I haven’t shared much about the last three weeks because, to be honest, I was so deeply affected by it that I didn’t know what to do or who to turn to. Three weeks ago Charlotte began some very odd seizure-like behaviour where her whole body would twist and contort to the left side and……
Category: Homeschooling
How to Make Princess Mary’s Christmas Tin
In this post, I will describe how we made a replica of Princess Mary’s Christmas Tin. Mary, 17 at the time, wanted to show the soldiers her appreciation and gratitude for them fighting on the frontline. At first, her goal was to pay for them herself. But she soon realised that was not going to……
Seasons of Joy
What a glorious week it has been weather wise. I was up at dawn on Monday and was fully dressed before I looked out of the window to see this: What an unusual gift from God midway through April! I had checked the weather on the BBC website the night before and absolutely no mention……
Precious Moments
I took hardly any photos of school this week, even though we got lots done. We were due to have this week off as part of the girls’ Easter holidays. But, to be honest, we are all much happier when we are living our normal routine. Before I get into the educational side of things,……
Life in the Trenches {World War I}
Life in the trenches was like nothing the soldiers had ever experienced before. ‘Digging in’ as it was called was a fairly new phenomenon. But living in the mud and squalor surrounded by giant cat-sized mice become wearisome very quickly. The young men had signed up to fight for their country and believed that excitement……
A Faith that Refuses to be Broken
Charlotte wrote about how she keeps her faith in the midst of terrible hardship. Sometimes I fear that today will be the day that her burden of ill health will be too much for her to bear. And then she writes and I know that everything is going to be okay… Faith Through the Fire
How to Make a Trench Model
Trenches played a huge role in the First World War, both on the Western and Eastern fronts. This post describes, step by step, how to make a trench model, complete with cat sized rats, compliments of my youngest. How to Make a Trench Model: Fashioning the Individual Parts Corrugated Iron to Hold Up Mud Walls……
Seasons of Joy
Sometimes, my soul longs for quiet. It longs for aloneness and solitude. I think it is a need, much as breathing in the air. Just a few hours to spend doing, well nothing much. It can be as simple as being in the kitchen, alone. Maybe some soft worship music playing in the background. But……
Precious Moments
This is just a quick post today. Most of this week has been spent relaxing and doing a bit of the dreaded housework 😇 Last weekend, Ads and Charlotte hid chocolate eggs around the garden for the rest of the ‘children’. Then the littles re-hid them so the adults could find them! Then we all……
How to Make Soldier’s Trousers {World War 1}
As you all know, we have been learning all about World War One. As is our norm, the girls will be doing a presentation to mark the end of the unit. Abigail will be dressing up as the only woman ever to fight on the frontlines in the Great War: Flora Sandes. So we needed……
How to Make a Trouser Pattern {Sewing School}
We are currently studying the First World War and wanted to make a soldier’s uniform for Abigail. A quick online peruse, and I could not find any patterns specifically for this period. There were lots of ready made costumes, but no instructions on making our own. So I decided to give it a go myself,……
Happy Easter!
Precious Moments
What a week! We spent the first two days in hospital (one in A and E and one for a scheduled appointment at St George’s.). The rest of the week has been spent looking after Charlotte. I wrote about our adventures here. We were due to finish off bits and pieces for school, but to……
Love
I am learning that love is not enough sometimes. It doesn’t solve all problems. It doesn’t make someone well. It doesn’t take away pain. And it doesn’t stop seizures. As I say, love is not enough. But love is something. On Monday we rushed to A and E again with Charlotte, who was having very……
Siege of Liege Activities {World War I}
World War One is complicated and convoluted, and (IMHO) should never (ever) have happened. Learning about it is like watching a line of dominoes falling over and being completely unable to prevent what happens next. I have had to teach myself, over and over, to fully understand what happened to create the breeding ground for……