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What sex life? We’re in lockdown
Here’s something nobody with dependent children has ever said: “Lockdown has done wonders for my sex life.”
January 11, 2021
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Pregnancy and birth during lockdown: One dad’s story
Imagine what pregnancy and birth are like during lockdown. Lockdown rules mean you’d be unable to attend antenatal appointments and when your child eventually arrives, you can’t introduce them to the world because you’re not allowed to meet anyone. This is exactly what ‘lockdown dad’ Phil Norris has experienced and he has been kind to
November 30, 2020
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GCSE exams in summer 2021? Don’t make me laugh!
Surprise surprise, Wales has announced it will be scrapping GCSE exams in 2021, following Scotland which had already said it would not hold National exams this academic year. In what must be one of the most ridiculous decisions made by Government during this pandemic, both England are Northern Ireland are doggedly insisting they will hold
November 11, 2020
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Lockdown Number Two begins
How has this week been for you? Lockdown Number Two started in England and while it stopped us as a family doing all sorts of activities, I did manage to take this ‘figure of eight’ photograph of a sparkler.
November 8, 2020
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Oban Bay: Summer seems like a long time ago
Here’s a further photograph of Oban Bay, taken during our short stay in Oban about six weeks ago (see another one here). It was a balmy, summer evening when I took this image. It seemed fitting to share the picture now as the weather has suddenly turned very autumnal. I’d probably get blown into the
September 27, 2020
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