Camping tips, tricks and advice from a fairly average parent and a reformed dad blogger
This weekend just gone, Sara and I were lucky enough to be invited to spend a weekend with her family in a delightful cottage in Studland, Dorset. Not only were we surrounded by the beautiful Dorset coastline for a long weekend, Robert and Freddie got to spend some time with their cousins in a very…
As a regular Cbeebies viewer (with the children I hasten to add – well, mostly!) I often find myself discussing the channel and it’s shows with other parents. Whilst my son’s biggest worry is how Kwazzi and Barnacles will get out of their latest scrape, I enjoy the usual parental activities – internally reviewing the…
This post won’t be a long one, but it’ll certainly be a proud one. For today, Robert drew (what we think is) his very first self-portrait! Drawn at school today, and very proudly presented to Mummy as she found it in his book bag, Robert was VERY pleased that Sara chose to hang it on…
Well, today marks the end of Robert’s first week of school (I know it’s Monday – he started on a Tuesday!) and I’m pleased to report he seems to be enjoying it MUCH more than he had previously been imagining. Having said that, he certainly *hasn’t* got used to getting ready for school in the…
One of my all-time favourite songs from Sesame Street – as performed by the legendary Kermit the Frog, supported by the equally-legendary Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Utterly beautiful!
I should probably have written this post a couple of weeks ago to be honest, since we’ve been drip-feeding some of these books for the past few months at least. But hey – better late than never! As this week will see a load of little munchkins heading off to ‘big school’ for the very…
Well, it had to happen eventually – and the start of term seems like as good a time as any, ha ha. Yes, Robert is starting “big school” this week – Tuesday to be precise. And as you can see from the photo below, he’s REALLY looking forward to it! :-/ To be fair to…
In a move partially inspired by writer’s block, and partially by a desire to write something positive which would reassure prospective and expectant parents, I posted a question on both my Twitter and my Facebook last night – and the following are just some of the great responses I received. The question I asked was…
If you’re a Lego fan and want to know more about the company’s origins, 80 years ago this year, you could do a lot worse than to watch this amazing short film they’ve put out to celebrate the anniversary. It’s got a very ‘Pixary’ feel to it, though it doesn’t actually seem to have been…
With two weeks of Olympics brilliance now over and done with, I’ve decided it’s time for me to get back on the proverbial horse and start blogging again. I’ve not posted (properly) for almost a month, which wasn’t at all intentional (I’ve not been doing anything more interesting!) but as with most things you put…