Monthly Archives: October 2006

I have been blogging somewhat incompletely over the past couple of weeks, mainly because I wasn’t quite sure how to phrase what I had to say. Now however, not saying it is getting in the way of my real blogging … Continue reading →

Please all feel free to pop over and say hello to Paula at Aspie Home-Education and it’s welcome back to a ring stalwart, Sarah and co at just another morning here Ludicrously happy to have you back Sarah. Edited to … Continue reading →

This one is for Gill. What do you send to someone who has everything? Mouse RADAR – The World’s Smartest Mousetrap “The cleanest, kindest, smartest mousetrap yet. Problems with mice? Let RADAR take care of them. RADAR stands for Rodent … Continue reading →

I’ve just been round and trimmed the ring down to size – there are only 37 active blogs now, although there are an awful lot more waiting in the wings. Given that, it’s entirely possible that I’ll miss you if … Continue reading →

rubbish christmas presents volume 5 I’m trying to plan homemade presents for family and friends. We’ve done this with moderate success in previous years (last years not quite set truffles weren’t brilliant to tell the truth ) and I’m trying … Continue reading →

Here It Goes Again (YouTube 3 mins) Police hunt breast enlargement cheats (Reuters) Lords of the Logistic (Gallery – only in Asia) Building Stonehenge (YouTube 6 mins)

Small just got up to go the toilet. I’m rather impressed that he woke up actually – I think we’re nearing the end of nappies (well, pull ups, but you know what I mean ). After that, he decided he … Continue reading →

While we were at centerparcs, as previously mentioned, we went out for dinner. As he’d done many times on our way to and from places, Small rode there on his scooter. This was a particularly well equipped scooter, with tools, … Continue reading →

She inspired me to try out some reading tests on Big. We did this Schonell test that Tim thought he remembered from his time at school, and she scored an age of 9.6 on it. Then we went on to … Continue reading →

A definite first when we reached centerparcs – there was no queue at the arrivals lodge! Think we got there around 5 and went straight to our little house. Small really took to it – think the lightswitches within his … Continue reading →

or maybe not, given that two blog posts appeared anyway, we’ve been away for a week. Nearly a week. We went last Saturday, only a few hours later than planned (I brought a bit of work home on Friday night, … Continue reading →

There’s an independent review of primary education underway – feel free to contribute.

I rather think I’ve just seen Nigel P on telly – programme called Child Snatchers on Ftn?