Tinker Tailor Soldier sailor Rich man, Poor Man Beggar man Thief. Doctor, lawyer And so the old verse goes. I remember my Grandmother counting off her plum stones around the her plate. Parts of the rhyme having being appropriated by writers such as Le Carre and Irwin Shaw, Tom Waits and Radiohead. How do you […]
Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, rich man, poor man … work life balance. Read More »
“Barbarians at the Gates”, (Burrough/Helyar) was a book in the 80s read by people involved in finance, particularly in The City . After a few months at the school gates, I wrote a skit, “Mammaries at the Gates” which was my therapy for the better and the worst of what I encountered. Standing waiting for
“Mammaries at the Gates” – Experience of dropping off and picking up at school. Read More »
JUST THROW MONEY AT IT. Inspire and go, for a price …The sugar and stirred option favoured by numerous parents stressed and exhausted by work, who give it up to the experts to take the strain off their holiday. A dip into the diverse companies in the UK and abroad providing activity holidays can lead
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Our Candian Wilderness Adventure It was with great excitement and perhaps a little trepidation that we arrived at Algonquin outfitters at the end of August 2019, at this time of year the days were already shortening and the evenings were getting chilly. This was planned as the highlight of a 2 week holiday to New
Norton Family – Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada. From Mark, the Dad’s point of view. Read More »
We had sailed long distances on yachts, but, we were new to dinghies. Our first dinghy was a heron which was perfect for a family of four with two young boys. We loved the Heron however once the boys were over 6 and 8, we outgrew it. It is easily transportable, and light enough for
Dinghies: Heron. Wayfarer. Sea Hopper. Fusion . Read More »
In August 2018 the Branagan family flew from Johannesburg to Vilcanulos, Mozambique. We stayed at Casi Babi with the lovely Sabrina and Denis who ran Odysseadive . Vilcanulos is a beautiful, unspoilt fishing village. We watched the daily catch come in everyday, it seemed that the whole village turned up to the beach to help
Far and Wide: Diving in Mozambique. Pippa and her family Read More »
Every year Joel, Lucy, Billie and Daisy go to the Isle of Wight in mid July. Lucy remembers. ‘It was my Mum’s Birthday in July, just after we broke up from school, and we always rented a cottage near Freshwater or Totland. My parents, my brother and I walked up on the cliffs overlooking the
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PLOTTING How sophisticated or simple is your escapism? One end of the scale being a field next to a remote farm, or, be one of scores in a massive camp site with facilities galore. It gives your family the opportunity to experience the sounds and silences of the nature, if not the wild. The remote controls
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Traveller Ralf Potts wrote, “Walk until your day become interesting’. With children you have to make the interesting. I was seriously ambivalent about being the mother of teenagers. In the weeks running up to my youngest become a teenager, I found it a stretch. I know other mothers feel the same. Both
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