Tweet When No 1 Son was starting to learn about the First World War at school he came home one day with the inevitable question: “did we have any family members who fought in…
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Tweet I’ve been to Athens many times, and it’s one of my favourite cities in the world. Apart from the opportunity to see all the ancient monuments, I love the chaos (hilariously they still…
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Tweet So, in case you’ve been wondering why I’ve been a bit quiet on the blogging/twitter front for the past week (I know, right?), it’s because No 1 Son and I have been on…
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Tweet From the moment he discovered the Horrible Histories books by Terry Deary, No 1 Son was completely hooked. Rotten Romans, Terrible Tudors, and the rest, he read them all, cover to cover, and…
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Tweet ‘I can’t see the blood,’ my son said in a disappointed voice. ‘Where’s the blood?’ The blood in question was on the jacket Franz Ferdinand was wearing when he was assassinated, which as…