Have you noticed how Ed Sheeran is playing in every single public space across the land? I’ve no idea how he’s done it, but he turns up in more places than Lego bricks. He was even playing on the Bull in the Archers the other day. His Castle On The Hill is brilliant – […]
Next stop… the classroom
Have you ever had a Wednesday that was doing its best to impersonate a Friday in all regards, except that there are still two full actual days to go until the weekend? That’s today, that is. Though while the weekend is a lovely place to be it does mean that the holidays are very nearly […]
A holiday less average… Secrets of the typical Brit abroad
Not quite a week and already the tan is fading faster than the sand fly bites. We’ve passed through the usual back-to-normal phases: Good grief it’s great to be home I’m on top of the world and I can do anything. I’m rested, watch me roar. How can there possibly be so much laundry? […]
When we went to Gozo…
Less than a week since we came home and already the photos are making me sigh fondly. We went to Gozo on our hols this year, stayed in an Airbnb place and had a ball. Here’s what we learned. If you have to go swimming then have your own pool. Our digs had its own […]
Advice for would-be family camper
At first glance, camping is wonderful. It’s cheap, it’s simple, it fosters adventure and togetherness and – if photos are to be believed – everyone doing it is grinning like an idiot. And, at some levels, this is true, but only if you do it right. Camping is incredibly complicated, stressful and unpleasant if you […]