After our recent Gruffalo Hunting expeditions Edie has a new favourite story She LOVES The Gruffalo And can now identify all the animals in the book Including butterfly, dragonfly, kingfisher and woodpecker Edie loves to listen along to the first … Continue reading
We are very lucky to live just 30 minutes from Bedgebury Pinetum This is one of our handful of happy places Somewhere we know well Somewhere we can always find a quiet spot Just us No matter how full the … Continue reading
When our beautiful Edie Mae came along For a moment I thought our family might be complete But after not very long I started to wonder Could we Should we Have one more baby? Edie is now almost 16 months … Continue reading
Today I took Esther and Bea to the theatre The Churchill Theatre in Bromley To see The Gruffalo’s Child A Tall Stories production We LOVE The Gruffalo in our house And have done for the longest time We love the … Continue reading
We have been spending lots of time in the woods recently And it is clear to see that Autumn is coming The leaves are turning And the hedgerows are bursting with blackberry goodness I love Autumn I love all that … Continue reading
Today we hosted an animation workshop at our house The families attending were a mix of schooled and unschooled All families who wanted to come along Try something new And have some fun David led the workshop using his software … Continue reading
We very rarely go abroad David is not madly keen on holidays And with four children Flights and accommodation are expensive However now that our baby days are behind us We can start to be more adventurous And try to … Continue reading
Often at bedtime Bea and I read a book Tell Me a Dragon by Jackie Morris At the end of the book Bea always tells me in great detail About her dragon I have been thinking for ages It would … Continue reading
Today I did something brave I invited some local home education families To come to our house and play It is something I have wanted to do for so long Share our resources and equipment With other families Share our … Continue reading
All of a sudden The end of summer is in sight There is a sense of autumn in the air As the light of the day is changing And the nights are drawing in For me this is a time … Continue reading