What is it like for a father whose occupation can put him in harm’s way? I’d been curious to find out for some time so I was delighted when veteran broadcast journalist Ryan Chilcote agreed to speak to me.
Mum friends. It’s a phrase I hear often. Mums will often talk about how they appreciate the support of their mum friends and how they couldn’t get by without them. The subject of mum friends came up last week when I took part in a panel discussion at the Flexpo flexible working event at Sandown
We were sat inside, eating our MadeGood granola bars. Our plan had been to go for a picnic but the weather had other ideas and it was throwing it down.
The words Parent Teacher Association and its acronym PTA can elicit the strongest of opinions from parents. I’ve noticed us mums and dads tend to fall into two camps: Those that are incredibly keen to help and those, the majority if I’m honest, who treat the regular requests for help and donations as an irritation.
For several months I’ve been regularly opening a file of photographs I have stored on my computer. They’re ‘above average’ images that I know I could improve with a little editing. More often than not, I stare at them blankly for a while, get completely flummoxed and then find I have to dash off on
