
- 6 days ago
- 3 min
"Please don't shit in the umbrella"
OK so that was a long hiatus from writing. I guess losing Dad and then the arrival of our new baby, really got in the way of my...

- Jan 11, 2021
- 10 min
Losing Dad
So I've not written for about 3 months now. I guess I've been finding it difficult for a number of reasons, firstly being that I was...

- Jun 16, 2020
- 5 min
Nel's First Dirty Protest
Last week was busy. On Monday, Sam and I drove to Birmingham to pick up an old 60 Series Land Cruiser. We've always both loved them,...

- Jun 5, 2020
- 4 min
The Luckiest Kid in Fife
The two previous blog posts were written a couple of weeks ago, and I've only had the courage to share them now. It all felt a little...

- Jun 5, 2020
- 4 min
"Isn't it funny how banjo music is making a comeback?"
Dad was set for a discharge on the Saturday. I went into the ward to see him before the transfer arrived, so that I could help feed him...

- Jun 5, 2020
- 6 min
Back Into The Woods We go...
So after posting my last blog, and thinking we were out of the woods, I received a phone call from the doctor looking after my dad in...

- May 12, 2020
- 7 min
The Week I thought I'd Lost My Dad
Another week has gone by, and I've been more grateful than ever to have Nel to keep me busy. This week, we vaguely introduced the idea of...