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My name's Dan and I live near Huddersfield in the North of England. I’m a 34 years old part time stay at home dad. For three days a week I'm also a community mental health nurse but you won’t find me blogging about that here. I’m married to Kerry and we have two children - Amy (6) and Evan (3). I keep chickens, grow veg, and take the occasional long walk. If you want to know how other's describe me then take a look here.Where else to find me
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Monthly Archives: August 2006
A vision of the future
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Warning, this post will mean nothing to foreigners
There is an old saying: Never ask someone if they are from Yorkshire. If they are, they will have already told you; and if they aren’t you don’t want to embarrass them. This evening Kerry asked Amy if she wanted … Continue reading Read more »
On balance, a pretty nice dilemma to have
Someone in my office was talking about a recent visit from their boyfriend’s nieces. She described them as being incapable of letting a second go by where they weren’t receiving the undivided attention of a grown up. Whether it was … Continue reading Read more »
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Be vewy vewy quiet, I’m hunting wabbits
Anthony, our next door neighbour, recently told us that he feels a bloodbath is inevitable. He’s even starting to think it would be better to get it all out of the way sooner rather than later. From our perspective however … Continue reading Read more »
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More bon mots
Kerry and I have never really had an our song; At my most beautiful by R.E.M. is probably the closest we come. Amy on the other hand has a number of songs with which she will be forever linked in … Continue reading Read more »
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Accrington Stanley? Who are they?
There are two different types of milk in our fridge. Kerry and I have skimmed milk in a futile nod to healthy eating and Amy has full fat. This morning Amy asked for a drink and, as the skimmed milk … Continue reading Read more »
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Shhhh…
In many respects I’m a very responsible person. I keep to the speed limit, try to shop ethically, and very rarely pull a sickie at work. In other ways, however, I am a raging torrent of heady irresponsibility. I’m forever … Continue reading Read more »
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Bunking off
The Hughes are rebelling. Over the past couple of weeks it’s become increasingly obvious that Amy isn’t enjoying nursery very much any more. There are a few reasons for this, but the main ones are that all her friends are … Continue reading Read more »
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Granny’s got a new kitten
Amy met Tobi today, Granny’s new kitten. Needless to say I think Granny’s house will be even more popular! Nola and I think Amy was a little unsure but that probably has more to do with Tobi being so small. … Continue reading Read more »
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Centenary
This is my hundredth post. To mark this auspicious occasion I thought I would take a look back through the archives and pull out some of my favourite posts from the last eight months. That way I don’t have to … Continue reading Read more »
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