Fumo by San Carlo at Selfridges, Birmingham
Go from the West Midlands to Milan in the blink of an eye by taking a trip to Fumo by San Carlo. Emily Bridgewater enjoys La Dolce Vita. . .
Raa Raa! You are! A noisy little lion! Raa Raa! You are! Louder than, them all! In the cubby-buggy – cubby-buggy hear me call!’
This is the song that perpetually goes round and round in my head. It’s that or the theme tune to Baby Jake which, if that’s the case, means I’ve been up since before dawn watching the test cards and waiting for CBeebies to start.
Any parent of young kids will understand these are life’s truly dark moments. What’s worse is that the punishment doesn’t end there because for the rest of the day the theme tune to some daft children’s programme will do consecutive cartwheels in your head.
While my work colleages hum The Weeknd’s latest track, or an Oasis classic they’ve heard on their car radio on the way in, I’m stuck singing Raa Raa, Baby Jake or – even worse – Show Me (those who know, know).
And while I love having my little girl, sometimes I just want to be an adult again. One who doesn’t have spaghetti hoops hanging from an ear and find Lego bricks at the bottom of my tights (ouch!).
I see those T-shirts and greetings cards that say ‘I Can’t Adult Today’ and I feel a pang of envy. How about ‘I Can’t Parent Today’?
If you feel you really can’t parent today then ditch the kids (i.e find a responsible adult to look after them for at least a few hours) and take yourself off to Fumo by San Carlo at Selfridges.
