What do you do when your Father-in-Law decides he’s going to lambast your heritage by poking fun at the length and supposed difficulty in pronunciation of African names? That’s what happened this weekend as I sat there wondering what notions of colonialism I myself have begun to harbour being a…
It’s not too long now before myself and my wife meet the little person we’ve been spending the last 7 months or so preparing to welcome. It’s quite amazing how you sit up and pay attention when you’re expecting, how much life has changed for us in terms of positioning…
IMG_1439 IMG_1440 This weekend was truly blessed. I took part in an initiative happily titled ‘100 Fathers’ day trip to Chessington’. The thought immediately excited my friend and I. The following day we signed up and the countdown was on. This event (should it go to plan) was set to…
Small Person and the Fairies So small person is rapidly outgrowing her title, clothes, and to a degree her childish ways. I’m often struck by her development. Of course, extremely impressed, but struck nonetheless by how she advances. Earlier in the year I introduced her to a video on YouTube…