Lunch with my girl #littleoneswholunch
One of the best things about Home Educating is that the whole ‘Back To School’ furore rather passes us by. Our summer takes much longer to fade and we’re really only just starting to get into the swing of an Autumnal house. But whilst we don’t do school lunches anymore, we do still do lunch (obviously… we don’t starve them…), and one of the loveliest things about home ed is actually the time...
Jeans for your man-sized boy teenager.
I thought they were tricky to find clothes for when they were six, and demanded red tractor t-shirts, soft-pyjamas-with-buttons-on-please and absolutely no yellow.But these boys of mine haven’t got any easier as they’ve got older.The trouble is, teenagers just stop being catered for specifically – around the age of 13 they suddenly disappear from the kids clothing sections; but adult clothing doesn’t really...
This is scary – 18yr olds and that credit trap…
This year I became the scared-but-proud owner of an 18yr old (I know. Frankly I *am* too young, thanks for noticing). Aside from the general astonishment that I grew this huge man-thing that looms around the house and inhales the contents of my cupboards at regular intervals in the middle of the night, this age change has brought about a not-unexpected-by-us-but-apparently-a-total-shock-to-him alteration in life view. Because,...
Learning French – ‘ere we go… (also – Rosetta Stone discount code!)
This year on our trip to the Dordogne I’ll admit I was pretty happy with myself. When we first went to France as a family, I was the only one who had a smattering of French – and that was seriously rusty from the long hiatus since my GCSE days. Over the years and holidays it’s slowly improved, and the whole family has been getting better as we try at every opportunity to get by with French rather than expecting the...
Win a £200 luxury Forest Holidays escape
Have you seen Forest Holidays yet? If not, you’re missing out. I *love* them. They have 9 stunning locations spread across the country, all exclusively on Forestry Commission land. Forest Holidays are for everyone, from the very young to the very old; they’re for families and couples and groups of friends and obviously they’re perfect for dogs (owners welcome, natch). Because you’re deep in forestry land,...
Oh we’re in LOVE with this pretty pretty bike… *goes shopping just to fill the basket*
I was noodling about the webs, as you do when you’re supposed to be catching up on your monthly accounts, when I accidentally tripped over the doorway and found myself at Bikester. I know, me either. But stay with me here, it’ll be worth it. Bike shops are not, on a day to day basis, my usual noodle-spot. It’s not that I don’t love a cycle – oh no, I’ll whizz along the back lanes with the family on...