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 […]
Finishing up. A project, a plea and a book crush.
While I’ve been lacking in blogging, I’ve been pretty busy doing other things, alongside home educating, settling Amelie into school and bringing little boys. He’s such a big boy now, so much part of everything. Walking, contributing to life with the ever present, all useful “da!” and generally making a mess and an impression. And […]
Books for Kids (2)
One of the best things about the ‘random post’ widget at the bottom of each blog post is that I’m getting to revisit old blog posts that I never read any more. I’ve forgotten so many of them; there was a time, when the blog was only a few years old, when I still pretty […]
Polymer Clay Book Suggestions
As you know, I love to make Fimo Models. I’m busy resurrecting my lovely Fimo-Ideas blog and while I’m at it, I’ve done a set of book suggestions for using Fimo & Sculpey. There is an aStore and a list, in rough order of simplicity to use, of my favourite polymer clay books. I expect […]
Books for Children
I’ve been reading the various blog entries on what books children “ought” to read, so i thought i’d add my favourites from childhood too. Lots of them are on The Big Read, lots are on my shelves ready for the girls. The Hounds of the Morrigan I love this book so much, it’s criminal you […]
