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Large boy has just hit a landmark in his growing up path to adulthood and independence. He's 10 and a bit, relatively sensible most of the time but also capable of being a prize plonker in the company of his best mates. What's going on? This is the first week of two weeks of the… Continue reading A maturity landmark
I 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 The Finisher by David Baldacci It was about somebody who lived in a village surrounded by darkness filled with monsters, before TVs were… Continue reading March 2022 Reading
I'm having one of those days or weeks where there are just too many things going on. I knew what I was going to write a post about, but here I am at 5.30pm the day before publishing and I haven't started it. I refuse to let the blog be one more pressure on me.… Continue reading Overwhelmed
Molly is one of my absolute favourite bloggers. Her blog is Lovely Local Indie, with a focus on food, days out and places to stay in and around Derbyshire, UK. She's quite local to me so there's always something for me to store away for use one day. The boys are particularly excited to visit… Continue reading Lessons in Loss 18: Miscarriage (Three Years On)
I'm totally loving this beautiful weather lately. OK so it's still pretty cold in the morning, with a bit of frost, but the blue skies and sunshine are making me happy. So I wanted to share some pictures I've taken out and about recently. What are you looking forward to as the days get warmer… Continue reading Springtime 2022
I think most people agree that inclusion and the absence of exclusion are very good things. If you want some tips on how to be more inclusive in day to day real life, maybe have a read of Inclusion – a how to. Last year I read A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived by… Continue reading Practical social media inclusivity
So about a year ago an exciting but scary opportunity presented itself to me at work. I'd been trundling along with the same general activities for quite a while, there are challenges and long term projects running all the time and I thought I was pretty contented. Background Then, early last year I got picked… Continue reading Exciting and scary: the end
I think I first met Pepper though the lovely Bill's weekly round ups over at A Silly Place. We've commented on each others blogs for ages and I think we have a lot in common, we certainly have many shared attitudes and values. I highly recommend her blog at Pepper Valentine for posts on travel… Continue reading Lessons in Loss 17: Friendship
Some of the content in this post was originally published in April 2020, Lockdown exercise etiquette. Back then I was a learner runner, but already I'd noticed some strange behaviour when sharing roads and footpaths with other people. Since then I've had innumerable negative encounters as well as many positive ones. The UK highway code… Continue reading Outdoors etiquette
I 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 The Serpent's Shadow by Rick Riordan "I really enjoyed this of course, it's Rick Riordan what do you expect?" Yep and it's Thursday… Continue reading February 2022 Reading
Smelly Socks and Garden Peas 
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