Month: January 2018
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One Down, Two to Go
This is a bit of a cheeky post as it is almost the same as yesterday’s. But today Lillie and I managed to mount her nine photos and create a proper (almost professional) display: It’s the first time either of us have done anything like this, and it took hours and hours. Anyway, here it […]
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Through the Lens: One Moment in Time 29/01/2018
This is Lillie’s final piece for her first ever photographic project. It is a screen shot as we are still in the process of mounting the actual pictures. Once done, though, it will go up on one of our walls….. if we can just find one that isn’t completely covered floor to ceiling with books.
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Wintery Seasons of Joy: January 2018 – Checking in on my Goals
Welcome to the last Seasons of Joy post for January. I know I said it Friday, but can you believe how quickly it has gone. I didn’t manage to get this post out yesterday because I was at the cinema with the rest of the family and some friends watching The Greatest Showman: I had […]
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January Precious Moments Wrap Up
I can not believe this is the last Friday in January! Where on earth does the time go? As always, we have kept ourselves very busy. We have battled a nasty cold which has seen Lillie on antibiotics and a burst ear drum and A9 with a sea of snot which seems never ending! In […]
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Homeschooling Teens: Catching Up with Lillie
Describe how your school has changed over the past year? It has become a lot harder, and more time consuming, mainly because of the photography diploma I am doing. This leads to a professional qualification and it is a lot harder than we thought it would be. However, I am really thankful to be given […]
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Today, my daughter…
….wrote to the local politician with regards to raising the profile of human slavery. She has also written to David Beckham (child slavery is one of the issues close to his heart) to ask how she, as a fifteen year old, can raise awareness in our community. Charlotte will also be writing to the editorial […]
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Five Maths Baggies: Mathematical Activities for Quiet Time
My younger two girls are not quite the readers their older brother and sisters were at their age. The older ones would have happily read for an hour during their quiet time each day and complain when it ended. The younger ones manage about half an hour before they start to get the wriggles. I […]
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Wintery Seasons of Joy: January 2018
It’s not so much wintery as wet! It is pouring down with rain this morning and we have all been working hard in the garden, filling the skip and getting rid of all the building stuff left from September. What a morning to choose! No matter, we all joined in with a(n) happy attitude 😉 […]
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Wintery Precious Moments (January: Week Three)
Another funny ol’ week. I’m not sure if it’s the infections, the exams or the number of birthdays we’ve been celebrating, but none of us have settled into school like we usually do. We ended last week with a family games night. You might remember that one of my goals was to have a family […]