Recently I was asked to describe my dad in no more than three words and in all honesty, I struggled.  Not because I couldn’t find three specific words to describe him, but simply because in my eyes he was worthy of a much greater and lengthy description. Using just the […]

There aren’t many films where the blooper-reel is funnier than the final product. ‘We’re the Millers’ directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, of ‘Dodgeball’ fame, is a swing and a miss comedy that tries to blend all the raunchiness of ‘The Hangover’ with traditional family sitcom style comedy. Low level marijuana […]

“When are we going to have our first baby?” I asked my long-suffering other half over breakfast under a week ago. Jonathan looked up with his mouth still half open, likely from shock, and stared at me unblinkingly for several seconds. I may as well have asked him if we […]

I can’t get away from it. Twenty seven years of age, presently living with the fiance’s parents in their (thankfully large) vicarage home, unmarried, no children, no house, and a temp job that is certainly feeling like my long-term job at the minute. It is quite clear, given the fact […]

With the world’s population set to reach a staggering 9 billion by 2050 and with resources already so stretched in many countries, could a form of child-birth restriction program be the long-term solution to an over-population crisis? Any talk of regulation when it comes to the amount of children a person can […]

Once again, it has come to that time of year in which the streets fill with people and the cold weather returns with a vengeance. (Not that we have had the joy of a consistently hot summer this year). The days grow shorter, the darkness makes it almost impossible to rise in the […]

I feel I should state straight away that I am a student in my third year at University, so I have had two years experience of living and getting on next door to various families. I have accepted that there are certain rules in ‘keeping the peace’.  I also understand […]

There are ingredients that make a holiday, and there are the secret ingredients that add the touch of magic and make them memorable. When I think of holidays that I had as a child there are certain highlights, which have stayed with me after all this time. Why does a […]