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Fatherhood: Even more camping tips for families

Posted on June 22, 2017April 11, 2019 by Henry Elliss

A few years ago I put together what some useful tips for taking your family camping – it was at the end of our first full year as a camping family, and summarised a few of the things we learnt. You can take a read here: Fatherhood²: 7 Lessons I’ve Learnt After Our First Summer…

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Fatherhood²: 7 Lessons I’ve Learnt After Our First Summer of Camping

Posted on September 22, 2013April 11, 2019 by Henry Elliss

As I’ve mentioned a few times over the summer, Sara and I recently invested in our first family tent, along with all the equipment needed for family camping trips galore. Several months later, and as the last remnants of summer begin to leave us for the year, I’m pleased to report that we’ve made great…

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Fatherhood²: The Joy of Kids – 50+ Things You Would Never Have Known if You Hadn’t Had Kids

Posted on August 22, 2012January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

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…

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Fatherhood²: Guest Post – Feeding Time at the Zoo

Posted on March 5, 2012March 1, 2018 by Henry Elliss

Henry has been asking me to write a blog for ages. I’ve always declined the offer as I’ve really got nothing interesting to say on parenting – plus I’d never written a blog. So it was a teensy bit scary. But I’ve finally thought of something to write about which, if it reassures or helps…

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Fatherhood²: Routine – The Joys and the Sorrows

Posted on October 19, 2011March 3, 2018 by Henry Elliss

I don’t profess to be anywhere near an expert in parenting – in fact, I’d go as far as to say that in a lot of respects I’m nothing more than an amateur. But what I DO know is what has worked (and not worked) for my children. Routine is one thing that has made…

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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.
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