Years ago, when our eldest was just a wee babe, I made a weather and season calendar from felt. I cut out a cottage to resemble our own home. As we live in a valley, the background shows the fields of our neighbouring farm, going up the hills. I seem […]
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Homebena and apple smoothie
Back in the summer, we popped into a farm shop for lunch. We love finding farm shops, when we’re out and about. They tend to have local produce on the menu, which means that they really care about the food they serve. This one was no exception. They specialised in […]
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School is out, but no pyjama days for us yet. AJ is off at summer school this week. It means an even earlier start, in the morning, as it’s in Bath. Not that I mind in the least. She is loving it and that is worth so much to me. […]
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Following on from our recent castle visits, I wanted to help the children understand how the castles, that we saw, went from being fit for a king to dusty, old, broken walls. In a fun way, of course. I thought of using the wooden blocks to build a castle, but […]
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