Marathon Running & School Places It’s tipping down with rain. I’m cold, wet and exhausted, but I’ve just completed another 20 mile run as part of my training for the London marathon this year. ...

Sunshine and Sleepwalking  At last the summer is here … and finally I’ve got round to writing another blog entry! (Sorry it’s taken so long Nigel!) It’s been a busy few months. I’m a bit of a sun ...

Mmmm … Doughnuts! Last weekend was the Holy Grail for any parent with a young child; Amelie spent the weekend at Grandma and Grandpa’s, leaving us with a child free weekend! (Thanks Grandma and ...

Pepper the pirate cat If you’re thinking of getting a cat and you’ve got a young child, my one piece of advice would be not to call it Pepper! We got our cat a couple of years before ...

First of all, it’s been a few weeks since my last post. I’ve been battling severe man flu (tonsillitis) ….and combining that with looking after Amelie, my brain has been pretty frazzled and ...

“Do you wanna build a snowman?”   So last Monday was finally the day; after eight months of Amelie asking me, “Do you wanna build a snowman?”………we had snow!   I imagine ...

“Have you got the day off from work?” is probably the most common thing people ask me when I’m out and about with my daughter during the week. I always reply with the same explanation, so it makes sense to do the same here to introduce myself: “Hi, my name is Dave, I’ve lived ...