Monthly Archives: November 2009

Two hands free

Posted on Thu Nov 26 2009 by Jax

and half a braincell working (so know how you feel Deb!) Soa is currently on her big sister’s knee, or trying to crawl up her shoulder. She appears to like crawling up ppl’s shoulders. She is a very strong willed … Continue reading →

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Politics – Wish List – Electoral Reform

Posted on Fri Nov 20 2009 by Tim

Proportional Representation I must admit I am not convinced by proportional representation, amongst other things I cannot quite see how it could be achieved without breaking the link between MPs and the localities they represent. At the moment, we vote … Continue reading →

Posted in It's where it is, Stealing your freedom, political stuff | 6 Comments

Offline for two days

Posted on Thu Nov 19 2009 by Jax

no blogging for over a week, anyone would think I’d had a baby Smallest of all arrived punctually last Tuesday on her due date. Apparently only 4% of babies do that. Labour in the form of irregular contractions started overnight … Continue reading →

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I thought I’d seen it all.

Posted on Sat Nov 7 2009 by Jax

This week the submissions to the select committee inquiry have been made public. Many ppl have blogged their shock about some of the contents, or their pleasure in reading some of the reasoned arguments against the Badman review. Ppl have … Continue reading →

Posted in Stealing your freedom, home education review, political stuff | Tagged , , , | 13 Comments

Waiting.

Posted on Sat Nov 7 2009 by Jax

Not very patiently. This post is going to be all about me and baby stuff, so if you’re looking for home ed or politics, you probably want to pop off to my archives Baby is due on Tues. I’ve been … Continue reading →

Posted in here we go again | 16 Comments

A tale of two children.

Posted on Thu Nov 5 2009 by Jax

My children are very similar, and very different. I’m often accused of cloning, which I find amusing now that they are growing up – Big’s hair has darkened and her blue eyes are now brown. Small is still blond and … Continue reading →

Posted in Ages past, Big, Doodling, drawing and decoration., Jonny had two apples, Puters!, Small steps, Where did you say you were going?, how we do it, reeling, writhing, rhythm of the day | 8 Comments

The difference between community and state.

Posted on Sun Nov 1 2009 by Jax

“It takes a village to raise a child.” – An African proverb, brought into every day western language by Hillary Clinton. I’ve never read her book (despite it sitting on a bookcase in old house for some years!) so I … Continue reading →

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