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Daily Archives: May 20th, 2008

When is a British child NOT a British child…?

Answer is simple – when his father is British, his mother is Australian and he was born in the United Kingdom.  Confused? you darn well should be because I certainly am.
I saw an article today which has enraged me by reporting that 160,000 foreigners were granted British citizenship in 2007; people who were not even born [...]

Satin and silk sheets sure are sexy but so slippery!

When the purchase of our first home together went through I was on the other side of the world visiting family so my partner had to deal with pretty much all the finer details on his own.
This included selecting and buying furniture and many of the odds and ends which go into a brand new [...]

Ever wondered about golf…just ask my son.

No I haven’t either actually; until my son in Australia got bitten by the golfing bug recently and now he talks about little else. Strange past time for a twenty year old beach-going Aussie guy when you think about it. William never gave this sport a seconds thought up until a few weeks back and [...]