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Sorry if this is thick but what is CPZ. I did a quick search and I can't find a thread about it.

Does anyone know how to go about arranging a naming ceremony?I have seen the humanist website but didn't know if there were any recommendations for where to have it in east dulwich? Thanks in advance.

I have a chameleon and whilst I like it I do think it can be a bit tricky on buses due to the footprint of the wheels being fairly large. However the same could be said of many other buggies, and indeed many times for me this has been why there is a problem on buses as some people have huge buggies! Be warned if you do get a chameleon the footmuff (?95) and the umbrella (?20) are additional to the ?800 buggy which if I am honest I think is a bit cheeky of bugaboo. As piece of engineering however it has been fantastic, and dads seem to love it.

No on wants to be followed around endlessly by anyone in a shop, but a quick acknowledgement isn't really going to kill anyone is it? I am sure some customers can be rude and not say anything back, however isn't the point that they are are the customers and the shop worker should (shock horror) actually provide some customer service (if they are really uncomfortable with that they can even see it as taking the higher ground). Certainly some shops on Lordship lane (or rather some of the people who work there) seem to think they are doing you a favour by 'letting you' shop there - eg the staff at ED's who seem to think you actually going up to buy something isn't important enough to break the conversation they are having behind the counter... That said, there are some lovely people about - one lady in Mrs Robinson offered to entertain my 6 month year old child so I could have a browse. Now that's customer service...

Put on some YSL secret touch (eye cream with a big stick) and then YSL Touche eclat over the top.

I lived on Worlingham road (in a rented house) for 5 years and loved it. It's really close to everything, and was always fairly quiet. Parking is a bit tight around there, but there are a nice bunch of people on the road.

I have warring cats at about 8pm (clearly they are all fighting to sit in my front garden) but at night it's foxes. Nasty little breeders...

Anything non bio should be fine for the skin. My husband has suffered from eczema for all of his life and has just started using aveeno which he is finding really good. He does say however that nothing he has used has ever worked 'forever' and the best cure for him is not being in London air. Steroid creams are bad as they thin the skin. There is a good book he read called the Eczema Solution, which he found very helpful.

Iceland also has cheap jelly sweets - Haribo for ?1. Surely worth it just for that...

The last time I went to NY (last xmas) I stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn Tribeca. It was both reasonable and had much bigger rooms than I had come across before in NY. I was pregnant at the time, so didn't have a family with me but saw other families there. It's right by Canal Street subway. Oh and they have cookies every night at 6pm!