Itās Friday again, and its time for My Photo Friday. Thank youf ro coming back to My Photo Friday and sharing your photos. Please do spread the word through Twitter and Facebook about this new photography based linky. My Photo Friday is a place to post and share your favourite photos, whether that be from […]
Christmas is a magical time of year for everyone, but especially so for children. I can vividly remember the excitement of visiting Santa in his Grotto and then on Christmas Eve looking out of the window trying to catch a glimpse of his sleigh. Childhood and that magical belief in Santa Claus are special and time-limited […]
Amazon is a huge, global organisation. For one person to try and take them on and get anything back would seem futile. But it’s not. It really does pay to challenge Amazon and complain when you think you have been wronged by this internet giant. There have a been a few occasions where taking the time […]
The key to being a good runner is consistency in running. But just of late, I have been very inconsistent and that made me frustrated with myself. I went from a week where I ran 6 days straight to a week where I just about manage 2 days. But when I do make the effort […]
Running is a simple sport where you need very little kit (most of the time). Your running shoes are the most important item of your kit and are likely to be the most expensive too. It makes sense to look after them, so here are my tips to making your running shoes last. 1) We’re […]
Some of us spend over an hour commuting back and forth to work every day. In fact, many of us spend over ten hours in total commuting every week (which, discounting holidays, is about twenty daysā worth of time spent commuting in a year!). This may sound soul-destroying, but it doesnāt have to be ā […]
Today is my wife’s birthday, yet as I type this blog I am sat along, backstage at the theatre while panto dance rehearsals take place on the stage above me. The things we do and the sacrifices we make for our kids never ends. This morning, instead of a lazy lie in with […]
It seems like just yesterday that we were seeing in the new year, and yet now today is the first of December. The first weekend in December is when we carry out what has become a family tradition. In December 1982 the church in the village I grew up in started running a Santa’s Grotto […]
Decorating your bedroom gives you the opportunity to really express your creative side. As one of the most personal rooms in the house, you can afford to live life on the wild side and go for striking bold patterns or create the tranquil retreat youāve dreamed of. When it comes to flooring weāre faced with […]
Sometimes you just happen upon a scene where your eye catches the light and you just know it will make a great photo. This is one such photo. This scene was one I walked past dozens of time during our stay at the Fili Apartments in Tigaki on the Greek island of Kos. But on this […]
