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ABBA Voyage review: Thank you for the music

A concert venue in Stratford, London
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We were fortunate enough to have tickets last weekend for the hugely anticipated ABBA Voyage concert. Does it […]

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June 22, 2022 Music

Recognising the value of recognition

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It was just another Wednesday, when I received a notification that transformed a mundane ‘hump day’ into something […]

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June 16, 2022 A dad's life

The week things went back to ‘normal’

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We’ve been free from mandatory pandemic restrictions for a while now. Covid increasingly feels like a distant bad […]

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June 7, 2022 A dad's life

5 will become 4 sooner than we think

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I had a random thought the other evening that left me feeling more than a little melancholy. Isaac […]

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May 25, 2022 A dad's life

A birthday letter to my 10-year-old daughter

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How can you be ten years old already, Kara? I really don’t know where the time has gone, […]

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May 10, 2022 A dad's life

The road not taken

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On the whole, I’m not someone who dwells too much on the past. I prefer to live in […]

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March 18, 2022 A dad's life

Happy birthday, Toby: Now you are 12

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You turned 12 on Wednesday, Toby. One year from becoming a fully-fledged teenager! Here’s my annual letter reflecting […]

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January 21, 2022 A dad's life

A birthday letter to my 14-year-old son

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And so, Isaac, another year passes, each one a little faster than the one before. You turned 14 […]

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December 21, 2021 A dad's life

Life after lockdown: 3 months later

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Today marks the three-month anniversary of ‘Freedom Day’ – July 19th – the day when UK coronavirus restrictions […]

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October 19, 2021 A dad's life

3 years after my Road to Damascus moment

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Without wanting to sound overly melodramatic, three years ago today (12th October 2018) I made a life-changing decision. […]

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October 12, 2021 A dad's life

Why I went to BlogOn (and why I’ll keep coming back)

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Last weekend I was at BlogOn, an annual blogging conference which takes place in Bracknell every October. Except, […]

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October 5, 2021 A dad's life

And so the parenting journey continues

A winding mountain road
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Parenting doesn’t necessarily become easier as your kids grow older, but it’s certainly different. I’ve been a parent […]

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September 28, 2021 A dad's life

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