Every now and again I get to meet a figure like Dan Flanagan. According to his Linkedin profile, Dan is a "social entrepreneur" and yet he also describes himself as a "part-time revolutionary." … [Read more...]
A long lost image of Salford Quays
You know that irritating feeling when you know you’ve taken an awesome photograph, but can’t find it anywhere? Be it a computer file, memory card, stored on the cloud somewhere, you just can’t find that picture. That’s what happened to this image of Salford Quays in Manchester. … [Read more...]
Shared Parental Leave: How mum can benefit
Shared Parental leave (SPL) is a subject very close to my heart. I have written about it many a time and being a dad blogger, I have generally focused on the benefits to fathers of taking an extended period of leave from the workplace when a newborn child arrives on the scene. This only tells part of the story. I was curious to find out what benefits a mum might experience when … [Read more...]
Throwing away my youth
I unlocked the padlock, swung-open the metal door and peered into the poorly-lit storage unit. My heart immediately sank when I saw what was in there. The first thing to catch my eye among the carefully stacked boxes was a plastic shopping basket filled with the most random selection of items ever collected in one small space. There was an ancient tin of shaving foam, two bow … [Read more...]
The Rug Doctor Deep Carpet Cleaner comes to my resuce
Picture the scene. You’ve moved into a new house with new carpets. Everything around you looks and smells new. … [Read more...]