A Drake's Progress

I still remember the first time she walked. The first time I held her hand as she tottered along with jelly legs. My daughter’s floppy musc...

The Fidget Cube craze has infected my daughter.  If you don’t know what one is, it’s pretty much what it says on the packet - a cube yo...

“Bollocks,” she said.  “I beg your pardon?” I spluttered, my eyebrows raised in shock, as my daughter is usually quite prudish about swea...

We took a birthday cake to my mum-in-law in the old folks' home today. I lit the number candles, and she gave me an admonishing stare. ...

We kept a lid on it. She was bubbling a bit, but nothing we couldn’t handle.  My daughter was waiting to go in for an MRI scan at...

Seventeen thousand steps is a decent distance - around eight miles, depending on your stride. If you’re a bit of an exercise nut like I...

Today, I took my 18-year-old daughter down to the polling station to cast her first ever vote.  I’m happy, proud, and a little bit teary....