White Stuff

This is what's happening just a few feet away from me as Jamie (hiding behind his piece of paper) and Charlotte join other kiddiewi...

Some are born great, some have greatness thrust upon them and others just go out and grab it when the opportunity presents itself, if only t...

Last month we Whites packed up the car and headed north for a few nights in a caravan in Northumberland.  It was great and we vowed to retu...

I hurt my back carrying Charlotte around Ilkley a couple of weeks ago and have been unable to do any meaningful exercise since. I was compla...

I'm just back from the annual North West 200 motorbike races, held in my native Triangle of Coleraine, Portrush and Portstewa...

Welcome to Leeds Bradford International Airport. See, I wouldn't lie to you.  Well, I say that. I'm actually on the plan...

So, how did the General Election go for you? I don't do party politics on here and am not about to start. Suffice to say that Thurs...

Well, I mean, I did say . Yes, the speculation was right and Princess Charlotte (Elizabeth Diana) it is. I thought our Charlotte would b...

Another terrific weekend to live in God's Own County as the inaugural Tour de Yorkshire sped along streets both close and familia...

Unless you've been hiding under a stone since sunrise (and, to be fair, I have woken up under a stone on an occasional Saturday morning)...

Who are those intrepid men of mystery you can see before you?  (I hear you cry. Surely). Any idea?  Nope?  OK, two clues. Clue o...

I watched proudly today as Jamie marched through the streets of Horsforth with his fellow Beavers. Marking St George's Day, the ...

Some serious panic in Charlotte World first thing this morning over the crucially important issue of birthdays. We've had several youn...

This is our garden hedge.  It's about 10 feet high and I tend to cut it about twice a year, each trim taking not very long at all...

Well, that was fun. We Whites are just back from three nights in a caravan.  I don't care much for tents, but caravans - with their ro...

I might not be very good at it, but I do like to write. And now Jamie is beginning to show signs of a similar tendency.  Better than th...

The General Election campaign gets formally under way tomorrow.  And with so many different parties to chose from these days, the sight o...

With Charlotte at a party and Vanessa accompanying her for health and safety/free lunch reasons, the boy and I are home alone. We shoul...

So, how did the eclipse go for you? 16 years ago, when the last eclipse was alleged to have taken place here, I was living in London. An...

The list of "good things" achieved by this blog are limited to say the least. But something I am proud of is having had the o...