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Feeling the grief for what Coronavirus is stealing
Well, who saw this coming a year ago? Not me. I've given more than passing thought to homeschooling over the years. We all get along quite well; apart from a few small rebellions, the boys by and large do as they're told; and then there are the very tempting term-time...
Meet Bertie! Our Search for a Pup, Part 2
It’s time for a pupdate! Lots has happened since my first post about our search for a pup, back in January. Back then, we were on the waiting list for a cavapoo litter, expected to be born within the next few weeks…and now, we are an expectant family, waiting eagerly...
On International Women’s Day, Speak Kindly to Yourself
The big global event for me this week is usually World Book Day, but I can’t let International Women’s Day go unmarked. It’s a sad fact that we still need it, and an even sadder one that it is often the attitude of other women that stands in the way of progress....
Our World Book Day Costumes through the Years
I absolutely love World Book Day, and I would have been all over those costume ideas, had it been around when I was at school. Ever since the older one’s first year in Nursery, I’ve loved helping them come up with ideas for costumes, and finding ways to achieve them....
Why I Love Half Term Weeks
I often encounter a strain of mum-culture on social media which encourages us to dread the arrival of school holidays – what a pain they are, and how awful it is to have your kids around, instead of safely ensconced in a classroom. Now, while I will agree that three...
The Other Loves of my Life – that aren’t human
With 14 February upon us once again – and we all know it’s a commercial device to extort money from us in the name of doing your romantic ‘duty’, while also causing misery to anyone who feels they don’t conform to the expected romantic convention of being in a couple...
Where did Jack come from? The origin of Jack Frost
Every frosty school run, our lovely lollipop man greets us with “Jack Frost’s been out and about this morning, boys!” – much to the littler one’s delight. (The big boy is a bit too Cool for School these days, but he secretly loves it too.) I also love the idea of a...
A Choir of 6000 – the Young Voices Phenomenon
There are so many things to organise just to get yourself and one child to an extra-curricular event - especially one that's an hour up the motorway - and in the planning, I am often guilty of giving little or no thought at all to what the actual event will be like....
