Author: Jax Blunt
Minecraft for good
Have set up a tiltify so that I can fundraise for Battersea while figuring out minecraft (which I keep typing as micecraft) and streaming. There’s not much there yet, but coming soon… donate to Minecraft for the confused First things first, you have to buy minecraft. Beware, there are multiple versions. I’m reliably told that…
Charity shop board games – Ingenious, Set and Retsami
I have mentioned regularly on social media how dedicated I am to charity shops. We’re fortunate to have around 10 in relatively easy walking distance, and I visit them a couple of times a week. As well as books and clothing, I look carefully at their games, craft and kids sections. Recently I’ve picked up…
Saturday snippets 31 July 2021
Trying – to build a blogging habit. I have two draft posts from this week that I haven’t managed to complete. Sigh. Ignoring – last week’s todo list. I can roll it over. That’s a bujo thing, right? Struggling – with a feeling of extreme deja vu with this home education inquiry /review stuff. What…
Goals /to do this week (25/7)
Volunteer x 2. Book dentist appts. Finances. (shudder) Read (and review) a book. Continue #MinsGame (work on living room) Blog post x 3 Pitch collaborations x 2 Exercise x 3 Kentwell costume check. Move email subscribers to new provider and write up process. Whiteboard plan next 5 weeks. Look at book progress so far, brush…
Saturday Snippets 24 July 2021
{pondering} getting back to blogging. Partly for me, partly for reasons, partly to see if I can make a living out of if, but should that be here and if not where and round and round in circles I go… {playing} State of Survival, a zombie game on my phone. With people all round the…
The secret life of Albert Entwistle #AlbertsPals
Hi folks! So pleased today to be sharing an extract from the Secret Life of Albert Entwistle as one of #AlbertsPals Enjoy!! *** He weaved his way through a jumble of steel carts stuffed with sacks of mail. Some of the younger staff were sifting through the letters and parcels, dropping them into grey sacks…
Etsy gift guide (because every day should be a handmade gift day)
The following post contains affiliate links and is my entry into the Etsy affiliate competition. We’re past the buying window for UK based Mothering Sunday, but it’s always a good time to buy someone a handmade present, no? Check out the Etsy mother’s day gift guide here I’ve recently got into TikTok (I know, I…
what do you need to know to appreciate beauty?
When you’re scrolling through twitter, and you come across a discussion on education and creativity and you hear… “we can’t think creatively in the abstract, it’s a seductive proposition, but it just doesn’t work that way..[some stuff about needing to have a deep understanding of science to grasp climate change]…similarly, take the national gallery we…
BBC Woman’s Hour Tuesday 9th March – Electing to home school.
Listen again here on BBC sounds (you need a BBC login) From 33.55 ish. My comments in italics. Presenter Emma Barnett. Be aware that incoherencies and typos will be due to my inability to type as fast as people speak. Emma: Now, children all across the UK are returning to school this week but an…
Space Detectives by Mark Powers, illustrated by Dapo Adeola
Disclosure: we were sent a copy free for review and links to bookshops are affiliate links, where I may get a small amount of money if you buy through it. Dog lost in space? Grown an extra head and don’t know why? Pocket money stolen by a green blob? You need the Space Detectives! Connor…
