So as a parent of a… well, of a child… there are certain tricks or strategies that are required to get the child to do what you want them to do, or not to do what you don’t want them to do – or just to keep you reasonably sane. …
(or Vegetarian Shepherd’s pie) This is a lovely one-pot meal (though you can add a light salad on the side, too), especially in winter months, as it’s very warming and filling. Note that this is a pretty salty recipe, so might need adapting/avoiding if you need to keep to low …
Chris and I both work from home – together. We run (or fail to run) the home – together. We bring up our children – together. Yes, of course, there are things we disagree on and areas where one of us would like the other to do better – I …
About nine months ago we decided to banish the TV from the living room. OK, actually, when I say ‘we’ I really mean Chris. It was something he’d been talking about doing for a few months and I’d resisted. Vehemently. I liked having a TV there. I liked ironing in …
This is a post for Josie’s Writing Workshop. This week, I could have written something for each of the prompts (perhaps because I’m doing some serious nano-wri-mo procrastination), but this is the one that decided to come out. You might have preferred an angst-ridden delving into my past, that you …
If you’re a parent and you tweet, it’s very likely you’re aware of Kirstie Allsopp’s (of Location, Location, Location fame) campaign against homework. And I see and hear other parents complaining about homework and saying they are homework free. I just don’t get it. What is wrong with homework? I …
or Why I fear for my kids’ future I wrote a political post recently, which was a bit of a knee-jerk reaction to a particular news story. It didn’t get many comments, perhaps because it wasn’t especially well argued and, well, not everyone likes to talk about politics. But I …
This afternoon, I spent 5 minutes or so making a new word flip book for Rosemary, using a Post-it pad. She’s been doing very well with the flip book I made a few weeks ago and that we’ve been adding to, which started off just with the first letters they …
Superheroes Witches Hope you all had a fantastic Halloween.
It’s my birthday today (yes, I may mention it a few times, no excuses) and I will always be a teensy bit sad that tomorrow isn’t my birthday. Because then I’d be a witch. I have always been convinced of this, though don’t think I have anything to base this …
