In a bun dance

If I'm going to get something, I usually get it in spades - luck (both kinds), children, clutter, dirty laundry, bright ideas, daft ideas...

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Would you consider travelling and world-schooling your children?

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There aren’t many people in the world that truly understand world-schooling or what it is. Imagine growing up not in a regular community, but all over the world. Imaging seeing more of the world at the age of 5 than most people in the world see when they retire. Our planet is a beautifully diverse […]

A Poppy Appeal

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I published this first in 2014, but, looking at the date, I thought it was worth another look. Every single fragile flower represents a person plucked from their lives. And each flower’s loss is anguish, heartbreak and grief – wounds you couldn’t see. That generation endured their pain, they could never forget. On my way […]

3 creative dreams that you can follow whilst raising a young family

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When you are raising a young family, it is vital that you are able to make time for yourself. If you want to set a good example for your children, you should never be afraid to follow your dreams. Allowing your little ones to grow up in a household filled with passion and creativity is […]

I love my sense of smell

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Really. I am guilty of taking my olfaction for granted. Of not paying any attention to the molecular miracle that happens with each inhalation. Of looking down my nose at the importance of matters retronasal. Until lately, that is. For the past few weeks, I have succumbed to the lurgy and been more clogged up […]

They never ask men how they’re going to juggle everything…

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You hear quite often. That thing about how no one ever asking a ‘pregnant’ dad how he’s going to juggle work and childcare. Nope, for them it’s all manly slaps and pass the cigar. Apparently. But I’m not a man, much less a ‘pregnant’ one, so I don’t know what I’m likely to get asked. […]