Making a fort, pillow fights, baking cakes, mud pies in the garden, bedtime stories. Chances are if you’ve ever had small people to raise/look after,…
Last time I shared the story of how I enlisted the help of three small people to make a marriage proposal to the lovely Gemma.…
There’s a reason the phrase ‘never work with animals or children’ is so popular. It’s because working with animals or children has been scientifically proven*…
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not opposed to the number two. There are many things that come in twos, which I love: jeans, for example.…
It’s 3.15am and I’m lying on the floor of my Premier Inn room next to a large, inviting double bed. The floor is so hard,…
Someone recently told me that smell is such a powerful tool for evoking memories, that it can be a huge aid in studying for exams,…
This blog was first published in the January edition of the fantastic local lifestyle magazine ‘The Fens’, for which I write a monthly article about…
In our house, there’s a single draw which until recently was left untouched. Apart from a quick look, I’d largely left it alone. After my…
It’s 7.54am on a cold, wet Tuesday morning. There is a relaxed feel in the Wicks household. Daddy has been up in good time, not…
The hour was late, Daddy Wicks was tired, Harry Wicks was tired, Joshy Wicks was tired and Baby Jude was tired. So they all went…