We have been so active ver the past few months that I even contemplated finishing this but it’s a record of our growth, my son in age and character, and me in age and parenthood, it’s also a spiritual route as well and that is important. So, apologies for not reporting or journaling for a…

At the airport One of the treasures of being immersed in travel and all that goes with it is going by train to watch the planes land and take off, and dreaming. Seeing my son in awe of these majestic ships of the sky on route to faraway places, and his twinkling eyes watching their…

My son will be starting a new nursery from September. He has enjoy the present one which he has been at for the past two years, but as the new nursery is attached to a primary school it seemed the best option to take. It s a Catholic school literally 400 metes from our home…

This is a relatively newish word in the sense of ‘getting to know each other’ or ‘getting on’ and it really is about communicating. My father, God bless his soul, and I had a respect and manly love for each other but it was built in the 60s and 70s before bromance and awareness of…

Birmingham Children’s Hospital Since our son has been born he regularly attend the hospital, with their amazing staff and the place full of love and hope. I have learnt so much about life from going there and meeting people. From the bottom of our hearts THANK YOU for all you do.

Everything and more! As we left the mainline station at Kidderminster and crossed the road to enter the SVR station it’s like stepping back in time. The place was awash with people of all ages and backgrounds and as we queued to get our tickets the excitement of all present was fever pitched. The smell…

So we are literally two days away from the auspicious occasion of boarding the Flying Scotsman. The waiting for tickets to become available. The choosing the day of excursion and then the long wait for the day to materialise. Many problems and solutions, occasions and incidents have taken part between the day of purchase and…

This Sunday will be a bucket list moment for me as my son and I will take the Flying Scotsman in Kidderminster. The train is legendary and iconic and will hold a memory for the rest of our lives.

Nana lives nearby but our trips to Warwick castle are always enjoyable. This time we had the whole garden to ourselves and got chased by some hungry peacocks, never seen him run so fast., and jumped into my arms, God knows why, a fat load of help I am in such a situation.

It’s not such a straightforward question, because he is a life in himself, he has his wants, his needs, his dreams and I suppose my duty is to guide him? My answer has changed over the years when I was a non-father, over the weeks since his birth, and daily as the world constantly changes…