It’s just an ordinary day in the ordinary life of an ordinary family. As the alarm clock flicks over to 7:37 am, a day begins for an average teenager. After wolfing down a rushed breakfast, they join the hustle and bustle…
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I, like most northern folk, watched the film Kes. It was a poignant tale about the working class struggles in Barnsley. The 1968 Ken Loach film, based on the book A Kestrel For A Knave by Barry Hines, is a…
The 1st of February 2019 marks the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo Da Vinci. Crazy right? He died 500 years ago and yet he’s still known and admired by generations all over the world. To commemorate this monumental…
On Saturday, I had the pleasure and privilege of attending the Victoria Gate Casino’s 2nd birthday as a VIP guest – oooh fancy, I know. And to celebrate their anniversary, the casino decided to bring in the best kind of…
Happy New Year folks! Well, 2018 has been a wild ride, I’ve had a lot of ups, I’ve had a few downs but now we’re on to the next chapter. “New Year, New Me” and all that bollocks. I know…
Yes, Christmas day has been and gone, but we are still very much in the heart of the ’12 days of Christmas’ and so I thought I’d write a little blog post about some baubles I bought that both melted my heart and brightened up my tree. Like all unnecessary purchases, it starts with a drunken night out.
For the past 12 weeks, I have been desperately awaiting the arrival of my lush sofa set. Now, that sounds standard for a sofa delivery, but when you’ve had no form of real furniture in the living room since getting…
Another year has nearly come to a close and so of course, that means that we’re in the heart of ‘Office Christmas Party’ season. However, this one was a little different for me this year as I don’t have long…
Christmas is coming and that can only mean one thing – it’s panto season “Oh no it isn’t! Oh yes it is!” Sorry, I couldn’t resist. Now, I haven’t been to a pantomime for a good decade (possibly even two…
Yorkshire Sculpture Parks’ most notorious alcoholic visitors have returned for their annual fiesta! I think our little tradition started maybe 4 years ago for our friend Jamie’s birthday. Each year we manage to take more and more prosecco, wine, cider…