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Life under lockdown (again): Back to square one

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In March last year, the UK entered a strict national lockdown as we battled the first wave of […]

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January 11, 2021 A dad's life

Life under lockdown (again): A different Christmas

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So, Christmas happened. It wasn’t the Christmas we had hoped for. But, if we have learned anything in […]

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December 29, 2020 A dad's life

Life under lockdown (again): Preparing for a not-normal Christmas

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Lockdown 2 is over and we’re now into the build-up to Christmas. Our festive season will be familiar […]

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December 15, 2020 A dad's life

A birthday letter to my 13-year-old son

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Happy birthday for yesterday, Isaac. Not that any two are the same, but your 2020 edition is particularly […]

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December 7, 2020 A dad's life

Life under lockdown (again): Not too early

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Lockdown is almost over. It’s still just about November but, even so, it’s not too early to start […]

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December 2, 2020 A dad's life

Life under lockdown (again): In the balance

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We’re back into lockdown, and is it too melodramatic to say that Christmas hangs in the balance? Maybe, […]

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November 16, 2020 A dad's life

[AD] The Phoenix comic – an ideal Christmas gift

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Kara and I have been road-testing the pre-teen/early teen comic the Phoenix. Here’s what we think of it […]

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November 6, 2020 A dad's life, Reviews

Life under lockdown (again): Déjà vu?

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First we had a national lockdown to combat Covid-19. Then we introduced regional lockdowns and a three-tier system. […]

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November 2, 2020 A dad's life

6 things our kids will never understand

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You know you’re getting old when you mention something from your formative years to your children and they […]

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October 28, 2020 A dad's life

Life under lockdown (again): 200 days later

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Two more weeks have passed and it looks like we have a long and difficult winter ahead, as […]

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October 19, 2020 A dad's life

Slipping through my fingers

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Time flies, as the saying goes. So, too, does childhood. The passage of time is a funny thing. […]

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October 15, 2020 A dad's life

Life under lockdown (again): The Covid Hokey Cokey

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We’re now nearly two weeks into this new … what are we supposed to call it, anyway? ‘Not-a-lockdown’? […]

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October 6, 2020 A dad's life

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