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Wonderland bonkers

In the latest of his occasional columns, The Grifflet (8) reviews Sherman Theatre’s production of Alice In Wonderland. Grammar is edited by Dad, but the words are his. In the […]

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Don’t stop believing

A poet friend of mine wrote beautifully that “There is no power on earth stronger than the fierce determination of a child’s belief.” Whether you’re old or young, please never […]

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Time flies away

I went back up to Oxford this weekend on a secret mission. Meeting an old friend I haven’t seen for 20 years, it was a discreet exchange of brass instruments […]

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Capturing Dad

A dawn portrait exposes The Boy’s talent

Boy's Own

Wonderful things

The discovery of Tut Ankh Amun, as recorded by The Boy (6)

America

Learning from the Master

Fred Astaire season

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Sully’s Superfood Saturday

Roots, rituals and black pudding in Our City

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Impressing the girls

In a competition between six year olds to impress blonde lady classmate Seren, there can be only one winner on Non Uniform Day. Rugby club tie, blazer, polished brogues. Swelligent. […]

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Orange alert

It was close. A little lad, under the weather and, in his own words, feeling down in the dumps. Waiting for Dad to come home, consoled with plans for Halloween […]

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Shoes maketh man

The Boy learns to balance Oxfords and brogues.

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The night the angels sang

Three little kings make a Rugby Club's Christmas

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Mummy’s the word

The Boy meets The Boy King

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Saucing a Bada Bing Sunday

Making a gravy he can't refuse

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Shrunken heads and growing minds

Journal of an expedition to times past

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Life’s what you make of it

Potential trauma today. Excited little chap popped from the car like a cork from a bottle, and bounced to his sport class this evening. Only to find it cancelled, with […]

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Beware, my boy

Of all the fatherly advice I can give, caution with blonde ladies is one of the most important. Happily, he doesn’t seem to be listening…

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