Mothering through the seasons

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

The holidays have ended. Our last week was a "home" one; seeing friends, preparing for this term's learning, just hanging out together. We had our precious, energetic godson for a couple of days; we all spent a morning in the field cutting the grass, strimming, digging up potatoes, picking apples. We planted twelve types of… Continue reading 6 September 2017

The summer holidays have flown by...can't believe there's only one week left. I love holiday time, especially days at home with no commitments...these are few and far between, but we've managed a handful. Sparkly Eyes had her birthday party in the first week. She kept inviting friends, plus their younger siblings, so we had quite… Continue reading 26 August 2017

I've not written about our menagerie of animals recently, so thought I'd put on a few photos. Not of the chickens, though. They are going through their annual moult and look pretty forlorn and bedraggled. They also lay less during the moult, so we have less eggs. Our ancient, grumpy but beautiful hen has hardly… Continue reading 29 July 2017

Well, term, and with it, our home-school year have ended. I so enjoy writing this blog, just recording and reflecting upon our life here in this tiny part of rural England; our family, our home-school, our friends and the seasonal rhythm of our activities. We actually finished a week or so ago. Rhythm Dude, with… Continue reading 23 July 2017

Term is gradually winding down. Lanky Dude finished weeks ago, I decided Dancing Toes was going to finish her final projects by Thursday (brief look at the Romans in the context of major world civilisations pre-Christ, and some basic geology, which she's loved...has an ever-expanding rock collection). Rhythm Dude is plodding on stoically finishing up… Continue reading 14 July 2017