In our continuing study of the properties of matter, we’ve been learning about solutions, suspensions, solubility and precipitates. To demonstrate this, and because we needed a break from our usual routine, we had a kitchen science morning, raiding the boys’ IGCSE kit. We experimented with different chemicals, using some of the tests for cations (positive… Continue reading Kitchen chemistry – solutions and suspensions – February 2019
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Those grey winter days…February 2019
I set out to write something about keeping going through the dreary and seemingly endless days of a wet British winter. I started on one such day, and forty eight hours later am finishing it while sitting under a cloudless blue sky, listening to a chorus of birds with the warmth of a pale winter… Continue reading Those grey winter days…February 2019
A Special week end with Sally Clarkson – Part 2 – September 2018
This is the second instalment of our wonder- filled weekend with the lovely Sally Clarkson, in which I’ll focus on the talks she gave to our Christian Home Ed group. Check out her website here , and to read about all the exploring we did, see my previous post here . Anticipation had been building.… Continue reading A Special week end with Sally Clarkson – Part 2 – September 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 