School days – Roald Dahl and homework
Well, that’s week 2 of this school year done and it’s whizzing by as usual. It always seems to be the worst week for tiredness as well, not helpful when it comes to doing reading after school. N went to…
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Mum of 1, farmer's wife and living a guilt free family lifestyle with a school child.
Project 366 2016 week 37 railways and tennis
Onto another week of Project 366, it’s week 36 and as usually time is rushing by. This week unusually I’ve had more photos taken of N than other random items. Maybe a sign of Autumn as there’s less floral opportunities….
Paddling pool and scooter fun in Stratford-upon-Avon
Splashpools are great in hot weather, and the paddling pool and recreation ground at Stratford-upon-Avon is the perfect place for summer fun
Family life and doing the school run
Everyone agrees that dads have an important part to play in children’s lives. Of course, life doesn’t always happen like that and there may not be male role models in the family unit. My own dad died when I was…
Picking up letters with My First Bananagrams
I’m astounded by how many people I talk to who have no idea what Bananagrams is. And yet, as soon as we bring out the game (or Appletters which is the game we have), everyone gets really excited about it,…
Summer circus fun at Odds Farm Park
Enjoying the summer fun with the circus at Odds Farm Park for a review visit, we also tried out the Marmalade’s Tea Room for lunch
Changing perceptions at a hotter shoes event
When I told work colleagues I was going to a hotter blogger event, they laughed. And told me I was an old woman. My previous experience of hotter was limited to a quick look into my local store in Banbury,…
School Days – the start of year 1
The new school year has started for most people, and N’s done his first week back going into Year 1. He had a really good reception year, the main achievement being that he enjoyed it. When asked N does say…
Project 366 2016 week 36 – sunset, shoes and swimming
It’s into week 36 of this year’s Project 366, and my photo a day for a year is doing quite well. Of course it’s always easier during the summer months so we’ll see how hard it gets again moving into…
Penguins and ice creams at Cotswold Wildlife Park
Check out a summer visit to Cotswold WIldlife Park, to meet the animals and find out about the restaurant, play areas and more
Hopes for the new school year
Typically I never got round to doing N’s foundation stage round up at the end of the school year. Going camping straight away after they broke up for summer didn’t leave anytime for blog posts. But the school year has…
