Sunday 7th April 2013. As the boys walked onto the hallowed turf of the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the MCG, the rain stopped, the clouds parted and the sun came out. 84,247 people stood up and…
I ask this question following yet another difficult and emotionally charged evening episode of “Putting the Boys to Bed”. It starts around 6.30pm. The witching hour as we used to call it. The boys have…
My friend called me last night in a panic. “I think I’ve just been scammed” he said. He tells me he has just received a call from Microsoft employee, John Smith. An Indian gentleman from…
I need to find out if other parents are having the same meal time issues. The boys are relatively good eaters. Like others of their age they are fairly fussy. They have a dislike for…
In Australia it is our summer holidays. We are currently into week 6 of an approx. 8 week school holiday. There is no beating around the bush. At this point in time I want to…
I have an average memory. I struggle to remember jokes. I can’t recall specific periods of time. Large chunks of my childhood are missing. I forget details. I know it is all in there. When…
I was thinking about old TV programmes recently and decided to create a list of my favourite programmes, characters and presenters from my childhood in the UK. There are loads more but these are the…
As the fall out of this unimaginable horror continues to fill the news I question whether it is ok for my boys to play with toy guns. The simple answer is no. It is not…
I lost Zak on Sunday. It wasn’t for long. But he was gone. There was a carnival in the park. Several hundred people milling around and one lost child. If you have ever lost a…
10 adults and 17 kids descended upon Warburton Caravan Park last weekend in what was a very memorable 2 nights of camping. In true Bear Grylls style we overcame river rapids, treacherous prickly things on…
Rob Harris
