I love a modern, clean lines, contemporary hotel, but sometimes it’s nice to enjoy some beautiful old fashioned charm and spectacular historical décor in a hotel. We’ve stayed in a few old fashioned spectacular architecture hotels in the past – Queens Hotel Southsea and The Grand Eastbourne – and I was pleased there was a…
Rethinking tennis strategy – is he good enough?
It’s been a long break from playing tennis matches, although N has been lucky to play quite a bit over the summer at the tennis club. Our club have never done anything for the juniors in the past. We have a strange situation; we no longer train at the club but at a local school,…
Project 52 2019 week 40 – sunset over tennis
This week has been a busy one in work, although for N it’s been a bit quieter. The weather has really turned more autumnal and I’m debating putting on socks and tights and changing to my winter shoes. Here is our week 40 for project 52. Sunday was a quiet day in terms of not…
Help kids with times tables: the new Year 4 multiplication tables check
If you’ve a child just gone into key stage 2, you’ll probably have heard that in year 4 they will have to do the new Multiplication Tables Check. 2018 was a trial year with some schools doing the test (ours did), 2020 is the first proper testing year. N will get to do it. What…
Making kids friendship bracelets the easy way
N is always debating ways to make money, even though he never follows through with them. Well, he chose toys to sell, but we’ve not been very successful so far. He also requested pocket money and we arranged a contract for it based on simple day to day tasks he should be doing, but not…
