Author: Gavin Dimmock
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#22. “Just For Rebel Kicks…”
As you can no doubt see from the date of this latest blog, we are approaching the tail-end of April. Easter has been and gone, chocolate eggs have been scoffed, the kids are back at school. Bulbs are sprouting from the ground and looking wonderful in all their varied colours. And the month of May…
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#21. “I Love It…”
Did you think I had forgotten about you? Not a chance. As if you could ever slip from my mind! Writing these blogs? Well, I love it. I have not posted anything new to the “sensational, evocative and fun” * DadLadAndThe Lionesses blog simply because I have been so very busy. Just like a bee.…
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#20. “A Jump To the Left…”
Earlier this month, while the weather was lovely and warm and very springlike, I took my time-machine out for a test drive. A pleasant occasion it was too,….. *Startled readers gasp* “MADNESS TAKES ITS TOLL. HAS GRUMPPA HAD A MIND FLIP? ” Okay. Two caveats should be added to that opening line. Caveat Number One:…
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#19. “It’s A Kind Of Magic…”
*I have risen from my sick bed – Lazarus-like – to pen these frivolous words. It has been a wee while since my last blog – poorlyness doesn’t help. But, as the advertising blurb says, you’re worth it. Anyway, here’s a bit of nonsense until I’m feeling better.* **Actually, this blog post was written before…
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#18. “Livin’ It Up At The Hotel…”
Firstly, happy International Women’s Day to everyone, especially those future Lionesses amongst you. As I always told my daughter, Bethany, and will continue to tell my grand-daughter, Emilia, “be big, be brave”. Just as importantly, be you. *** There now follows an important announcement from GrumpPa ahead of this blog post.*** In these months before…
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#17. “A Red Rose In Spanish Harlem…”
***I am writing this a week after the England v. Spain match. Been busy, stuff to do. You know how it is.*** I did not miss the kick-off last Wednesday night! No mad dash ahead the game for me that time. However, if the departure times from King Cross had been a tad more accommodating,…
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#16. “Now Hold On A Minute…”
Annoyingly I missed kick-off for the Nations League game between Portugal and The Lionesses on Friday evening. One of my earlier blogs has already touched upon my frustration at being late for matches. (“#11 Down A Dead End Street” – go and take a read of it, it’s quite good. Probably much better than this…
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#15. “All By Myself…”
Do you recall our old friend Odysseus? The chap I’ve mentioned in several of my earlier blog posts? You do? Good, because he pops up again in this one. In fact, here he comes now. During his return home to Ithaca, Odysseus lost everyone under his command. All his men – his captains and his…
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#14. “I Believe In A Promised Land…”
Today, at 1230 hours, Sarina Wiegman named her first Lionesses squad of 2025. It is also the first since this blog was launched (Episode #01, “Do they Know It’s Euro Time?” went live on December 16th and is well worth investigating). I was hoping to watch the announcement live on Instagram but was busy with…
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#13. “Let’s Raise Our Flag…”
Plans and preparations for the Dad Lad Tour (Switzerland Edition) are at a bit of an impasse at present. Not quite a standstill. More a hiatus, perhaps. Let’s say they have taken a sabbatical. Fret not, dear reader(s)! Our trip is still on. Switzerland is the destination for Son-In-Law-No1 and GrumpPa come July. It’s simply…
The DadLadTour - EURO 2025 (Édition Suisse🇨🇭) 