Advent
As far as my children are concerned today (Dec 1st) is the first day of Advent, even though as far as I’m concerned we started Advent last Sunday. But today is when the countdown begins and [Continue]
Ruth’s Birthday
Birthday lunch. Ruth wanted quite a low key birthday – we had the food she wanted to eat and watched New Tricks! But on Wednesday we had her party – ice cream and Just Dance. We also [Continue]
Quarr Abbey Walk
We have been rather lazy on Sundays recently. Just coming home from church having a leisurely lunch/dinner and watching TV or playing games. But I have really been fancying getting out on a [Continue]
Spore prints
We made a spore print from the fungi we picked at Parkhurst forest . You put the fungi on some paper, cover it and leave it over night. In the morning there is a spore print. [Continue]
Gingerbread Gods and more
Jonathan has been interested in Greek myths and legends for a while now, we’ve been making a trojan horse for about 4 months! Today he was spending time with Rebekah and they decided to make [Continue]
Sunrise Over East Cowes
Up early for a Saturday as Rebekah, Thorne and Caleb are off practising for the Tour De Trigs and Martin is giving them a lift to the South Downs so they can walk for 20 miles in unknown territory. [Continue]
FUNGI
FUNGI – yes I am shouting it’s what you do on one of Sue Bailey’s fungi walks. You look around find some fungi Yell “fungi” at the top of your voice and a crowd comes [Continue]
Art inspired by Jonathan Parsons Cruciform Vision
I managed a night away without the rest of the family and amongst other nice things went to visit Guildford Cathedral. One of the things I loved was a new piece of art called Cruciform Vision. I [Continue]
Karate Kid
I am ashamed to say that it took me so long (about a year) to get Jonathan to the Tae Kwon Do class he wanted to go to that it has changed venue and into a Karate class. However having finally got [Continue]
