Month: April 2018

There has been rising excitement and anticipation in our household; for the girls this is for Christmas, and for the boys, the return of “Grand Tour” the Top Gear Trio’s newish series on Amazon Prime! I love to drop our routine during Advent and just read, make, bake and play....but one of the children especially… Continue reading 8 December 2017

I’m always aware that the build up to Christmas bears more resemblance to hurtling headfirst down a helter skelter, than the peaceful preparation of my heart to welcome the entrance into this world by the Creator of it. Each year I try to do things differently and fail, but this year, as a family, we… Continue reading 5 December 2017

We are starting to wind down, or is it wind up to Christmas? I took the children to McDonalds last week, and my coffee cup came emblazoned with reindeers smiling up at me. I’ve unearthed my Christmas folder (sounds horribly organised but I’ve found it works better than endless pieces of paper which I then… Continue reading 24 November 2017

Myself and the boys have both been poorly over the last week....always a dilemma when I’m trying to be teacher and mum, and my children are lively and well! Reading together is a good option, but my voice hasn’t been holding up to that either. So, read aloud audio books come onto their own; we’ve… Continue reading 7 November 2017

Half term has been lovely. Lazy pyjama mornings, evenings in, less rushing around...We celebrated Dancing Toes’ and Grandpa’s birthday, with just about all of my family here; precious times, for which I’m so grateful. We had home ed friends down one day which was fun; two of Lanky Dude’s friends who have also moved on… Continue reading 30 October 2017

I took these photos last week end, on one of those much valued, soul restoring days. We went up to the Big City and ate bacon sandwiches with Creative Auntie and Uncle at an outdoor cafe we all used to enjoy years ago. Then the girls and I met up with some home school friends… Continue reading 20 October 2017

Pinky and Perky went on their final journey on Monday. We loaded them into the trailer on Sunday afternoon. Usually we allow a good hour for this and do it early in the morning before we set off. However, there is a slight hill out of our field, which gets muddy and necessitates a four-wheel… Continue reading 7 October 2017

It’s starting to feel quite autumnal; amidst all the new beginnings in our lives now, the seasonal changes all around us are reassuring. We've been on a few sunny (or at least, not wet) walks, and the girls have made a start on their new nature journals. A tree across the road from us was… Continue reading 29 September 2017

There are a few verses in the Bible which talk about seasons...there is a time for everything. When Lanky Dude was a baby, I made a collage with these words and hung it in his bedroom. It's been relegated to our shed in the field now, but the words are truer than ever at this… Continue reading 17 September 2017