White Stuff

It's that time of the holiday period when the pace has eased a little bit and you have time to properly review what gifts have kind...

Well, that's Christmas kind of over for another year (although I fully intend to tear the arse out of it for a few days yet).  I trust y...

It's 3pm on Christmas Eve and, being partial to the occasional cliché, I'd like to say it's the "calm before the storm...

With Charlotte's birthday celebrations finally at an end (she's the one on the throne, obviously), today it was time to get bac...

I suspect I'm not alone in having spent a lifetime wondering what lies at the end of the rainbow.  And today I discovered the answer....

A special moment at Guiseley Infant School first thing this morning, when Jesus was born for the eighth time in the past week.  According...

Here's a bit of fun. You'll hopefully be aware that Vanessa I recently set up a PR and communications company, VANBAR associate...

With Christmas Eve now just a fortnight away, Charlotte thought you might like a quick refresher on what happened in a stable in Bethlehe...

You might recall that I took on the Great North Run in September in memory of my sadly departed friends Mags and David who passed away ov...

A year goes fast, and today it was time for the annual Guiseley Infant and Nursery School Christmas Fair. Having spent four hours at the s...

A rare treat this afternoon, when I was one of several proud parents invited along to sample the culinary delights lovingly prepared ...

People keep asking me what's happened to my tiniest pal, Wee John, who hasn't featured on here as often as before. Well, the sh...

Unless you actually have a life, you'll probably be aware that today is Black Friday. And I'll be honest with you, I'm still n...

You'll probably be aware that Band Aid 30's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" has stormed to the top of the UK singl...

I'm the proud owner of three Ireland rugby shirts, and here they are. On the left is the original, which is around 30 years old - a...

Welcome to "rehab," otherwise known as my sofa in Guiseley. Yes, I came back yesterday from a fine but typically unhealthy long ...

You might remember, back in August , I told you about the launch of a little campaign to ensure that Clare Johnston - Northern Ireland'...

It's a jaw-dropping day for many on Planet Earth with news that some hairy Europeans have managed to land a dishwasher on a comet tra...

I spent a large chunk of yesterday morning trying to convince Jamie that, in life, it's the taking part and not the winning that ...

I was going to entitle this post "Ginger whinger" (which rhymes) - until I had a bizarre bit of luck.  Let me explain. Like m...