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Laughing Our Way Into The Teen Years

“So you’re telling me, that if you saw Adolf Hilter walking down the street, you wouldn’t kill him?” “Well that’s not what I was saying. But sure, let’s talk about this…entirely new topic”. My fourteen year old daughter has had a quick wit that belied her age since I was […]

Hodgepodge Happy 100th Birthday to These 100 People, Places and Things

Happy 100th Birthday to These 100 People, Places and Things

The 19th Amendment celebrates its 100th in 2020! If still alive, we’d be singing happy 100th birthday to Charles Bukowski and Agatha Christie too, as well as to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s This Side of Paradise…if you fancy singing to a book. But wait, there’s more turning 100 in 2020! Including […]

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FUTURE

She was smearing globs of whipped sweet cream butter onto a raisin scone cut without fanfare into bite-sized pieces. A pair of crusty, acute triangular ends caked in crystallized sugars were all that remained. They are his favorite; he has a thing for finales. Yet he didn’t intervene in hers. […]

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Vacation Rentals vs. Hotels: Which is better?

Vacation Rentals vs. Hotels: Which is better? While choosing accommodation for your next vacation, you will come across multiple options. The two most popular ones are a vacation rental and a hotel. Both sound amazing, but which one is better? To help you make a better choice, here is a […]

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Why do we do this?

It’s the stroke of midnight. It’s the 17th of January. I’ve just turned 46. I’m sitting at gate B27 of the Nassau, Bahamas airport with my wife, having just come off an 11 hour flight from Ushuaia, Argentia after an 11 day cruise to and of Antarctica. My wife and […]

A Biggest Fear Soars To New Heights
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A Biggest Fear Soars To New Heights

This story is told in partnership with Responsival There were still hours left on the clock but the boxes had been unwrapped and the stockings emptied of their French vanilla lip balms, fireside scented-candles and fresh fruit. They were rehung by the chimney, with less care now but there they […]

Empowering Kids to Save, Spend & Invest in the Future They’re Writing for Themselves
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Empowering Kids to Save, Spend & Invest in the Future They’re Writing for Themselves

Thank you DiversyFund for sponsoring this post. It’s never too early to learn about investing for your future! Since they were wee bundles, too young to make any money at all and too young to understand the value of having it and the anxiety of being without, I have been […]

When Did We Get So Tired
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When Did We Get So Tired

To call the past 18 months “rough” would be a bit of an understatement. But then again, so many have had it so worse. I try not to complain, at least not publicly, because I’m fully aware that despite the hardships I’ve endured, I remain one of the more fortunate […]

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Buying A Wild Camping Knife?- Here Are 5 Tips To Follow

Buying A Wild Camping Knife?- Here Are 5 Tips To Follow While on a trail, a good camping knife is precisely what you should be needing. It will help you prepare your food, collect timber for your fire, and it might be the thing that will save you if things […]

Travel

Vacation Rentals vs. Hotels: Which is better?

Vacation Rentals vs. Hotels: Which is better? While choosing accommodation for your next vacation, you will come across multiple options. The two most popular ones are a vacation rental and a hotel. Both sound amazing, but which one is better? To help you make a better choice, here is a […]

5 Best Winter Sports for the Whole Family
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5 Best Winter Sports for the Whole Family

Winter is a great time to try a new sport. You can burn calories, watch the landscape change in real time and bond with your loved ones. But some of the most popular winter sports aren’t exactly made to be enjoyed by the entire family. Downhill skiing, snowboarding and ice […]

Keeping It All Clean with Laundryheap
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Keeping It All Clean with Laundryheap

London, Birmingham, Manchester, Amsterdam, Copenhagen. New York, Boston, Miami, Jersey City, L.A. The places I visit often in the U.K. and in Europe, and places I have lived in the States. No matter where I am going, Laundryheap is like having my own personal Uber driver, but instead of dropping […]

Storied Don't End

Stories Don’t End – Christmas Cookies

This was a year ago now. You were on the sofa, in the corner with a pillow tucked against your thigh, and your head was upright – a once simple act that was no longer commonplace. I’d snuck out to the garage, as I do, to raid the freezer, to […]

Stories Don’t End – Christmas Tree Lights
Storied Don't End

Stories Don’t End – Christmas Tree Lights

I put lights on my slender fake plastic tree last night. This was Greg’s job, stringing the lights, and not only was he good at it, he actually enjoyed the process. Whereas I did, do, and always will huff and pout when a third of the strands of 100 white […]

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Protecting Your Child’s Interests for a Better Future

What are the things that you care about most when you have children? You probably want them to be happy, healthy, and safe. It is one of the greatest responsibilities of a parent to raise their child in a way that sets them up to be successful later in life. […]

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