I didn’t get time to mark Fran’s success in a recent talent show she was part of; the evening coincided with me having to dash off to rescue Josie who arrived on a holiday with friends and threw up immediately 🙄 I’ve also been waiting for Fran to organise a video of the dance in […]
Oh, Gove Away! Frustrations with School
I’ve had this post in draft for a while, trying to find a time to write up some of the nagging doubts that are resurfacing about having our children in school. Debating the Paul Kirby blog post (a former advisor to the government) yesterday caused me to say, among other things, this:- This man may […]
Older Teen Novels – Recommendations from Fran.
A while ago I asked some friends who have girls of similar ages to Fran and Maddy for some book recommendations. They all make reasonable use of the school library but I was pretty depressed a while ago at sight of another school library where the teen section was mostly stuff with books like “A […]
Valentines Day Card Craft with Bostik.
I’m not totally sure about Valentine’s Day, if I’m really honest; Max and I don’t do it and none of the girls seem particularly bothered either so I was slightly surprised by the verve with which the girls set about our first Bostik Craft Pack. Perhaps I’ve just not noticed their longing to produced handcrafted […]
For Tilda and her family #MatildaMae
I ought to have some words. If anyone should have some words, it should be me. Everyone else can write a letter and express how much Matilda Mae is missed. Everyone else can say how present she has been in all our lives this year, how much her life and loss has changed them, made […]
It's Hama Time!
I didn’t know he knew about these smaller ones and certainly I didn’t think he knew where they were kept. But today he got them out for himself and for a blissful few moments, he was totally absorbed. Shortly after that, he discovered the joy of sprinkling them everywhere 🙄 I’m not getting much crafting […]
Watching the Time.
I remember getting my first ever watch; I was five and I woke up really early and there was a box waiting for me. It was small, important looking, hard for little fingers to open but inside, a delicate Timex watch on a bright blue strap, just the colour of my terribly smart school pinafore, […]
Two.
Our second son is 2. I’d have given a lot to know he was going to make it to 2, at this moment 2 years ago. Just after Max left the hospital, the doctors came to take him to scbu, having found the jaundice that would plague him for 12 weeks already in his blood. […]
Josie visits the House of Lords to #ChangeTheStory
When this blog started Josie was not even a twinkle in my eye but even then, right back at the beginning in May 2003, books and reading were the building blocks of our home education journey. My confidence in a book-rich education led to my self belief in educating my children at home. They’ve grown […]
A Day in London.
I’ve got lots to say about the rather fabulous event Josie and I attended today at the House of Lords but I’m just too tired and caught up in other things tonight. So here are some pictures of a very special day I spent with my smallest girl, who rarely gets me all to herself […]
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