How much news do you let your kids see or hear? My big Boys’ awareness of the current affairs world probably started when Maddie went missing. Her plight struck a chord with them. Now they read First News, watch Newsround and know what happened at the general election. In this house they don’t really get […]
An open letter to Mssrs Asda, Sainsbury, Morrison, Tesco et al
To whom it may concern, Vast chunks of my income disappear into your coffers. Over the years it was enough money to have bought a sophisticated pied a terre, a snazzy (and clean) car, a bigger house and some dry-clean only clothes. Not that I was reluctant. It’s necessary to buy food and various other […]
There I was tied to some people in a bog…
Things I’ve learned from family Cub camp. Always be prepared for life’s unexpected twists. Just when you think things had got a little humdrum, you find yourself walking through a bog while roped to your sons and some other people you had only just met. Top class stain removers are not anywhere near equal to […]
X Factor punched its way to new low
What’s through the keyhole?
Unexpected gifts, winning smiles and a strapping lad
The mysterious tribes of Scotland
Yesterday morning when I dressed the Third Boy, I made a decision. I rejected his cute new t-shirt – Disney’s Pluto on a green and white striped background – in favour of a nondescript multi-coloured affair. Why? Because we were off to the centre of Paisley on a Saturday morning. So what? You may well […]