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Family Camping for beginners – What are your essentials?

Posted on May 10, 2019May 14, 2019 by Henry Elliss

In the process of researching for this latest series of posts, I’ve been reaching out to other camping bloggers to get hints and tips from them. One of the most helpful has been Naomi from the TentSniffer blog – go check her out if you haven’t already. Naomi writes a lot about camping in general,…

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Family Camping for beginners – Food, glorious food

Posted on May 2, 2019May 4, 2019 by Henry Elliss

When it comes to families, one of the biggest appeals of a camping holiday is that you can still do a lot of your own cooking. Sure, you might want to treat yourself to the odd meal out. You might even choose a camping site that has food outlets onsite. But chances are, if you’re…

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Family Camping for beginners – Camping with Babies & Toddlers

Posted on April 26, 2019May 2, 2019 by Henry Elliss

When I first started posting about camping here on the blog, a couple of friends commented to me that they’d love to try camping – but couldn’t because of their small children. An opinion I was familiar with, as I’d once thought the same thing. We took our boys camping for the first time when…

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Family Camping for beginners – Camping Tech & Gadgets

Posted on April 22, 2019May 2, 2019 by Henry Elliss

Whether you’re a first-time camper or a seasoned regular, there certain things that can make your camping life a lot better. A good coolbox for instance and a decent rug are two I always recommend. But camping gadgets can be a contentious subject – particularly amongst people who think that outdoor living should be technology-free….

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Family Camping for beginners – Preparation

Posted on April 11, 2019May 2, 2019 by Henry Elliss

Having written recently about the idea of focusing this blog on a few more niche topics, I’ve decided to begin what will hopefully be a regular series of posts about camping – or more specifically, camping with your family. It’s something we do quite a bit, and a topic on which I’ve got a lot…

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Time for a change… but a change to what?

Posted on April 1, 2019April 16, 2019 by Henry Elliss

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while now, congratulations on sticking it out, despite my rather sporadic posting schedule. According to my blog stats, there are about 5 of you, but let’s gloss over that – let’s just say I appreciate you all. But if you HAVE been reading for a while, you’ll…

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The 3 lessons all parents should learn from the ‘Momo’ challenge

Posted on March 7, 2019April 16, 2019 by Henry Elliss

Unless you’ve been extremely lucky over the past month, you will no doubt be very familiar with the ‘Momo challenge’ by now. Or at least you’ll be familiar with the many different rumours and stories about it, which peaked around 2 weeks ago and saw parents up and down the land panicking and speculating about…

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Fatherhood: I’m a Midnight special-adviser

Posted on January 9, 2019April 16, 2019 by Henry Elliss

Short read: 300 words I really should be writing all my blog posts after midnight, as it turns out I give my best advice in the middle of the night… Like most kids, my children occasionally have nightmares. For the bottom-bunk sleeping youngest, that means trudging down the corridor and flinging open our door, to…

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Fatherhood: Review – The Naughty Step Podcast

Posted on December 6, 2018April 16, 2019 by Henry Elliss

Despite being a fairly heavy consumer of podcasts (at last count, I’m subscribed to 16!) I’ve never dived into the world of parenting podcasts – at least until very recently. It wasn’t a conscious decision to avoid them – the majority of the podcasts I listen to are comedy based, and those two genres don’t…

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Enjoying the Harry Potter Studio Tour this summer

Fatherhood: The Parental ‘Firsts’ I’ve Been Waiting a Decade For

Posted on November 29, 2018April 16, 2019 by Henry Elliss

As children get older, the number of “firsts” you look forward to experience decreases quite significantly. It’s not slow decline either – first word, first tooth, first steps, first day at school: all of the biggies take place in the first few years. By the time you get past the age of 3, most of…

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

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Finally, 12 years later, my firstborn child is ear Finally, 12 years later, my firstborn child is earning his keep. Long may it continue.
Obligatory snowy walk photos. Lovely stuff! Obligatory snowy walk photos. Lovely stuff!
Tried out a couple of new countryside walks this w Tried out a couple of new countryside walks this weekend, thanks to a new app we found. Both within 2 miles of our house and both very muddy indeed!
Now you see it... and now you don’t! After over Now you see it... and now you don’t!
After over a decade of dereliction, the old abandoned caravan that sits next to our rear driveway has GONE! We’ve only been here for less than 10% of its reign, but even a few months was enough and I made enquiries about having it removed. Today, just 4 months after I started my attempts, it was taken away. And I am beyond pleased. All I need to do now is tidy the ground up and the whole driveway will be usable again.
Boxing Day walk. Eldest son not in shot due to bei Boxing Day walk. Eldest son not in shot due to being too cool to walk with us.
Went for a lovely sunny, winter walk through the n Went for a lovely sunny, winter walk through the nearby @wasing1759 estate. Nice day for it.
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