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Like Father, Like Daughter: July 2013

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After almost four years, today was my last day as a stay-at-home dad. And we marked it with a day trip involving two of G's favourite activities: going swimming and eating ice cream. When we eventually got out and started walking back to where our bags were, she realised she was leaving wet footprints on the ground. So that was a game we had to play for a while. Which was fine, because we weren't in any hurry. So that's about that. Next week I'm going back to work full-time, so I'll no longer be a st...

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Like Father, Like Daughter: Lego For Girls

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About how I've always been keen to avoid exposing G to too much pink, in the hope that she won't grow up believing she can only do certain 'girl' things. There's not an outright ban on Disney princess stuff, but it needs to be balanced by less stereotypically girly activities. I don't have many parenting rules, but in a world of needless makeovers. And colour-themed toy displays. I think this is an important one to stick to. Lego's frankly alarming girl-focused advertising campaign. Put Me In A Boat.

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Like Father, Like Daughter: March 2013

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It was a busy Sunday of Easter egg fun for G. We started off in our back garden, where G got down to the serious work of finding little chocolate eggs that Mrs J had hidden about the place. Not that G was in the mood for sharing them out afterwards:. We then went for an afternoon at Dunham Massey Hall near Altrincham. It's a big National Trust pile, and there was a trail laid out in the gardens for little ones to follow. Not that G was initially too sure:. On the way around, we encountered some chickens:.

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Like Father, Like Daughter: Back At The Waterfall

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Back At The Waterfall. I'm going back to work full-time soon, and with my time taking care of G having been down to two days a week for some time anyway, I don't have many days left with her as a proper stay-at-home dad. So on Friday I thought I'd take her back to somewhere we've visited before, Lumb Falls near Hebden Bridge. Unlike when she was a baby. It's a good job I like ice cream too, really. Posted by Richard Jones / Monday, 8 July 2013 /. View my complete profile. Back At The Waterfall. Harkness ...

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Like Father, Like Daughter: April 2013

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This week's big news is that G has her first boyfriend. They met in the old-fashioned way, at nursery. She said, excitedly. All very sweet, but I suppose I'd better be ready for her to come home inconsolably upset one day, just in case. I took this picture yesterday, during a walk at the lake at Clifton Country Park. Posted by Richard Jones / Friday, 26 April 2013 /. Later, we took her bowling. It had been a while since I've been, and Mrs J was alarmed to discover that technology has moved on in rece...

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Like Father, Like Daughter: Outdoor Swimming

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Continuing our recent tour of favourite places. I've taken G over the last few years, we took advantage of the beautiful weekend weather by going across the Pennines to Hathersage and its lovely outdoor swimming pool. I've taken her every summer since she was little, so it's easy to see her progress from baby. To last year's two-year-old. Posted by Richard Jones / Wednesday, 10 July 2013 /. View my complete profile. Back At The Waterfall. Settling In At School. The Richard Jones Journalism Blog. It's The...

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Getting ready for winter | Helen's European Journey

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Helen's European Journey. 2 adults, a very spoilt cat and a caravan following the sun…. Someone shut the door – its cold outside. Getting ready for winter. November 26, 2012. The idea of spending a winter back in the UK was always going to be a little bit scary. Living in a caravan down in Southern Spain in the winter is one thing, but being back in temperatures that drop considerably overnight is something else altogether. Why don’t we just go and rent somewhere? The answer to that is simple. Money&...

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Update | Helen's European Journey

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Helen's European Journey. 2 adults, a very spoilt cat and a caravan following the sun…. Getting ready for winter. Its been a while…. →. February 14, 2013. Its been an interesting few months being back in the UK. Spending a ‘proper’ winter in Bessy has not been an enjoyable experience. We have battled against the damp, condensation being public enemy number one! And having to cope without running water in the caravan for a few weeks at a time has been hard work. We have secured a position ‘caretakin...

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My Shitty Twenties – The Blog | Emily Morris

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My Shitty Twenties – The Book. My Shitty Twenties – The Blog. Content, Copywriting and Journalism. My Shitty Twenties – The Blog. Some of the older posts are archived now, but I’m working on dusting them off and bringing them out again soon. Why Write Real Life? How Running Helped me Write. A Real-life, Proper Book. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Why Write Real Life? How Running Helped me Write. A Real-life, Proper Book. Why Write Real Life?

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Summer hols…. | Helen's European Journey

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Helen's European Journey. 2 adults, a very spoilt cat and a caravan following the sun…. Its been a while…. The summer is over… →. July 17, 2013. Last week we had my parents come and stay for the week….my brother dropped them off at Dover and they came across as foot passengers to Calais where we picked them up. A few days prior to them arriving the sun finally came out and shone for the whole time they were here. First night and tea on the balcony. Ice creams in La Touquet. Pit stop in Peronne. You are c...