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When is a child not a child?

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When he’s a teenager. We’re still here enjoying the Maltese sunshine for the last couple of days before that bitter-sweet return home. The comfort of familiarity tempered by the shadows of the boring old grown up stuff that starts looming again. We’ve visited several of the fabulous attractions here – no complaints at all. Not […]

Two easy your recipes your kids will love

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Wouldn’t it be great if we could just get the kids to come to the table and enjoy their food? There’s always something that’s not right. They either want to play on their games consoles. Or they don’t like carrots. Or they don’t want to eat with their big sister. Having kids is tough. But […]

Gozo: things we’ve learned so far

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What a lovely place this is – so quite and far from all that Brexitery. Wonderful. It has taken a few days to shake myself free of the holiday torpor. I’d embraced inactivity with such gusto, I was starting to get concerned that my ability to do anything briskly had vanished totally. While not exactly […]

Game of the gastropods and other matters

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We have been beset by first world problem at the Palace of Bundance lately, most significantly the fact that a certain football match coincided with the Battle of the Bastards. For the uninitiated, that’s the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones for this series and is a Big Deal. So much so that Boy Three […]

Why the grass appears greener as you get older

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  There was a time when I believed that older people drove more slowly because some essential fire had gone out and, defeated, they’d given up on the seek of thrill. Now I understand it’s just that their eyesight is such that at 70mph they have less time with the road signs in focus than […]

Home Office Design Ideas: Don’t Be Afraid To Mix Work & Pleasure

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In today’s busy world, we spend more than half of our time in an office. Just think about it: we usually work eight hours a day, five days a week, but if you also have one or two side projects, this time is increased. According to science, 14% of our adult life is spent working, […]

On death, stupidity and what really counts

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I hadn’t heard of Jo Cox until yesterday, but I’m still shocked and saddened by her death. I wish I’d known her and I wish she’d lived. I’m heartsick at the waste and for her family. It had been on my mind to write something about the referendum. About my incredulity at the fact that […]