An indulgence that I should probably give up but don’t want to is a subscription to Simply Crochet. This month I have achieved making two things from it, which is little short of miraculous. I may be more productive without so many blankets to make. My sister asked me what a mandala is; I said […]
Sunday Stitches: Amelie Crochet.
Amelie had a bad spell of asthma this week and had to have a couple of days off school. She was really too breathless to do much beyond sitting on the sofa and was quite down too for various reasons so I thought I would try and inspire her with my own therapy methods and […]
School Perks.
I find myself quite conflicted about our schooling life lately, even more so than I was at the beginning. It has been imperfect for the younger two girls in some ways (as we expected it would be, that’s why we didn’t used to send them after all!) and although Josie is settled and Fran is […]
Talent Show
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 […]
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 […]
Soothing Stitches: Homemade Hamper Gift.
What do you give the person who has everything? Or in my case, what on earth do I give my mum, who travels a lot, has a lovely home, a brilliant brain and probably almost everything in terms of gifts and things that can be given. The answer is not stuff at all. In common […]
Calm among storms.
The run up to Christmas is always hectic here, it comes with the toy shop ownership territory. We looked forward to the Xmas break but for the very best of reasons, it was never going to be. Christmas, visitors, a wedding, decorating – it all added up to a holiday that passed by very quickly […]
Shape Up & Ship Out
Last year I spent a lot of time decluttering and getting rid of junk that had accumulated in the house. It’s made a huge difference, allowing us to focus done creativity on changing the house for the better and actually spend some time going nice things. Inevitably, it needs redoing and with this year looming […]
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