I’m doing this one because I need a laugh 😆 and because, dammit, if after 5 children you can’t have anecdotes and stories about poo, what the hell do you have? So girls, this one is for you lot on your wedding days – if me and daddy are not there for some reason, promise […]
Archives for April 2011
Favourite Poems for Children.
I’ve got a bit of a poem thing going on at the moment; spending a little bit of time reading them with children and hearing their ideas about meanings and feelings has really inspired me to do more of it. I MEANT to do more of this with my children, it was so part of […]
Live in the now
Impossible not to live in the now. April is always a month of the past, has always been the month where I looked back and was surprised the life goes on, the world keeps spinning, the days pass. The month of shoots and sprouting and Spring, when things appear and the earth smells fresh. How […]
Exploring Artists – Paul Corfield
I know I said we had finished, but actually the girls and I had a bit of a spin off art moment today, which we all really enjoyed. It started, as these things so often do, with a game Fran and I were playing called Tiny Wings which has rather lovely artwork, of a very […]
Drawing Houses – the project conclusion.
Zoe & I pulled together the end of the house drawing project over two half days in the last week. The kids have learned loads, that is clear and we’re all ready to move on now. I’ve been so impressed by them all for plugging away at stretching new skills, particularly mine, who really haven’t […]
Holds up hands – pimping.
One thing that has kept me going this year is blogging. Along the way I’ve been lucky enough to meet many new people, from mothers of lost children to people who have made me laugh and smile and have moments of thinking just ordinary thoughts – a new collection of friends who’ll happily be kind […]
Sunshine in April
When Freddie died, Max and I attended his funeral almost alone. We had just our doctor/nurse/midwife team and one friend as a witness, a friend who happens to bridge the gap between real life and those people who cared for us.It is hard to explain why we made that decision, except that I felt I […]
Mother's Day
I’m a very lucky mother to have children and a husband who understand how hard today felt, the first ever Mother’s Day without Freddie. I had one present early, on Thursday. Today I was woken with cards and breakfast and tea this morning which was beautifully perfect. Josie made me a really wonderful card, the […]
Remembering Reid
For Reid and Cara and D and DG. With love from all of us.
Silent Sunday
A Million Feelings, a photo by Merrily Me on Flickr.
