Category Archives: Blog

For the last fifteen years, Kip Hakes has blogged his thoughts, ramblings and musings. There are blog posts on all manner of subjects right here. From technology, theme parks, days outs to parenting, it’s all for the reading! Enjoy!

Happy Birthday to ME!

The little guy up there is now 32 years old.. Where did the time go? [...]

The Broken Maclaren Buggy annoyance.

Hello! Happy Easter one and all! I’m a bit peeved today dear reader, I’ve discovered [...]

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Just had the shock of my life… in a big blue Lego box!

Was just sat at my desk working away when the doorbell rang, in front of [...]

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Say Dadda..

Neeeeearly… 😉

Broken by Barrow – Louise and Steve’s Party

This weekend we made the epic journey to Barrow – it’s 315 miles door to [...]

Day out awesomeness and worrying ride safety..

So today was the annual ‘Kip’s Birthday Bunk Off’ – I’ve not taken many photos, [...]

Is this a scam? A letter from Domain Renewal Group

Yesterday I got a letter sent to me about one of the .com domain names [...]

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Silence, IKEA, Bunking Off, The MADS and Birthday

(Sorry if the header scared you – it’s a character Loz met whilst taking the bus, he/she [...]

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He Walks!

J has been starting to walk for a week or so, but we’ve not actually [...]

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New Toy Incoming!!

The folks at Nokia are sending me a Lumia 920 to play with an review [...]

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Swimming Milestones and Back Inn Time!

Yesterday was a day I’d be worrying about for a while, it was ‘distance week’ [...]

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The week of yay and meh!

This week has been the cliché ‘rollercoaster of emotions’. It’s been a massive downer because J has [...]

Tooth Extraction (Part 2)

Don’t read this if you dislike the dentist already and/or a bit squeamish! Yesterday was [...]

A bed fit for a Yorkshire Man (or an Essex Boy)!

The lovely folks at Yorkshire Linen sent me a duvet set to ‘review’ – obviously it’s a [...]