Well, yesterday had a lovely day – went to visit home edding friends. The children played with very little intervention, and K and I got to have a really good chat. It is so nice to talk to someone without having to first defend your choice to home ed – just talk about the practicalities of it all, different approaches – swap ideas. I’ve come away with a couple of montessori books to read through, and left 100 Easy lessons behind for a looksee (bought it in that flush of enthusiasm mentioned below – dd doesn’t get along with it).

And last night – forget why I went outside – looked up and the stars were incredibly clear. So took dd up to her bedroom and showed her Orion – she really enjoyed it. If I’d had it planned I would have had a star map to hand, google didn’t help out with anything particularly clear. But I think that’s something we will have to continue exploring – dd is fascinated by stars (think they come second in her life to pink!) and dp and I have talked about a telescope several times. Haven’t found anything suitable yet, but will no doubt keep looking.