off the record

Only a Dad

Words from the fabulous Edgar Guest for fathers everywhere

Stylin’ on skates

Brilliant birthday party today for one of The Boy’s mates. They had a great time. It’s hard to look elegant when you’re alternating between pirouetting onto your rump and pushing […]

Style

Shades of classic

Bought my first new pair of sunglasses in a decade today. Ten years ago I was working in aerospace and defence, when uber modern Oakleys were de rigeur. I still […]

Boy's Own

The Inky Pen Sequel

Chapter two of the Young Writer's saga

America

We’ve been discussing the Egyptians. Rameses, Cleopatra and Nefertiti have joined us at the dinner table. Howard Carter and his great discoveries have inspired exploration under our deck. Thankfully for […]

Father

Guarding the King

...of instruments

Father

It ain’t half hot, Mowgli

It’s Movie Night and the Boy’s chosen Jungle Book 2. Before today, only Indiana Jones and The Godfather had sequels better than the original. Now we can add the combination […]

In brief

Wordy wows

As I type this, I’m in what my iPhone tells me is an “ambitious, multi-artform cultural space…that presents and produces international art, performance and film alongside a dynamic social space.” […]

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