I’m determined to do more crafting from books I already own; even though I really want to create from my own brain, I lack the skills and the only way to learn is to practise. I went to a workshop a while ago and bought a book so I thought I would try a riff […]
Lax Toddler Parenting #3: good toys, tidy cupboards
The lazy edition. Find incredibly good toys, like these ones (I’ll find the link tomorrow), introduce them and then pick up your crochet and sit back. I’m never going to spend hours in messy play and all that stuff; when it comes to toddlers I’m all for the least emotionally painful approach. Spend money 😉 […]
Lax Toddler Parenting #2: drawing on walls
There is a particular type of silence which all parents learn about; the sound of silence that can be created by a toddler doing something they ABSO. LUTELY. SHOULD. NOT. BE. DOING. Been there? I only made a cup of tea; he was in the room next door and I stirred the tea and mused […]
Baby, you're a firework.
My Josie is 9. My babiest girl, my little JosieJo. 9 years old. I’m a long way past making their birthdays about their births. Everything that once surrounded this day for me is long gone in a stream of best birthdays ever and the amazing girl who has blossomed in front of us this last […]
Lax Toddler Parenting #1: Geomags
Lax parenting… something like the ‘benign neglect’ of our home educating days that served the girls so well. To be honest, parenting Bene badly is something I’ve had to practise at a bit, since his first year or so mostly consisted of me hovering over him in a panic that he would stop breathing, stop […]
Soothing Stitches: Crochet Curtain Tie.
Since my room is one of the closest to being finished (and it also happens to be a sort of living space for us as it is opposite our middle floor living room) I thought I would do a bit of prettying up. The blanket I’m making for the bed should be finished by Xmas […]
Halloween 2013
We went, as we always do, to our lovely friends house for Halloween. This year was a little different; for the first time, Fran couldn’t join us as she was working – and being big enough to have a job means you are big enough to have to swallow being at work rather than trick […]
Such a perfect day.
Half term. We grabbed a few hours when most of us were in the same place and went out. Taught Bene a little about park play. Looked at weird nature. And amazing nature. And extraordinary nature. It was the day after the ‘great storm’ so we were wary of big trees with branches that could […]
Stash Busting Beanie Hat & Scarf in Variegated Wool
I’ve been trying to get back into knitting with some quick and easy projects to use up the vast quantity of yarn holding up my bed. It’s no fun when even you know you shouldn’t buy any more. Plus, I really love making blankets, but you do have to wait a long time for the ‘finished […]
Josie's Big Day.
A very long time ago, Josie did her first ever gym competition. She was terribly nervous and although she did fine, forgetting her floor routine mid dance had a big impact on her and she said she would never do another one. Move on a year or move and I was a bit surprised to […]
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