2022 round up and looking to 2023
2022 round up and looking forward to 2023. How things have gone through the year, the ups and downs

2022 round up and looking forward to 2023. How things have gone through the year, the ups and downs

The penultimate week of school and work before Christmas. Still lots of World Cup football on in our house, writing and posting Christmas cards, and planning Christmas things. Here’s our week 49 of Project 52. Sunday was a busy one….

We’re edging ever closer to Christmas, and this week has gone so fast. It ended up with a bit of illness, had a lot of work and homework, and a bit of sport. The usual. Although I am starting to…

Outdoor birthday party ideas for children of different ages, many of them can be done with the right outerwear in winter too

Setting, streaming, ability grouping. Whatever you want to call it, it’s different in most schools. Most secondary schools seem to set children from Year 7 in maths, and possibly science. Languages tends to come later, and English seems to happen…

Preparing for high school or secondary school means a lot more independence, but as parents there’s still lots you can do to help

The week of project 52 that saw the start of secondary school along with the death of the Queen.

It’s been a mixed week. Considering I had the week off work, we’ve done very little. The weather’s been a bit cooler, but still not much more than a little rain. Our garden’s still green, but showing cracks. The field…

Visiting Wimbledon centre court as a first time visitor, with tips for planning and visiting, and sharing our experience on semi finals day

You might have heard of the 73 questions for Vogue, which quickly became a meme goldmine. Vogue’s 73 questions were a series where different celebrities were asked quick-fire questions in order to get to know them. I spotted it on…

Starting a rusty rackets adult tennis lesson course, and getting back to tennis years later. Here’s how it went and what rusty rackets is