In Black and White
Sometimes only dramatic black and white will do. I can’t resist a bit of moody.
In Blighty
We are in England! After months of planning we are here and loving all the spoiling we are getting at my Dad’s house. Here are some glimpses of a lovely afternoon spent up at the headland. Happy Easter!
Stress Management for Kids
I can be found over at Playful Learning today, Mariah’s lovely blog. My article is the first in a series about helping children manage stress, a subject very dear to my heart. Pop on over and let me know what you think!
4 Years Old
Last week my teeniest boy turned 4, that feels like a big number to me. Yet he is still so little, still my teeny baby in lots of ways. I don’t think that will ever change. But now, when I am watching him play or draw or just be, I see that he truly is 4 now, that 3 year old has slipped away and has been replaced by this animated little guy, full of his own plans and ideas….
Weekending
This weekend was an exciting and fun one for us, we went to our very first poultry auction! I know it might not be everyone’s cup of tea but for us these were high times. The exciting variety of poultry to admire, the decision making on which lots to bid on, the excitement of the bidding process, the…well the smell of lots of chickens in one place but we were able to overlook that. We…
Battle of Hastings 1066
It is with great joy (and a little relief) that we move on from our Maths block and onto…History! We’ve picked up Story of the World 2 and have thrown ourselves headlong into the wonder of the Medieval period and we are loving it. If you are looking for ideas on how to expand on Story of the World, I have lots of fabulous ideas and activities pinned here, we are working our way through them but I’d love to…
Pirate Party
So next week is pretty special for our family, our littlest member turns 4 years old. And since we always love an excuse for a good party… Over the course of the last 4 years we’ve only managed to have 1 celebration around his birthday as someone has always been sick. This year I was holding my breath to see if it would all come together, no friends getting ill, no family members getting ill and definitely no birthday boy…
Sourdough Goodness
So if you are anything like me you’ve tried sourdough and, well, failed. If you are already a sourdough expert you will now understand why I feel the need to wax lyrical now that I have finally (finally!) managed to get it right! I’ve spent quite a bit of time of late, reading and learning about preparing traditional foods. I will be writing more about this as time goes on but for now I’ll stick to the sourdough. I’ve tried,…
Messy Kitchen
It was with not a little despair that Stephen and I looked at our messy kitchen this morning. It had been thoroughly cleaned before bed last night and yet…there it was. But as I commented to my beloved, it’s because we use it. This morning we had ongoing: soaked pancakes, a double batch of sourdough bread, water and juice kefir, slow cooker stew, a test batch of birthday party cupcakes and milk warming to make yoghurt. That makes for quite…