It’s fair to say at the moment that as a nation we are becoming somewhat fractured. Dare I say that Brexit has polarised people and we’re no longer a society that helps one and other. But, my faith in humity was restored recently. This is a post about that and, thankfully, not Brexit. Last weekend […]
For 5 and a half years I’ve worked in a place where the dress code was commonly accepted as being smart casual. I tended to opt for the smarter side of casual, usually wearing a shirt with chinos or regular jeans and boots. Others were, let’s say, a bit more liberal with the term “smart […]
I don’t write much about TV on this blog. The primary reason for this is that I don’t watch a whole lot of TV and the fact I aren’t that interested in writing about what I do watch. However, I am going to write about the new series coming to UKTVs W Channel – My […]
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings are not my favourite times of the week. The complex schedule of dance classes our girls undertake means I quite often am at risk of meeting myself coming back. Or, at the very least, forgetting to collect one of the girls. I’m not sure which would be worse; forgetting one of […]
At the start of September, we began what will be two years of consecutive “lasts” in our children’s lives. I have to admit I am not coping well with the sight of my children growing up at this rapid pace and naturally our role as parents changes. This is our eldest daughter’s last year of […]
Chugging! I can’t be the only one to experience chuggers on the streets of York, can I? No, surely not. But I seem to attract them and unless I am walking around with a full-on -wits-about-me attitude they will get me. I’m not being uncharitable, but leave me alone. A few weeks ago we were […]
It’s Yorkshire Day once again! A day that all Yorkshire folk celebrate being born of the greatest county there is. We really have got it all up ‘ere you know. It doesn’t seem like a year since I wrote my last post about Yorkshire Day where I showcased some of my favorite Yorkshire photos. Last […]
It was October 2004, Helen was eight and a half months pregnant with Grace and we already had a 13-month old Lydia. Despite the challenges, we moved into number Walnut Grove in Dewsbury. We left behind our first home together, a small terraced house not a mile away, to create a home for our growing […]
It’s been a while since I’ve written about the fact I am in a musical – The Sound of Music to be precise. Remember, I ended up auditioning whilst playing Dad’s Taxi, taking Lydia and Delilah to the audition. Well, the time has passed very quickly indeed and tonight, after many hours rehearsing, Pickering Musical […]
Dog attacks are all too common nowadays. You see it far too often, the images shared across social media of mutilated sheep laying stricken and decaying in a field. Or worse, a sheep still clinging to life with parts missing. This happens because of irresponsible dogs owners who simply can’t follow the rule of keeping […]
