It must be a while since I’ve updated this blog. My baby’s now trying to walk before he can sit, let alone stand, and something is apparently ‘coming home’. Whatever it is, I’m not convinced – but patriotically optimistic! Of course, it’s football which is nearing its return to its accommodation. While that remains…
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Why our English household is ‘split’ over tonight’s big World Cup game
He might not be psychic but Albie appears to be somewhat of a lucky charm for some World Cup nations – including England. It’s his first World Cup and full of positive spirits, his Daddy had told him all about how the wallchart (A Worthing Herald one, of course) will be a repeatable memory of…
Albie firsts: England World Cup tension and Father’s Day indifference
Father’s day was never a big deal in our family that I recall – and neither was the equivalent for mums. For many that will be an alien concept. Card shops must make millions from these annual events. It may have been celebrated in my early years but as time went on, our all-round enthusiasm…
Albie predicts the World Cup winner
Abandoned all hope with the rubbish team you’ve pulled out of the hat in your World Cup sweepstake? ‘Psychic Albie’ might be here to save the day. Yesterday, the mystic monkey predicted his way through the group stages, leaving us with 16 teams to battle it out in today’s final flourish. Following the route the…
Psychic Albie’s World Cup predictions – part one
Office sweepstakes are being drawn and it’s just two days until our baby’s first World Cup. To mark the occasion, we’ve dubbed him ‘Psychic Albie’. I remembered watching Paul the Octopus give football predictions a decent stab during the 2010 World Cup and figured if a mollusc could achieve an 85.7 per cent success rate,…
