Monthly Archives: April 2009

Borrowed books.

Jonathan kindly brought me several books to the party, and is reading is something that I can do without feeling any more ill than usual, I’ve read them all over the past few days. I started with The Family Trade, … Continue reading

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Sadly remiss in blogging

so this will have to be edited highlights. The weekend is the biggest highlight, with Helen and Kirsty’s birthday party. We didn’t even have a camera with us (it hasn’t reappeared from a box yet, and no, I don’t know … Continue reading

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Sunny day with added playdough.

Once again the main focus to the day as far as the children were concerned was playdough. They played a long (approx 2 1/2 hour) game which involved them making things and selling them in their imaginary shop. Eventually they … Continue reading

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And another day passes

Tim and Small finished putting the curtain rail back up this morning and thus the computer/ tv ban was over, so they celebrated with a viewing of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I saw a game, Harry Potter … Continue reading

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Why numbers no longer win arguments

… Our treatment of numbers is not like our treatment of the old. It’s hard, except in rare cases, to be outraged by abused statistics. And in truth there’s nothing new here. But we’d do well to remember that numbers … Continue reading

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Why point the finger at home-educators?

We should not be surprised that schools are the latest instrument for checking up on families, says Bernard Trafford … In the storm of outrage that followed the tragedy of Baby P, fingers were bound to be pointed. Inexplicably, they … Continue reading

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working out which way is up

Actually did some stuff with/for the kids today – unpacked five boxes labelled craft shelves in the hope of finding the cards, and only found one kit, but it was enough to get them both set up making birthday cards … Continue reading

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