Category Archives: family

Having a seizure

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Carps

Friday night. It’s bedtime. Tracy’s already gone up but, despite being tired, I fancy farting around on the internets a while longer. A bit of Facebook… tinkering with the band website… and then noticing that somehow the clock has skipped … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Carps

Well I’ve spent much of the year bellyaching about everything under the sun – and now it’s time to turn my attention to generating some actual bellyache. The fridge is groaning with condiments and exceedingly rich cheeses. I’ve been carolling … Continue reading →

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Gisele Bundchen says “Breastfeeding should be law” I say….

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Carps

Gisele Bundchen may as fit as hell, but she’s also dumber than a sack of marmalade. According to the empty-headed siren of the catwalks : “Some people think they don’t have to breastfeed, and I think ‘Are you going to … Continue reading →

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Growing your own veggies

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Carps

Hugh Fearnley Bloody Whittingstall. You can’t move without bumping into him, cheerfully telling us all that we should aspire to live the life of a 18th century subsistence farmer. His cheeks always ruddy and his dell forever bosky. Horseshit. My … Continue reading →

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Tracing the Carpenter family tree: 200 years of Yorkshire goodness

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Carps

One of the questions I’m never asked (along with ‘how did you get so rich?’ and ‘is it true what everyone says about your willy?’) is why I’m on this peculiar domain name. It all stems back a few years … Continue reading →

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Holidays

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Carps

Given that last year’s holidays were a washout thanks to my hamfistedness, general incompetence and a smattering of bad luck, we’re playing it safe this year. When I was a kid, my dad took us to Rhosneigr on Anglesey. My memories … Continue reading →

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