This week has felt too busy to me. I fight against the London suburban mindset of fitting more and more in all the time. I want to savour my life and move through it slowly, experiencing every moment. This week we have been wandering down to the pond most early mornings. It has been a… Continue reading Seasons of Joy: January – Week 4
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Seasons of Joy: The Very Best Valentine….Ever!
It is Valentine’s day today. For the first time since they were born the older ones have been asking about it. Usually we do not make a huge deal. Gary and I swap cards with beautiful handwritten notes of love. But they are private messages, not to be shared with the rest of the family.… Continue reading Seasons of Joy: The Very Best Valentine….Ever!
Seasons of Joy: January – Week 3
In my Heart My mum is one of the most special, incredible people I have the honour to know. She and I are so close. Growing up it was hard to tell where she ended and I began. She worked 20 hours plus each day to keep my brother and I at private school and… Continue reading Seasons of Joy: January – Week 3
Joyful Seasons: Gifts, upcycling, nourishing food and a prayer request
Home made wonders There is nothing like receiving home made goods. I really appreciate anything hand or home made, so you can imagine my delight when my Uncle and Auntie turned up with not only home made damson jam from their garden but also real, proper honey made in their cottage garden by their very… Continue reading Joyful Seasons: Gifts, upcycling, nourishing food and a prayer request
A Summer Shakespeare Club: Introduction
I am always surprised when I hear young people saying they think Shakespeare is boring. To me he was one of the wittiest people to walk this earth. It is this sense of fun and his intelligent repartee which I hope to share with the children this summer. We have all been impatiently waiting for… Continue reading A Summer Shakespeare Club: Introduction
Yearly Wrap Up
This past year has been a year of trying out new things; attempting to be courageous in the face of timidity and juggling all the things life throws at me without dropping any balls. It has been a year of God challenging me on topics I don’t wish to be challenged on; of asking me… Continue reading Yearly Wrap Up
Bits and Bobs and Books
Where have I been? As a few of you guessed I have been in Northern Ireland for the past ten days staying with my incredible in-laws. I had tried to make sure a post went out each day, but to be honest the holiday sort of took over and I have been a bit negligent… Continue reading Bits and Bobs and Books
It’s that time of year again….
Source So, at the end of last week I was bemoaning the fact that I had not had any sort of extended time alone for a while, for a few weeks in fact. This is not at all healthy for an introvert like me. I need time alone, like I need the air I breathe.… Continue reading It’s that time of year again….
Precious Moments
The week before last we had our very first ever staycation. It was to save money, but I personally think it would have cost less to have gone away on a cruise! Well, not really but I’m thinking our staycation wasn’t a terribly frugal one 🙂 It was, however, one full of fun and laughter… Continue reading Precious Moments
TOS Review: Creative Nature Study
Disclosure: I was given a complimentary ebook copy of Creative Nature Study from The Old Schoolhouse Magazine through the Schoolhouse Review Crew, in exchange for an honest review. Creative Nature Study is a 100 page ebook dedicated to helping families find joy in the world around them. Full to the brim with ideas, it is sure to create… Continue reading TOS Review: Creative Nature Study
Ten Things to Love about Teens
I always wondered what life would be like once our three similar aged older children hit adolescence. Would all hell break loose, or would things stay as wonderful as they always had been during their childhood? The hormones hit once they turned ten or so. And things did change. For a while it was chaos. … Continue reading Ten Things to Love about Teens
A Time for Everything Under the Sun
Over these Easter holidays I have been reflecting on the past twelve weeks or so of us doing a week of schooling alongside a week of unschooling. It is clear it wasn’t a good fit for us, in the same way it is clear it was something we really did need to try out in… Continue reading A Time for Everything Under the Sun
Angelicscalliwag Christmas Traditions # 4: Preparing for Advent
The tradition of preparing for Advent goes back to the beginning of our marriage. I was a newish Christian and determined that every part of my life should at the very least attempt to reflect my beliefs. Advent would be our time for preparing to celebrate Jesus’ birthday. Thing was, I was new at this… Continue reading Angelicscalliwag Christmas Traditions # 4: Preparing for Advent
