2010 11:44 am