Monthly Archives: August 2010

On Friday we made it to Framlingham for a Time Travellers event. Last year we started our passports at Festival of History and completed them at Framlingham, and the kids got English Heritage bags that lasted a few weeks and … Continue reading →

the rest of teh interwebs has gone to bed, hasn’t it? I’m all alone, just me and the washing up and the toys all around the floor. and quiet. The quiet is nice. The toy strewn devastation of a living … Continue reading →

A year ago I did a round up of posts about home education and why ppl chose it. I didn’t call it a carnival, don’t know why. One year on, and we aren’t fighting against Badman any more, we have … Continue reading →

The baby has cracked crawling and thinks her sibling’s bedroom is just the most exciting place ever. This has led to us getting a stairgate out of the garage. I don’t really like doing this, but given that Small point … Continue reading →

Hm. Difficult actually, as usually I am slightly displeased with my pics. Though I like this one, and it’s late and I want to go to bed, so it’ll have to do.

with apologies to Max Ehrmann. Go placidly amid the blogs and the tweets, and remember what peace there may be in going offline. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Write your posts honestly … Continue reading →

and wondering what to type. Not a standard problem for me, it’s usually choosing which of the myriad of blogposts I’ve composed through the day in my head I should write down, but for some reason tonight I have a … Continue reading →

Swimming lessons today. Yet another run through of what school would be like as we struggled to get out of the house on time. Small is horrendous in the morning, makes me wonder how we did do almost 2 years … Continue reading →

Just with soa. Walked down with her in the wrap, bought myself an exorbitantly priced mocha and sat on the edge of the prom, feeding her sultanas and just looking around. I wonder whether she’ll remember our time together like … Continue reading →

a good week. Too much rain, but what do you expect when you’re camping in England in August? Turns out the Montana 6 awning is a really good extra room, though I haven’t quite got my head around how to … Continue reading →

As I’ve mentioned before, I didn’t set up as a mummy blog. I don’t think there really was such a thing when I started! And I don’t categorise myself that way now either, which is probably why I have a … Continue reading →

It’s been ages since I’ve actually put something in here about our lives, and when it comes right down to it, those are the posts I read back to see. So apologies to those reading for the more interesting stuff, … Continue reading →

This post is inspired by the Writing Workshop. (Which also has a prompt inspired by one of my posts ) Is there anything in my life that feels fated at the moment? Well, no. Actually, I feel like somehow I’ve … Continue reading →

I wrote my first guest post. It’s in part a review of items I was sent (there’s that disclosure ) but I hope it’s also a fun post with added pictures You can find it over at Active Kids, I’d … Continue reading →

I love living near the sea. It means that on the way back from swimming, we can stop off at the beach. The children can rest. Explore the stones and shells. Paddle in the water and throw stones. Or even … Continue reading →