johnmadden78's Blog

A couple of weeks ago I was taking my almost-two-year-old son around the shops when I ran over something with the buggy. This trip around the shops is a Saturday ritual at Madden Mansions, but whereas most weeks Mrs. M comes with us, every so often I take AJ (as I'll be calling the almost-two-year-old in this space) on my own to give her a break. This was one of those Saturdays. The ritual is...

I make no secret of the fact that we at Madden Mansions got off quite lightly during the snow and ice last winter. Friends and family made it home for Christmas, we didn't slip and break anything, we only missed one day of work and crèche due to weather (and that was while staying with Mrs. M's parents) and were only snow-bound at home once. Even then, it was a really nice day – we had...