Category Archives: won’t cook, can’t cook

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Jamie Oliver at home review and giveaway with the Sun Buzz magazine

Posted on Sat Feb 5 2011 by Jax

Now why oh why did I think that the Sun Buzz was out tomorrow? My bad Quick, stop reading and run to your local newsagents/ supermarket if they are still open, and grab your copy of the Sun Buzz to … Continue reading →

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Cake, cookies, Guides and fundraising.

Posted on Fri Feb 4 2011 by Jax

I confess that I wasn’t planning to join in with the Friday Club this week. I’m not much of a one for baking. I’m just not good at it. I follow instructions carefully, and at the end, get back something … Continue reading →

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Maths, Time travelling and scanning

Posted on Thu Aug 20 2009 by Jax

Can’t quite remember how I got into the battle with Big Wednesday morning over her maths, but we did. From being thrilled with the new books, she’s now back into full resistant maths is boring mode. But I put my … Continue reading →

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Deliveries, friends and a trip to the beach.

Posted on Wed Aug 5 2009 by Jax

Got up this morning to find two deliveries in the porch – maths books from Maths no problem and our new veg box from Abel and Cole. The veg box scared me slightly, so I left it in the kitchen … Continue reading →

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Cake, park, yet more swimming.

Posted on Fri Jun 19 2009 by Jax

As planned today, Small and I baked a cake this morning. He doesn’t get terribly involved, apart from in licking the bowl out ,but he was there, and we talked about measurements, he did a bit of stirring, and when … Continue reading →

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Big wants to learn

Posted on Tue Jun 9 2009 by Jax

Victorions Where we live Math’s Spelling Sionce a new langwig? Craft Poetry Accordingly, her library haul included two books on toys, Toys (What Was It Like in the Past?) and Look Inside a Victorian Toyshop. I found Seashore (Usborne Nature … Continue reading →

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What the children did

Posted on Tue Apr 28 2009 by Jax

Outsourcing the children for the morning was an excellent thing for them – while I’m sure they’d have enjoyed the scan bit of my morning, I’m just as sure they would not have enjoyed the well over an hour of … Continue reading →

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Ravenous readers and feeling the fear.

Posted on Sat Jan 17 2009 by Jax

I really must start going to bed earlier. Although it isn’t actually half the day I miss out on, and Small didn’t get up any earlier than me this morning, so maybe I should just accept that mornings don’t really … Continue reading →

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Big’s plan

Posted on Tue Jan 6 2009 by Jax

Sitting down with Big to work out what she thinks she ought to be doing during this home ed lark. This is being typed pretty much as we speak, so will be somewhat disjointed We both think that maths should … Continue reading →

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Cookbook correction

Posted on Mon Jan 5 2009 by Jax

It’s this one: The Children’s Step-by-step Cook Book – I found it this morning in one of the stashes of stuff still unhomed after the christmas excess. She was very pleased to see it, but too busy making flowers to … Continue reading →

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A very quiet day

Posted on Sun Jan 4 2009 by Jax

Today has been a very quiet day, not least because when I went to get up to sort out the table Small had “poured milk all over!”, I made it to the landing, grabbed my dressing gown off the rail … Continue reading →

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Defensive orgo planning

Posted on Fri Jan 2 2009 by Jax

For pretty much as long as she has been able to talk, Big’s last question of the day has been “what are we doing tomorrow?” and my standard answer is “I don’t know yet”. I’m not a person who lives … Continue reading →

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And finally, Big’s day.

Posted on Sun Jan 22 2006 by Jax

Has been rather up and down. She seems somewhat emotional and confrontational atm, and I’ve been somewhat preoccupied with some work I needed to finish. It’s not a good combination Nevertheless, we’ve had some good times today. I particularly enjoyed … Continue reading →

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And back in our world

Posted on Mon Apr 18 2005 by Jax

hm, my blog appears to have disappeared under a welter of political links and news stories. Not quite sure how *that* happened. So what have we been doing? Well, took Small for his slightly belated MMR this morning – he … Continue reading →

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Today is another day

Posted on Fri Apr 1 2005 by Jax

And I’ve already had a thought provoking discussion with Tim about abortion and feminism, done some weaving with Big and a jigsaw with Small. Doesn’t sound like much I know, but I didn’t wake up til nearly 11 My body … Continue reading →

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Kath’s pizza recipe

Posted on Thu Mar 24 2005 by Jax

Putting it here so I can find it again 300g strong white flour (bread flour) 1 sachet of dried yeast Dessertspoonish of sugar Dessertspoonish of salt Mix into a dough with warm water, about half a pint possibly. I do … Continue reading →

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The good, the bad and the downright ugly.

Posted on Fri Mar 11 2005 by Jax

Good: Primary geography sparking off map activity this morning, lots of jigsaw activity for both of them, including the 20 Word Puzzles that we’ve had for ages (that’ll be a reading activity then), cooking tea together. Getting an hour on … Continue reading →

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Reminding myself – well and truly edited now!

Posted on Thu Mar 10 2005 by Jax

to blog about these things tomorrow. Small and birds, cats, dogs and ppl. Small likes animals. He quite likes ppl, but he is squealingly happy to see animals. We walked to the post office on Weds (posted the Hesfes form, … Continue reading →

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Shh….

Posted on Sat Feb 19 2005 by Jax

don’t disturb him! He’s only sitting quietly doing a jigsaw all by himself for the very first time (one of those peg board ones, think I got it for £1 at Hesfes last year!) Of course, the flash of the … Continue reading →

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Scenes of domestic bliss.

Posted on Wed Feb 16 2005 by Jax

After yesterday’s less than educational offerings, determined to do better today. So imagine my joy at all of this being self determined! I think the pictures speak for themselves

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