Category: Day by Day

Just a couple of photos from the week just gone. The boys and I planted out ten baby Christmas trees in our field. The idea is that we'll plant a few more each year, and then in about five years’ time we can cut these down and sell them....a mini business for the boys. We… Continue reading 26 February 2017

  Half term is nearly over. People often ask whether we keep to term times and holiday, and the answer is emphatically yes. Although I like the rhythm and routine of our normal weeks, I also very much appreciate the flexibility and spontaneity that holidays give us. I also love the occasional day when we've… Continue reading 18 February 2017

It’s been a particularly busy week, and in the midst of it, I had a brief chat with a friend about time off for mums. Being a mum is such hard work, whether we do it all the time, or juggle it with other, also demanding work. I've really fallen into the trap over the… Continue reading 8 February 2017

Well, in a week of yet more momentous political and world events, our lives plod on with small victories, minor battles and a thankfulness that we have the freedom to live this way. Lanky Dude sat second maths paper on Tuesday. Another early morning, with me more nervous than usual, as I knew he was… Continue reading 29 January 2017

Well, in a week of yet more momentous political and world events, our lives plod on with small victories, minor battles and a thankfulness that we have the freedom to live this way. Lanky Dude sat second maths paper on Tuesday. Another early morning, with me more nervous than usual, as I knew he was… Continue reading 21 January 2017

The beginning of the year seems a good time to start a new venture. Writing about our family and home-schooling life, in rural England. I'm not sure if it will be of interest to anyone but me, but I'd like to put some memories down, and I enjoy writing. So, the first full day of… Continue reading A new year and a new venture

Second week of term has whizzed by. Lanky Dude had first maths exam; necessitated leaving at 6.45 am to get to exam centre in good time. Cold and dark. Very grateful other exams have been in the summer, or at a local school. I always take a picnic breakfast and we eat it, with a… Continue reading 12 January 2017

Just had to write as it's "Three Kings Day", or Epiphany. This is the day when, many people remember the visit of the three wise men to see Jesus, bringing their gifts. When I was a child I remember the wise men being added to the crib at church on this day. So, today we… Continue reading 6 January 2017