I love growing veggies. I'll never forget the first year that I grew 5 courgette plants in a sun blessed garden and a friend gave me 8 tomato plants. Himself is only just coming back round to considering courgettes acceptable on his plate after 3 months of me sneaking them into almost every meal. Since … Continue reading Veggie progress report 2021
Well I guess it's time to get back out there? Yes? No? Maybe a bit? I won't pretend that I'm not perhaps a bit more cautious than many people about ending lockdown. I felt that the kids went back to school too early at the beginning of March. I felt we need to keep adapting … Continue reading Getting back out there
I've decided to do a monthly round up for everything we've read each month. Himself focuses on science articles and forums and news, so he's not getting a section - books only! Large boy Percy Jackson: The Last Olympian, The Lost Hero, Son of Neptune, and The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan Yes, he's … Continue reading April 2021 Reading
Yesterday was my gran's funeral. I don't want to say anything particular about losing her, but I wanted to share the reading I did during the service. God's Garden (by Katie Evans) God looked around his garden, and he found an empty place. He then looked down upon this earth, and saw your tired face. … Continue reading Saying goodbye
Today's post is by Steve from The Diary of a Dad. Steve is a dad who blogs about the reality of parenting a two year old, he's honest and realistic, no pretentiousness or perfection. Drop by his blog and have a browse, I hope you find something to enjoy. Money Isn't Everything Loss affects everyone … Continue reading Lessons in Loss 12: Money Isn’t Everything
This is going to be a bit of a compare and contrast exercise. So, first up, how I used to take a bath. Before kids When its just you and maybe your partner or parents in the house. Taking a bath is simple. You pour in some bubbles, turn on the taps, grab a towel … Continue reading How to take a bath (as a mum)
While out running at the end of February, having a totally awesome run, just feeling fantastic and enjoying every step in the early spring sunshine, I reflected that the music I was listening to (and singing along to the choruses) had a huge effect on my enjoyment of the run. https://www.instagram.com/p/CLzOg1Ilfc7/ Music while running So, … Continue reading My running playlist
I haven't written a work post for a very long time. I've just been bumbling along for quite a while with no major events beyond the usual daily or weekly frustrations of my team. Anyway, a thing happened today. First, let's back up for some history. I happened to edit a particular "career path" form … Continue reading Exciting and scary
Today's post is by Graham from Middle Age Fanclub. Graham's blog is an eclectic mix of poetry, commentaries on life as a teacher, football, and book reviews. Can you tell why I like him? He's as un-niched as me. Introduction Hi, I'm Graham and I write the Middle Age Fanclub blog. My blog is the … Continue reading Lessons in Loss 11: Ghosts
It's the Easter holidays. On Good Friday we asked the boys what they wanted to do. As well as various requests for Scalextric tracks and Monopoly, large boy said he wanted to see his grandparents. Trying to meet up with himself's parents for the day is kind of hard as we live 8 hours apart. … Continue reading A Little Joy
