This is my favourite photograph I've taken for quite a while. It's a pretty simple affair, my daughter Kitty catching the breeze on the jetty at West Bay in Dorset.
Welcome to GrumpyDaddy. Here you'll find the trials and tribulations of me - Harry. During the time writing this blog I've been a single bloke, married, father of newborn twins and widower, husband and father again. A professional writer by trade, this is the place where I exorcise (and exercise) all my personal nonsense, most often (but not limited to) my experiences as a husband and father of three children. Note - not all the grumpyness is genuine.
I received an answer phone message today from Barclays Fraud Prevention, asking me to call 0800 389 1652. I'm glad I actually called the bank before doing a Google search of the number.
If I'd done the search I wouldn't have been able to confirm the a…
Hi Folks. We're back. Thanks to all who made our wedding such as special day. We had a fabulous honeymoon in Cornwall and married life is just fantastic.
Last night Channel 4 aired an interesting and rather unintentionally funny documentary called In God's Name about the danger in Britain of fundamentalist Christians gaining influence and power in the UK political system.
On the whole, while entertaini…
I've almost reached the end of Peter F. Hamilton's The Dreaming Void, his latest epic science-fiction novel. And while it's not as good as The Reality Dysfunction or Pandora's Star - it's a pretty good read.
But one thing bugs me about Hamilton's wor…
So I expect it's the W50 that I'll be taking everywhere for the next few weeks. In some ways I'm rather excited. With no fancy DSLR technology to back me up I'm going to have to make sure my composition really improves. By the time my Canon DSLR comes home I actually hope I will finally deserve it.
One of the most anticipated releases to reach the Grumpyrocker offices is the debut album from Black Moth entitled The Killing Jar. The problem with hyping any album is that it will never quite live up to your expectations. After finally managing to coa…
Making your movement from Sydney, Australia to England in order to try and make your name in the music scene is an impressive step to take, but that's the step that hardcore punks Villa Rise took and Jimbo reviews their six track EP Wastelands after the…
East Island City are from Dublin and have only been around since 2010, but Me and What Army? is described a mini-album, although their debut EP received 15,000 hits so hopes are high for Me and What Army? Jimbo checks out what all the fuss is about.…
With the inevitable build up to their debut album release, Films of Colour release new single Running off the back of some already favourable reviews on this site for singles Capital and Slow Burn. Read Jimbo's thoughts after the jump.
Films of Col…
Anison are another new band and with their debut album Memory Flashes they promise a rush of melancholy that engrosses through its many layers, ignited by the delicate intro that comes as a calm before the proverbial emotional and sonic storm so Jimbo w…