We have fun reflecting the seasons, both spiritual and climatic in our home. These are some of the decorations we have put out over this last week. Each of the children decorated a little wooden egg when they were younger, and for a few weeks around Easter, I fill them overnight with a small chocolate… Continue reading 31 March 2018
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27 March 2018
It’s been a short term but has felt much longer; what with the merry go round of illnesses, a massive upheaval which has affected us all, the pressure of exams.... If we limped to half term we crawled to the end of term. We all need some rest and restoration; but I’m aware the boys… Continue reading 27 March 2018
19 March 2018
It’s the spring equinox today but doesn’t feel much like it! We had snow again; the chickens refuse to come out of their house and we bring the gineau pig inside, much to the girls’ delight. I found a new book called “Snowflake Bentley” by Jaqueline Briggs Martin; although it is a picture book, it’s… Continue reading 19 March 2018
Weekly Routines – Updated Feb 2021
Here is the second of my updated posts, reflecting upon some of the nuts and bolts of home ed life. I hope it's useful to those of you currently embarking on this journey, and is a fun, even nostalgic, read for the rest of us. What strikes me is how these patterns have stood us… Continue reading Weekly Routines – Updated Feb 2021
Mothering through the seasons 