by Rebecca | Mar 27, 2020 | Life and Family, School
I can barely believe it’s only been a week since the schools shut down. So many more crazy things have happened since then – the country’s in lockdown, there’s a huge field hospital in development in London, and Bertie the pup has nearly...
by Rebecca | Mar 20, 2020 | Life and Family, School
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...
by Rebecca | Mar 13, 2020 | Life and Family
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...
by Rebecca | Mar 6, 2020 | Life and Family
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....
by Rebecca | Feb 28, 2020 | Life and Family
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....
by Rebecca | Feb 20, 2020 | Life and Family, School
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...
