Author: Jax Blunt
Dare
I dare to dream, plan, draw, paint, photograph, design, crochet, fail, frog and try again. I dare to write. I dare to be. https://instagram.com/p/BAFJTWVtpyp/ And then I dared to be on the television, talking about home education, and why I think rote learning of timetables and yet more testing is unnecessary. Which was interesting. Must…
2015 Snippets
{remembering} bits of a year. There have been some big changes. {Big} joined cadets, reenacted 1920s without us, and started school. There were probably some other bits, but those stand out. She’s raced through the qualifications at cadets, mainly because she has only missed a couple of training nights since she started – one because…
Happy new year
Frosty morning in the garden. Decided against making resolutions, as all that happens is I feel bad about failing and then give up trying. I have a whole stack of planners, and I’m looking forward to doing some work with JKP books reviewing some stuff on executive function. I am going to let my…
Solstice at the beach.
I thought Solstice was yesterday. (In my defence, it’s often on the 21st. Except when it’s not, like this year. Solstice is the moment the sun reaches its most southerly position, which was 4.49 am or some such, so this morning’s sunrise was the one to watch.) Shame, because yesterday’s was better. https://www.instagram.com/p/_jIxHvtp4L/ This morning…
First it was allegations of abuse, now it's radicalisation – the dangers of home education
What *is* it that politicians think I’m doing with my children? I think I’m home educating them. Educating them otherwise than at school, as is my legal right. Well some of them. Tigerboy is too young to count, and Big is now in school, and don’t get me started on that. It is a parental…
Paper Dolls at the New Wolsey studio in Ispwich.
Another day, another theatre. This time we were at New Wolsey studio in Ispwich, for an early years homeed group trip to Paper Dolls, based on the story by Julia Donaldson and Rebecca Cobb. The illustrations hugely influence this production, featuring the paper dolls (Ticky and Tacky and Jackie the Backie, Jim with two noses…
Sunday snippets 13 December 2015
{wanting} to record snippets even though it’s not Saturday. It’s my post, so I can do it how I like I guess, given I never managed to build it up into a community linky. {trying} as ever to declutter. Slowly slowly isn’t working. Konmarie involves getting rid of books (shudder) so I didn’t even get…
The tale of Mr Tod
We went to the theatre this evening. It’s a small theatre, recently built by Red Rose Chain with a lottery grant I believe. We’ve seen them before, at theatre in the forest, which is usually a fairly dramatic production – we’ve seen a variety of different Shakespeare plays. This was very different. An adaptation…
How to make a fabric indoor wreath
I was recently approached by Turtle Mat to take part in a wreath making activity, they were kind enough to send me the materials for the wreath and a catalog of their products. (Do check out their Christmas collection, I’m eyeing up a boot stand as a possible organisational tool to help reclaim the porch.)…
