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Author: Henry Elliss

Guest Post – How to Stay Healthy With a Desk Job

Posted on March 7, 2016January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

In the past few years, there’s been an explosion of blogs written by mums and dads, and some have been successful enough to make a living from them. All great, but it does create a problem. As the Huffington Post points out, sitting down too long can damage your health, especially causing back pain. But…

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Guest Post – Why You Need to Tether Your Tools When Working on Your Property at Height

Posted on March 7, 2016January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

There are plenty of reasons why you might need to work at height, from painting the upstairs window frames to fixing the guttering. Even indoor decorating can involve climbing a ladder.

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Guest Post – Landscape Architecture Tips Any Dad Can Undertake

Posted on March 7, 2016January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

Landscape architecture sounds grand and daunting, and certainly it can apply to major projects like parks or estates. Where your garden’s concerned, though, all it really means is putting thought into how you arrange it, and there are things any dad can do.

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Guest Post – Too Big a Job for a Dad? When Do You Need the Services of a Handyman?

Posted on March 7, 2016January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

This country used to be DIY-crazy. At the weekend, dads all over Britain would be up a ladder, at their work-bench, or perhaps at the nearest DIY superstore picking up supplies.

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Guest Post – Don’t Forget to Service Your Home’s Air Conditioning this Summer

Posted on March 7, 2016January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

Although, as the BBC points out, home air conditioning systems aren’t nearly as common here as in the US, they’re however more likely to be widespread in the future, especially if climate predictions are correct and heat waves become more frequent. And, just like any of the systems in your home, air conditioning needs regular…

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Fatherhood: Female Lego Figures – the Silent Minority

Posted on March 1, 2016January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

The dad blogging community is having a good month, at least when it comes to Lego. If you’ve not seen one of the many posts on the subject, Lego have been rolling-out their new lines and sets for 2016 – and one of those sets contains a rather hipstery-looking Lego man pushing a baby in…

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Guest Post – The Educational Benefits of Smart Technology

Posted on February 19, 2016January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

The following post was contributed by a friend… There is more than one way to learn, and there is more than one avenue to go down when it comes to how we learn about the world in school and at home. With technology becoming more and more advanced all the time, it’s time to ask…

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Fatherhood: Review – The Peugeot 308

Posted on January 31, 2016January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

Yes, you read that right. I got asked to review a car…! It’s not often that I feel compelled to start a blog post – much less a review – with an apology. But having been asked to test and review a CAR, it feels right to apologise. You see, I know bee little about…

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Fatherhood: Living Lagom in 2016 with IKEA

Posted on January 17, 2016January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

As most people who regularly read blogs will know, bloggers often get approached by brands asking them to review a product, endorse their brand or any number of other weird requests. I get my fair share of them, and whilst it might sometimes seem like I agree to some weird ones, I actually turn down…

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Fatherhood: 5 Ways to be a Better Father in 2016

Posted on January 4, 2016January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

As a rule, I don’t really go for New Year Resolutions – never have really, but even less so as I get older. Much like most of the promises and plans we make in January, 90% of them are a distant memory by March, so what’s the point in deluding ourselves? If you want to…

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henweb

Pun-loving, 👨‍👦‍👦 dad-blogging, 📷 photo-taking, 🏰 Lego-making, 🎅🏿 beard-wearing, 👶 child-caring dad of 2. 💍 Husband of 1. 💩 Strategist

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Spent a few hours in a client meeting this week wh Spent a few hours in a client meeting this week where this was the view from the meeting room. I’ve definitely seen worse views.
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Good morning from a frosty Brimpton Good morning from a frosty Brimpton
Had the absolute pleasure of seeing @actualbenfold Had the absolute pleasure of seeing @actualbenfolds again last night, this time at the @royalalberthall. Not only was it an amazing concert, there was a big surprise at the end when he bought out both @doddleoddle AND the legendary @realmattlucas - what a treat!
Went to the ‘Spectacle of Light’ at @welfordpa Went to the ‘Spectacle of Light’ at @welfordpark (where they film @britishbakeoff) and had a lovely autumnal stroll amongst the lights
As today is ‘Back British Farming’ day, I want As today is ‘Back British Farming’ day, I wanted to give a shout-out to all the farmers in the local area, especially Brimpton’s own @mbowden1954. One of my favourite aspects of living where we do now is being surrounded by countryside and farm land - and being able to see an actively-farmed field at the end of our garden. Every time something’s being done to the field I’m out with my camera, usually trying to figure out the names of all the machinery - and it’s so nice to see a product being grown right from seed to harvest. I know it’s not easy for farmers at the moment, and I dearly hope ours are able to keep farming for many years to come - so if you have one near you, make sure to show them all the support you can!
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