If I don’t quite know what the purpose of this blog is yet, I have a better idea of what it is not. And what it is not, is a platform for my own political beliefs. But it is hard not to mention poli...Read More
Before the arrival of children, it’s easy to take your freedom to go out of an evening for granted. Some of the nicest nights Mrs OBEM and I spent in our pre-children days were those random ev...Read More
This time last year, I paid my first visit to the Magdalen Arms in Oxford. It started off a really good run of eating out in the city. Some excellent meals at Oli’s Thai, the Chester Arms, the P...Read More
A conversation with a colleague yesterday reminded me how important traditions are at Christmas. Most families have their own traditions – how the house is decorated, the putting up of the tree ...Read More
It is rare that we leave the children overnight. But for the last few years, we have done precisely that around November time. That it coincides with Mrs OBEM’s birthday lightens the present-buy...Read More
Twenty years since our one and only holiday, I packed my bags to join four friends from school for a two night break in Valencia. The Trip Following a thoroughly enjoyable trip to Bilbao with some of ...Read More
It’s coming up for two years since I experienced, for the second (and, hopefully, last) time, the anticipation of waiting for a new baby to make his/her way into the world. It’s unlike any...Read More
Not one of the biggest celebrations of the year by any means, but Father’s Day is usually even more low key for me because it falls around the time of my Father-in-Law’s birthday. Whilst t...Read More