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A year ago this afternoon, life changed. I left the house as a father of two children and returned later that evening as a father of three after the birth of my daughter Kara. Which, obviously, makes today her first birthday. A lot has happened over the course of the past 12 months. Other than … Continue reading »
One thing’s for sure: Heather didn’t marry me for my genes. I’m asthmatic, diabetic, prone to skin problems and so short-sighted I make Mr Magoo look like he had 20/20 vision. So, particularly given that she wears glasses too, it was only a matter of time before Isaac followed suit. Me and my glasses I’ve … Continue reading »
As a father of three, one thing I’ve become accustomed to over the past five-plus years is coping with being in a constant state of sleep deprivation. I freely admit that some of that is my own doing: most weeks I’m burning the midnight oil way past that allotted hour ‘working’ on my various blogs … Continue reading »
As a father and minor photography geek, I have a close relationship with my cameras. They have recorded all the major milestone events but also the myriad of minor ones which constitute the fabric of my life. It’s that ability to record those unexpected moments which yield an insight into the honest reality of our … Continue reading »
We all know the saying about a picture speaking a thousand words. But the most powerful thing for me about images is not so much what they say as how they make us feel. A great photograph captures not just a moment in time but also its emotion and experience, and it can be enough … Continue reading »
It’s not going to win any prizes as one of the Top Trendy Places You Must Bankrupt Yourself To Stay In Before You Die, but there’s something comforting and nostalgic about our annual cheap-as-chips holiday getaway to Butlins, which we’ve just come back from. Not just because of the memories of our previous trips which … Continue reading »
Today is Twitter’s seventh birthday. If, like me, you use the 140-character microblogging service you’re in good company: it has over 500 million registered accounts worldwide, with over 200 million classed as ‘regular’ users. And no, I’m not one of the 36.3 million people who follow Justin Bieber. (Why? For the love of God, WHY?!?) … Continue reading »
As the saying goes, a picture paints a thousand words. But it also provokes a thousand memories. The video below, entitled We Didn’t Own an iPad, by hungkygraham1 is currently doing the rounds on YouTube. It’s a nostalgic look back on the creator’s formative years during the 1970s and 1980s, which conveniently coincides with my youth. … Continue reading »
As a parent, you have to take the rough with the smooth, the downs with the ups and the bad with the good. I know this. But it doesn’t make it any easier when you have a child who looks forward to a particular day of the week about as much as I look forward … Continue reading »
