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Toasting Marshmallows

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After leaving work this evening I made my way over to the local junior school to find our younger children (we are insane - we have three girls), who were ta...

The Morning After The Night Before

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I woke up at 4:45 this morning. The alarm was set to go off at 5am - our youngest is going on a school trip to France for the day, so we had to get her into ...

Listening To Chewbacca

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When I sat down to write this blog post, I had all the intentions in the world of telling the story of the open night at the brewery - about how we had turne...

Banner Artwork

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I’ve decided to start adding banner images to the blog. I’ll change them up every so often, but at least it will give visitors something interesting to look ...

Working From Home

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While reminding the children to get their school bags ready last night after a week off for half-term, my other half turned to me.

A Stone In My Internet Shoe

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I like the internet. Given the various expectations and obligations placed upon me as somebody that works full time, has a family, and endless rounds of chor...

Lionesses

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This evening we went on a family outing to watch the England women’s team play against Serbia in a qualifying match for the European Championships. My other ...

A Letter Of Complaint For The Tooth Fairy

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I think grown ups should receive some kind of medal for reaching the end of Friday in one piece. There should be a ceremony, cake, and everything. If you man...

Tinder For Blogs

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I spent the greater part of last night on a damn fool crusade to find new and interesting blogs to read. The “very clever” plan I formed - or rather stumbled...

The Internet That Time Forgot

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I remember back when blogging was “a thing”. It’s worse than that though - I’m one of the reasons blogging happened. No. Really.