Author: Jax Blunt
Cinderella and the Hulkbuster with Sky backstage at The O2
A little while ago I took the three younger kids down to the O2 in London for a look around Sky Backstage. It was a fab day out – turns out the O2 is really accessible from here, we got a mainline train down to Stratford, changed to the Jubilee line and it’s 3 stops…
Once upon a time
This blog was just a record of our days. And I love looking back on those days, and I miss writing them up. So I’m going to try to bring that back a little. Today Small got his braces on. Slightly confused that they didn’t clean his teeth before they applied them, going to follow…
Happy birthday to me.
Late morning after another disturbed night – Tigerboy has a cough. Even later morning for the children, but then it was softplay and skating this afternoon (poor unsocialised home educated children that they are, after a week away with friends last week!) and I treated myself to a deluxe hot chocolate. And then, on the…
Aspergers and sensory overload – my experience
You’ve probably all seen an asperger’s or autistic sensory overload without knowing what you were seeing. It may have looked like a small child having a tantrum, maybe in a shop or play area. It’s not a tantrum. It may have been a slightly older child having a strop, all flounce and bounce and anger…
If you go down to the beach today – look out for the art.
We (me and the younger three) are away at a youth hostel this week, for our traditional pre Christmas home ed camp. We’re in Sheringham on the Norfolk coast and there is a lot of crafting and playing and reading and eating going on. Today though, I needed fresh air. And I declared that Tigerboy…
How (not) to crochet a scarf
Crochet is a wonderful fun craft. It’s quick, easy, portable and you can make amazingly effective accessories that are completely unique. Or, like me, you can completely fail. A little while ago, I had a lovely ball of Debbie Bliss rialto lace sent to me from Cosywool, with the associated challenge to crochet a scarf.…
The last minute panic pack
You’d think, knowing that I’m going on holiday with three children, that I’d have spent the last week getting ready. Processing washing. Organising food for those left behind. Doing a little every day. You’d be so very wrong. I class it as a triumph if I get stuff sorted the day before we go away,…
A Wicked Old Woman by Ravinder Randhawa – guest post.
I’m very pleased today to be taking part in the blog tour for A Wicked Old Woman by Ravinder Randhawa. Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Matador Format: Paperback & Ebook Published: 24 Oct 2015 (republished) Goodreads link Amazon (affiliate) A Wicked Old Woman Drama. Masquerade. Mischief. A sharply observed, witty and confident novel. Linguistically playful, entertaining and…
Perspectives
It’s all about your point of view. The same flower, the same morning, the same camera. Just from two different points of view. To me one looks warm and one cold. One could be morning and one evening. Or one summer and one winter. No, both today, taken just a minute or so apart,…
