Archive of 2009 April
How to walk
on April 30th, 2009 in Uncategorized by Dan | 11 CommentsLast night on BBC Two there was a show about that most English of topics: rain. In it they discussed the wettest point in the UK, the place that gets the heaviest, longest, and most frequent amount of rainfall in the entire of this already pretty sodden country. A place…
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Saving the world from Solomon Grundy
on April 28th, 2009 in General by Dan | 7 Comments
New stuff
on April 26th, 2009 in General by Dan | 12 CommentsMy job may have some pretty significant disadvantages (none of which I’m really able to go into here), but you’d be very hard pressed to find an alternative that offers quite the same level of perks. Trust me, I’ve tried. The main advantage of course is that I only have…
Continue reading...Win a wii
on April 21st, 2009 in Uncategorized by Dan | Comments OffSingleParentDad is offering readers a Wii at the moment in a contest sponsored by Ciao.co.uk. Yes this post is an effort to increase my chances of winning it. And yes if I’m honest I’m hoping no one else enters the contest so as to increase my chances of winning. But…
Continue reading...A morning constitutional
on April 20th, 2009 in General by Dan | 10 CommentsOur 60 odd mile long hike on the Cumbria Way is coming up fast. It’s only five weeks away to be precise, and so I thought I’d better start dragging my carcass off the couch and doing a little preparation for it. Especially since I put on 7lb on our…
Continue reading...You do realise this means war?
on April 19th, 2009 in General by Dan | 17 CommentsOver on his blog my “brother” Sam has just declared war on me by posting a vaguely embarrassing photograph of me when I was a baby. As my mother said when I was discussing the issue with her yesterday: “He can’t think he’s going to win; after all you’ve had…
Continue reading...Old McHughes 2009
on April 17th, 2009 in Uncategorized by Dan | 9 CommentsI know you’ve all been pretty desperate to find out what’s been going on with my chickens whilst we were in the US. Well, they got bloody huge, that’s what happened. In just six weeks they have gone from from this: To this: Pretty amazing stuff. They aren’t fully grown…
Continue reading...Tulips from Huddersfield
on April 16th, 2009 in General by Dan | 13 CommentsIt appears that spring had sprung whilst we were away. When we left two weeks ago the grass was short and the veg patch was barren. On our return I had to hack my way across the lawn with a machete and the raised beds were full of a number…
Continue reading...Somewhere between Chicago O’Hare and Manchester Airport
on April 14th, 2009 in General by Dan | 9 CommentsOk, that passed a few minutes. Now what are we going to do for the next six and a half hours of the flight? Bookmark It
Continue reading...The secret diary of Amy Hughes, aged five and a half
on April 10th, 2009 in General by Dan | 7 CommentsWhen Amy goes to bed she often takes a pen and paper with her so she can practice her writing. What can I say, we’re raising a genius here. The other morning Amy presented us with her diary that she wrote on the previous evening. Evre day we lfaf and…
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