A blog about being a pretty average dad… and stuff (formerly Henry's Blog)
If you are a collector of Lego Minifigures – either the ‘blind bag’ collections or perhaps a particular range – you might struggle to find a good solution to storing them all in a nice display case. Sure, you can buy a variety of options that do the job, but they’re all very expensive and…
Just before Christmas, a lovely chap got in touch from O2, to ask if I’d like to take part in a home test/trial thingy for their snazzy new “Smart Home” technology. Designed to connect and automate many of your regular tasks around the home, the start of Winter seemed like the ideal time to give…
Despite having only dropped into the Henry’s Blog mailbox this month (also known as the work pigeon hole in the Good Relations offices), the Chalkola Markers I’ve been reviewing for this post have turned out to be one of my favourite reviews of 2016. Sure, it helps that I’m already a bit of a liquid…
With Winter now firmly making it’s presence felt, there’s nothing I like to do more of an evening than sit in front of our log fire. When we originally moved to this house, I wasn’t really very fussed on having a real fireplace – it was a “nice to have” but not a deal-breaker by…
There are many types of dad in the world – and many types of dad blogger, too. Whether you’re married, single, gay, straight, working, stay-at-home – pretty much any dad, in fact – you will, in the first few years of your children’s lives, have come across the same issue: Namely, where to change your…
With the holiday season fast approaching, you might be scratching your head wondering what to get the various dads in your life. Whether it’s a husband, son, father or friend, we dads can be a tricky bunch to buy for – assuming we’re looking past the cliched socks anyway. Thankfully, Brew Barrel have come up…
Twelve years ago this month, my wife and I celebrated a momentous day – long before we had children, but something that would inevitably make a big difference to their lives in the future. Yes, a dozen years ago we bought our first house. After 3 years of renting various flats around Reading (and before…
Most of you who follow or know me will already be aware of my fascination with Lego – so when I was asked if I wanted to review the 2016 Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar, I obviously jumped at the chance. After my initial excitement, I realised I was in a bit of a strange…
Today is an exciting day. It might not seem like much to you, but today I have fulfilled a dream which I have been working towards for nearly five years – ever since I started this very blog, in fact. Yes, today (well, very recently anyway) I was asked to review a new Lego set….
A little over a year ago, Robert (then 7) finally got a place at our local ‘Beavers’ colony. For those of you who I’ve already lost, Beavers are the early-years faction of the Cub Scouts, designed for children between 6 and 8 as a precursor to the more well-known Cubs. Short of a couple of…