First day back at school today. School bags packed, PE bags sorted and lunch made. Children dressed accordingly. Homework completed. Tick. Children lovingly deposited in correct areas of the playground. Friends greeted. Missing various bits and pieces that they forgot to tell me that they needed. Tick. Almost all after […]
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Pirate’s treasure chest in just a minute
Okay. Maybe it took more than a minute. Probably about 30 minutes, but the pressure was on to do it fast. I had flintlocks and other piratey weapons pointed at me to keep the mind focused. It’s a tough life being the mother of a shipful of pirates. Using nothing […]
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Homemade Granola with bows on it!
This granola is good. I mean, seriously good. It’s easy to make, incredibly more-ish and,….. to top it all,…. it has the odd cluster in it. Just like the shop bought. Comparing similar products in the shops, I reckon that it is slightly cheaper to make, but not a huge […]
Read moreWe’ve been…
We’ve been swimming, canoeing, fencing, trampolining, shooting arrows… …playing cricket, wacking shuttlecocks, kicking footballs…. …spinning and sewing outside… …cooking (and answering in italian when the children ask “what’s for lunch” …. it makes me giggle!)… …learning new skills, such as stone carving and latin … …lots of fun for busy […]
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