Ever feel like you are in perpetual motion some weeks? The last few weeks have felt just like that for me. Organising and going on a last minute holiday and then back in time for the start of term. Followed by another week of organising, because there are still two […]
Read moreAs I scoured my list for an easy win item to cross off, a voice piped up. “I know what I want to make.” Whoosh! I’ll be honest. There are few sentences that catch my attention quite so quickly. Especially when uttered by one of my offspring. It’s neck to […]
Read moreDecember. Oh, December. Half way through already. That can’t be right. The house is feeling festive. Lots of twinkling lights in the evening. A more Christmas past, as I’ve had no time to add much new. I’m glad I made the mistletoe and my needlefelted King Winter earlier. It has been […]
Read moreNow I admit, I probably didn’t approach the issue in the best way. I should have known. It’s not as if I’m particularly new to this parenting lark. I know the rules. Parenting Rule number 537 states that a short sharp, direct approach, out of the blue, will not seamlessly […]
Read moreEach year, I intend to make a King Winter for our seasonal snow scene. Each year it somehow gets brushed away to one side. Not this year. Over the weekend, I pulled out my needlefelting needle and got on with it. We are big fans of the Elsa Beskow books. […]
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