We recently said goodbye to our second Subaru Impreza. Himself has had a long history of affection for scoobies, so he's going to help write this post. He's a self-confessed petrolhead, long since a member of various web forums, lover of Top Gear and The Grand Tour, huge consumer of motor racing autobiographies, and if … Continue reading Scooby Memories
A year ago I wrote my first looking forward post to 2020. After the awful, disastrous year we had in 2019 I didn't ask for much. I'm not making resolutions - I just want 2020 to be less painful than 2019 please. Please. And, well, 2020 was certainly a rollercoaster but it wasn't as painful … Continue reading Reflecting on 2020
Tens of millions infected. More than a million dead. Businesses crippled. Nearly everyone’s lives upended in ways great and small. All because of COVID-19, which made 2020 a terrible year even for those of us lucky enough to have not been personally touched by the virus. But as we enter 2021 — with all the … Continue reading Silver Linings
A year ago I wrote my first looking forward post to 2020. After the awful, disastrous year we had in 2019 I didn't ask for much. I'm not making resolutions - I just want 2020 to be less painful than 2019 please. Please. And, well, 2020 was certainly a rollercoaster but it wasn't as painful … Continue reading Here comes 2021
I'm trying really hard to get into the spirit of Christmas. It just feels too early still. My brother's birthday is early December, so I grew up with Christmas not being thought of until after he'd had a celebration. Now large boy's birthday is around the same time and we do the same thing. The … Continue reading Christmas Treat Recipes
We live in the UK, so for us Thanksgiving is usually some far off celebration that doesn't mean very much to us, not unlike Bastille Day or Indian Independence Day. For me, it means a lovely quiet week at work as my company has a large presence in California and the North East of the … Continue reading Thanksgiving 2020
Last year I used a beautiful fabric advent calendar that my mum made to plan out a set of activities for the boys. Of course they didn't all go quite as planned, but we had a great time not eating chocolate. Previous years I've been more organised and bought them each a little something each … Continue reading Homemade Advent Calendar
How to go for an autumnal walk with the kids in, well, a whole bunch of easy catch phrases. Right, wellies on! Do your coats up, don't want to freeze. Don't run across the car park. How can you need a wee? You went before we left. Keep up with Dad please. Watch where you're … Continue reading Keep Up!
Does that sound a bit ridiculous? Well, I would have said so too until himself suggested that since its half term and large boy is almost 9 and the clocks went back so it's not such a late night, would large boy like to stay up and watch Top Gear with us this week. A … Continue reading Rite of passage: Watching Top Gear
One of those days where every little thing seems hard or stressful or goes wrong. One of those days where no one else is getting things right either. One of those days when the boys share a sofa and end up kicking and twisting each other's feet. One of those days when you take three … Continue reading One of those days
