Slightly different blogging scenario for me today, normally these are typed out after Rosie goes to bed, or at least during that period in between her being put to bed and the time some hours later when she actually settles, with me sometimes managing to write as many as fifty words before she materialises again [...]
I hate priorities. Stupid, no fun priorities, with their sensible button down collars and penchant for the music of Celine Dion and getting your tax returns done on time. Priorities, with their disapproving glares and that little voice they provoke in your head that say ‘Can you really afford that?’ Just a hint, if you [...]
On New Years Eve Rosie, Ellen and myself all said goodbye to two of the closest friends I have, who are about to embark on a six month trip to the far east (lucky bastards) and will be returning not to York, but to one of their parents. And so in the space of two [...]
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On the last of our days in Amsterdam we woke after a lovely snooze and found ourselves to be again thankfully free of hangover, if a little tired. Today was going to be the day for wrapping things up, so we had a few things lined up and an agenda of simply trying to manage [...]
On the third day, we woke a little later than the day before, becoming more and more comfortable with the surroundings, but also safe in the knowledge that we wouldn’t have to stray too from the hotel. We had realised the night before that two of the places we most wanted to go were actually [...]
We were loathed to set the alarm for the next day, given it was going to be our first day in a long time without a human alarm clock to awaken us, but nonetheless the noise of the trams outside have us up and out of the door before half nine in the morning. And [...]
You may have to forgive my indulgence for the next few days, but if you are interested, I thought I write a little catalogue of our trip to Amsterdam. When we went on Holiday to Oxford last year I rather enjoyed writing about it, and it will serve as a nice reminder of what was [...]
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