Music and Toys

FP had to work this morning, so when he’d gone I got myself a pre-tidying up cuppa and G and I sat down to listen to some music. I thought I’d teach him a bit about some general music stuff like genres and terminology, and do a bit of dancing. Then he chose what to [...]

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Mundane Stuff!

I bought G a new scooter. Not a two-wheel one though, those are, apparently, only suitable from age 6, but I got him a smaller folding one anyway, which will go faster than his McQueen scooter. The footplate is smaller and he needs some practice on it to be confident. He went outside, tried it, [...]

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My baby is growing up

G spent most of the weekend and Bank Holiday playing with kids on the street, including another new friend, who I will refer to from now on as Chatterbox (I am five, I am older than him, then I’ll be six and he will be five. I have a trampoline, a play house, a rabbit [...]

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Times Article on Home Ed

Is home-schooling a wise move for children?
The first part of the article that struck me was this:
While researchers say that home-schooled children are on average two years ahead of their peers, critics claim a quarter receive an inadequate education.
So there are people that have researched the issue, but who are the critics? Have they actually [...]

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So Melancholy and Now Not!

I blame yesterday on the tiredness, and dealing with an absolutely over-tired G who could not calm down at all or even nap. It wasn’t good!
But today will be a good day! My mum (“beautiful Nanny”) is coming for a visit, as are my bro and sis and their partners, so ’twill be fun! I [...]

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The Music of my Life 1

I did a post about music back when I started my blogger blog, which I think totalled all of 5 posts or something! I was going to do another family post, about adventures and playing in mud and nettle risotto, but I put some music on and it’s led my thoughts down a completely different [...]

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Wandering and Nettle Soup

G loves going on “adventures”, which is basically means anywhere new. If a path forks he wants to go the way we never have, if there’s a way beneath trees, a tiny path through G-height weeds, he will follow it. Obviously, he can’t always indulge this desire, but on our morning walks he can. So [...]

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This ‘n’ That

So today, in more glorious weather, we went to Hartsholme again, identifying wild flowers, and slaying dragons and giants! And, of course, eating!

I’d just read an article in the Times this morning called Hunt for Britains most ancient meadow is counting buttercups. Apparently, the creeping buttercup, as it’s asexual, the older it gets the more [...]

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Gorgeous Weather!

It’s been lovely here this week, sunny, but with a little breeze to blow through the house and cool it down.
On Tuesday G and I broke out the water pistols and messed about in the garden. He hasn’t quite got the hang of pumping them yet so I get to do it for him and [...]

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Saturday

We went to the Polish festival, well, “festival”, it was quite small! But hey, there was free food! Not that I had any as it was mostly full of fat and I’m not about to have another gallstone attack… I am soooo old!
So we watched a short film by Lincolnshire police about our relationship with [...]

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