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True Love?

He promised me an ipod to entertain me on long car journeys up the country….
Yup, this is what I got.
As we prepare to head on our first proper family 2 week holiday ever, he urged me to come out to the car to inspect his wonderful creation.
The mains inverter has been hooked up to the [...]

Off with her head

The Tudors – TV series

Politics, religion, conflict, attraction, sex: whats not to like about this tv series which is now in its second season?
I watched a repeated BBC series on Henry VIII and his wives a couple of decades or more ago with my Dad and I was hooked. It was a fascinating time in [...]

Chugga Chugga Choo Choo

Brio My First Battery Powered Railway Set

On Saturday myself and Fionn took ourselves off from the mayhem and into town for a couple of hours to pick up a few last minute items needed before we head on holidays this weekend.  He was in great form, we had our cafe stop which he relished, but [...]

Nature or Nurture

The Making of Me: Vanessa Mae BBC1

Was Vanessa Mae born a violin prodigy or did she become one through blood, sweat, tears and hours upon hours of practice?

By all accounts, it appears that her mother was a major force in driving her success. From the age of 4 when Vanessa began learning to play [...]

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