If you know of a prettier Dog I’ll be amazed
This is Ben I think he’s the most beautiful Labrador in Cardiff, Wales, UK, the world!
Family
Les Miserables, Fantastique!
I’m a bit of a philistine when it comes to the arts, never quite “getting it” when it comes to telling a story through song. But last night I went to see Les Miserables in the Wales Millennium Centre and it was truly fantastic. Story telling through song is a bit beyond me, but some…
What lessons are our Kids learning?
“Don’t worry darling, you can stay in bed, it’s a bit cold outside” – words I never heard from my parents yet words that have been spoken in many a home this week no doubt. What ever happened to the notion of “getting on with it”? A little snow falls and we all come to a…
What is it about Snow?
I know it looks lovely, especially first thing in the morning, but it gets into your turn-ups and freezes, then after a while it can get dirty and turns to slush but worst of all it sometimes helps you to land with a bump. But despite the negatives, I think it’s pretty fair to say…
The truth about Christmases past – in our house
Christmas isn’t the same now; my children are no longer kids and the days of Father Christmas are long gone. But the memories persist and pevery year we talk about one long-departed Christmas ritual that used to take place in our house. When the kids were small I bought a Santa suit, beard, hat and…
Seasonal Message from the Davies Family
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Where’s my Christmas spirit gone
I’m in Marks & Sparks, Carol singers are at the escalators singing and I feel as grumpy as can be. Seasonal Negative Attitude Disorder is what I put it down to, hopefully it’ll clear in a few weeks.
Why I hate “data protection”
When I rang a call centre this morning to make a payment on behalf of my wife I was faced with some daft questions. “It’s all to do with data protection”. No it bloody isn’t! It’s to do with inane call centre managers not working out what is really needed. Calling to make a payment…
How professional is professional recruitment?
There’s a fair bit of recruitment activity being discussed in our house at the moment as my son looks for his first steps in a career. He’s keen to work in Cardiff and with a Marketing and Business Management degree is, I would hope, reasonably employable. He’s applied for a few jobs and is attending interviews…
Stamp out Thuggery
Whilst sometimes sport can thrill it too can sometimes disappoint. Rugby has always been a great game for me and now for my sons too, but sometimes it can be ruined by stupidity. Last weekend one of my clan was leading a team at the annual Aberaeron 7’s, a small weekend festival in the most…
Too much of a good thing spoils your Summer
Image by [phil h Saturday is my wedding anniversary: 28 years ago tonight I was still single. But I just can’t look forward to Saturday. No: it’s nothing to do with my marriage, which is fine/great/wonderful etc etc, it’s because bloody Kick Ball is back. Even before I’ve managed to get my shirt off in…
When Cellan and the Moon connected
I can remember where I was when they landed on the moon. I was at home in London with my brother: my parents had gone to Ceredigion for a holiday and we were home alone. Alone that is with much of the world watching grainy pictures on black and white television. We watched the landing…