What. A. Week.
Well, two weeks really – I started this blog last weekend but never got time to finish it. Ironic really! Hello. Remember me? I haven’t written for a while… I’m Allergen Dad: father to an allergic son, husband to a weary wife and I will have my pudding (when done with the allergen menu) etc……
PCOS Diet
As any of you who follow me on Facebook or Instagram will have seen (apologies), we’ve changed our diet yet again in the last few weeks. My wife has recovered well from her surgery a few weeks ago although the first two weeks were surprisingly tough. The prognosis seems to be that endometriosis was definitely…
Snakes and Ladders: Oat Milk update
In my last post (here), I mentioned that we were going to try Piglet on Oat Milk as the first of hopefully many steps of reintroducing foods he had previously had reactions to (‘climbing the ladder’). That was three days ago and… …Drum roll please… I think, if a little inconclusively, that there have been…
Allergen Dad is One Year Old!
Well, technically he’s well into his thirties but Allergen Dad the persona has been going for a year! Actually, I’d missed this milestone. I only noticed once I was invoiced for the annual web-hosting cost but it still seems worth celebrating. One year: It seems like nothing and an eternity all in one. Little Piglet…
Rare window
Short of being a bad pun on one of my favourite Hitchcock films, it’s simply just been rare to find a window to do any blogging recently. The last month has been relentless. Granted, not all of it bad – we had a holiday, camping in Normandy, France, of which there are definitely some experiences…
To my wife…
Today is the 26th July, 2019. That means that exactly 7 years ago, I was marrying (or getting very stressed about preparing to marry) my beautiful wife. 26th July 2012. A hot summer’s day. A very hot summer’s day. Really not the kind of day to be wearing a woollen 3-piece-suit. It was so hot…
We’re all going on a Summer Holiday
Woo-hoo! It’s official. We’re all going on a summer holiday. Although, when I say “all”, I kind of mean the three of us: me, my wife and Piglet. You’re welcome to come along as well if you want though. You just need a tent, an eager embrace of the outdoors and the flexibility to do…
Hello Dark-roast my old friend…
So I revisited an old friend this week. Not a full-on re-acquaintance by any means; more like trying something new with one that wears the same aroma as one who used to be very close. I made sure to reduce the temptations – nothing too sweet. Certainly not the hardcore buzz or hit I used…
Dag Nam It!
It’s gone, again. Kaputt. Adios. Farewell. A good nine months after I first injured it, my leg is back to being a swollen, immobile, useless limb. The cause: football (again). The damage (physically): not as bad as when I first did it. The damage (emotionally): huge. There is no extensive bruising, no crying and fainting…
CED: Clutter, endometriosis and diet
All change… Regular visitors to this website will have noticed that, baring the last post on cycling, this is my first post for a good few weeks. We’ve been busy; life admin seems to have been getting in the way of basic tasks recently. But, also, things are changing. There are three things going on…
Cycling
Wheezing, forcing air in and out through gritted teeth, I swing my right leg over the back of the bike and stand there with my fingers squeezed on the back brake for stability; looking out over the panoramic view ahead of me. The dreaming spires of Oxford arrange themselves asthetically in the centre of the…
Easter: Camping, Piglet’s Birthday and sunshine – Part 2
I last left you in a forest campsite, weakly lighting a log fire and rejuvenated under a bucket shower. The smell of fresh wood smoke bristling in the nostrils, the early sun breaking through the gaps in the trees. Piglet stirs slightly in his sleeping bag and wakes with a giggle. “Daddy Grizzle!”, he yelps…
Easter: Camping, Piglet’s birthday and sunshine – Part 1
So much to write about… The last few weeks have been BUSY! There is still so much to cover. I’ve taken a smattering of days of annual leave over the last two weeks. I covered our trip to Whipsnade Zoo (and River Cottage) in my last post (here). For the Easter weekend itself we went…
DEFRA consultation
I was given the opportunity recently to contribute towards a group response to a DEFRA consultation, specifically around allergy information on food that is pre-packaged for sale. In effect, this is designed to help form what has been called ‘Natasha’s Law’ in response to the tragic death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, the 15 year old girl…
Poorly
It’s been probably the longest gap between blog posts since I started doing this. Partly due to just struggling to find time but also having been wiped out by some sort of a virus. One that I’m still feeling the after effects of a good week after it first kicked in. Interestingly, I’m still getting…
A Beginner’s Guide to going Dairy-Free
One of Piglet’s toddler friends has just had a new little brother join their family. After a few months, and well before getting to introducing food, it seems likely that the new arrival might be allergic to milk. It’s prompted a few conversations in the style of the ‘the idiot’s guide to…’ going milk-free. I…
On yer bike
Another weekend, another distinct absence of dining out experiences… It’s funny, it’s not a conscious decision at all – sometimes I do feel like we should eat out less to try and save money but 2019 has just been a case of ‘different distractions’ meaning that we just haven’t found ourselves in the kind of…
Daddy Grizzle and Little Pip
Oh its the sweetest thing…. Piglet has started role playing and, luckily for me, he has adopted me as his sidekick. In truth, the characters Daddy Grizzle and Little Pip are from a book we borrowed from the library a few weeks ago. It’s called ‘I love you Daddy Grizzle” and it’s a subtle celebration…
Pirates, ice and hot chocolate
Yo ho ho! Quick person count: 1, 2, 3… All present and correct after the snowy cold weather. Actually, we didn’t get it too badly. A few centimetres of snow when we woke up on Friday morning but nothing worse than that. Even my most pessimistic planning couldn’t fully justify me not going to work.…
World’s shortest walk
Busy weekend in the end! We had a little party (mostly little kids from nearby/NCT group/neighbours etc…) and a few of the more grown up little kids from our amateur dramatics club. Apparently they’re adults but it’s hard to tell the difference sometimes! The party was deemed a success and the slightly random combination of…