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 … [Read more...] about Etsy gift guide (because every day should be a handmade gift day)
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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 … [Read more...] about what do you need to know to appreciate beauty?
Home education in a pandemic – where we’re at.
It's not the same as home education outside of a pandemic. Which is only to be expected. But things I've learnt over the years of home educating 4 children are still coming in handy. Things like if something doesn't work, change it. So we're flexing a lot, dropping things that don't work for … [Read more...] about Home education in a pandemic – where we’re at.
Habits and patterns
I don't know how easy other people find it to get into habits. With me there's a constant balancing act of trying to build a pattern of behaviour without getting trapped into that pattern. So if I get back into daily blogging, that will become a challenge that won't make life easier, so it's almost … [Read more...] about Habits and patterns
Saturday snippets 16 January 2021
{remembering} on this day, 21 years ago, I became a parent for the first time. Today is the first birthday with that offspring not here, but we zoomed together to make cinnamon buns, and had breakfast with her sitting on a screen at the table. {playing} my zombie game. I play one of these … [Read more...] about Saturday snippets 16 January 2021
