A few of the other things we have managed to do this December have been: Watching the amazing Bloodstone at Jubilee Stores (we even persuaded Jamie to come and watch Morris dancing ) Cookie Exchange: The Learning Zone Christmas Party: Family Christmas time: [Continue]
We had what my girls always refer to as a “proper” home education morning. This involves being in a hall with a group of kids from a wide range of ages and families and to do something that people of most ages can enjoy and probably the chance for smallish boys to find some sticks [Continue]
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 had cake – well cup cakes, Ruth was busy making them and practising with her new icing petal [Continue]
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 gingerbread Greek gods and some other things. We start with the king of the gods, the god of thunder and [Continue]
Since we came home from the holiday we’ve been spending lots and lots of time revising for the girls environmental management iGCSE. I say we meaning all of us. The girls have been working though past papers and Jonathan has had to be pretty much gagged to stop him answering all the questions. This has shown me once [Continue]
There will at some point be a longer post featuring this basket but really could there be a better example of a home educators basket. Please note the organic cheese, the (looking as if it was)home made bread, the vegan puddings, the felted purse, the colourful diablo, fruit and Suma peanut butter. Actually it could [Continue]
For lent we gave up eating meat - well sort of. I just decided I wouldn’t use meat at home – if people wanted to eat meat when they were out that was fine and we did eat meat when we went on holiday for a few days . We also decided that we would [Continue]
One of my on-line home-ed friends is hosting “A Typical Home Ed Day in Photos” Carnival. I thought I give it a go but have only managed to keep taking photos for 2 half days - I’ll have another proper go next week but here are my half days! So this is Wednesday a rather silly day to choose [Continue]
Well Martin and I have been married 20 years (a couple of weeks ago – I’m behind with our blogging). We exchanged some small gifts. Martin was very organised and bought these lovely earrings and necklace from our friend June with her lovely Goddess Jewels some time in advance. However he wasn’t organised enough to remember to [Continue]
Now if I think you can learn quite a bit with a cardboard box then I think you can learn just about anything with food. Jonathan and I were participating in one of our favourite guilty pleasures (watching cookery programs)and were enjoying the Hairy Bikers one afternoon. One of the recipes they made was a Swiss roll, [Continue]
