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My Sunday Photo / Silent Sunday
Project 365 2015 – week 9
It’s week 9 of Project 365, and the days are getting longer. Yay. That in itself is confusing N, so we have lots of conversations trying to explain that we can eat tea when it’s not dark! So we’ve been getting outside a bit more, if only staying round the farm and local. Sunday, we […] Read more…
Getting fitter – scooter in the park while kids cycle
I mentioned before that N seems to be professing a current yearning to be at home all the time. I’m not sure that it’s home he likes so much, but more just being on the farm and spending all day with his dad doing ‘jobs’. So I’m always trying to get a balance between getting […] Read more…
Learn to fasten with Zip It by Patricia Hegarty
I was looking forward to receiving this Zip It hardback book from Little Tiger Press, written by Patricia Hegarty and illustrated by Fhiona Galloway. While it looks like a book for younger children, it’s aimed at 3-6 year olds, with the main purpose of letting them practise undoing and doing up fastenings. N really needs […] Read more…
Trendy Thursday – whales and bicycle t shirts
| Style
I’ve been trying to look out for some more summery t shirts, and Sainsbury’s came to the rescue as usual the other week. I’m always in there checking their boyswear out. Add to that their regular 25% off Tu clothing, and I was pleased to spot a couple of t shirts that would be perfect […] Read more…
Getting creative – designing and painting t shirts
I’ve had a stash of fabric paints for ages, and meant to get round to decorating some bags and tops, but needless to say we never got round to it. But recently buytshirtsonline.co.uk sent us a t-shirt design kit to let N have a go at designing his own t shirt, so we couldn’t put it off […] Read more…
How to clean a smelly shower drain
| Hints & Tips, Home
We’ve been trying to sell my mum’s house for almost a year now. We’re gutted because we had an offer a few months after it went on sale that we turned down, when the price was way too high thanks to an incompetent estate agent deluding themselves (and obviously us) into believing that’s how high […] Read more…
(Un) Surprising things about child development
With all humans being different, it’s surprising really, how much comparison there is between parents between children. We all know of people who’d had comments made because their baby Is ‘late’ at hitting a milestone whether it’s speech, walking, weaning and more. It’s interesting how most of the comments come about children being ‘late’ rather […] Read more…
The ideal book for a farmer’s son? Good little bad little pig
Our latest Book Buddy read from Parragon Books is Good little bad little Pig by Margaret Wise Brown, and illustrated by Loretta Schauer. I thought this book would appeal to N given the subject matter. The story is about a little boy who wants a piglet as a pet. His parents bring up all the […] Read more…
Living Arrows 2015 week 7 – behind the bars
Today’s Living Arrows photo is of N pratting around behind the fireguard. He’s a bit obsessed with it at the moment, any time it’s not in front of the fire! Read more…