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The countryside code is one of those things I remember from my school days that I still, to this day, remember and use. These things aren’t usually anything to do with core education like maths and English though. Living and working on the edge of the North York Moors National Park, being a dog owner […]
Are we facing a water shortage? Let’s face it, 6 weeks of constant warm and dry weather in the UK in the summer is pretty much unheard of. Yet, we are currently experiencing a fantastic spell of sustained warm weather and I couldn’t be happier. But should I be? Farming I know a few farmers […]
From being load with bikes for trips to Clumber Park to bring home both Dottie and Duke when we got then, to an epic trip to Scotland – our Vauxhall Zafira has been through it all with us. But now is the time to say goodbye to a member of our family that we’ve had for […]
If you read yesterday’s post about my nervousness to see my doctor then thank you, if you didn’t read it go read it now before reading this post. Okay so now you know all about why I was nervous to go see my GP yesterday – good. So off I went after work to the […]
I’ve never had, nor do I have, a fear of doctors or hospitals or anything like that. Even throughout my many visits in the lead up to my diagnosis with rheumatoid arthritis I wasn’t phased by my visits to the doctor nurse or hospital. It’s a bit like some people are scared of the dentist […]
Let’s put one thing to bed right at the outset of this post – croque monsieur (which is of course French) is basically a cheese and ham toastie. There, I said it. However, it’s more than just a cheese and ham toastie – it is heaven in toasted bread form! Here’s my take on this […]
This is my #throwbackthursday look back to a story from my past. Back when I was a lad of about 13 I had a paper round and I used my beloved mountain bike to do this round. Without the bike, I would struggle to get my round done between the time the shop opened and […]
I knew it would come one day. You know that day when your daughter is going out with a friend and comes down dressed in something you don’t agree with. Well today that happened but it wasn’t with one of the teenagers! You see D (9) had been invited round to a friends house for […]
This photo is of our little baby D under her oxygen hood. This was towards the end of a very worrying, week-long stay in hospital with her when she developed bronchiolitis. Before we go on here’s the explanation of bronchiolitis from the NHS web site. Bronchiolitis is a common lower respiratory tract infection that affects […]
Okay, how do I start this post without sounding a bit – well weird? Nope, just dive right in Dave, just dive right in son! I believe that positive thinking reaps positive rewards. There is something celestial going on I can tell you that I can’t put my finger on. You see I recently won […]
