I feel like I’ve played a more elaborate game of tag with school, these past 12 months. Up until 2020, I’d been the reigning champion of the game for almost 13 years in a row. No trophy, but we all knew. Admittedly, there are only two players in our particular […]
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Novel – my word of the week
I asked one of the children what they missed most this past year. We’d been talking about being back in March again, but neither of us felt convinced that a whole 11 months had played out in the meantime. I have to admit, I expected her to come back with […]
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Spring – word of the week
When my children were little, I bought a stethoscope for them. One that you could listen to hearts and hear the thump, thump. It wasn’t the reason I bought it, but a lovely added bonus. I wanted a stethoscope so we could listen to the sap rising in the trees […]
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Greener – my word of the week
Mud season is losing the battle, at last. There are subtle signs of spring in the air. The dawn chorus is building up and the twigs of the oak trees are transforming into a nobbly sticks. On our morning walk, the lesser celandines and primroses are flowering in the hedgerows. […]
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