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RED January Review

11th Feb 202111th Feb 2021 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 11 Comments

I already shared some pictures of my RED January efforts. Its the first time that I've participated in an effort like that, I did some last year but not officially and didn't run every day. I quite wanted to look back and reflect on how I coped, what I learned and plan what I'm going … Continue reading RED January Review

RED January in Pictures

28th Jan 20211st Feb 2021 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 22 Comments

If you follow me over on Instagram, you probably won't have managed to avoid noticing that I've been taking part in RED January. https://www.instagram.com/p/CKj47belHUK/ Its been a very interesting month to venture out every day, we've had some wet weather, some snowy weather, some very cold weather, some dreadful weather, and some really hard runs … Continue reading RED January in Pictures

Emotional Football

Scotland football team celebrating a win on penalties
16th Nov 202016th Nov 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 34 Comments

Or "why watching football with your dad is important for boys". (Where "dad" means father figure, male respected adult, whatever, just someone not in the "soft and fuzzy" stereotype.) Now, I'm sure that anyone who has read this blog for a while knows that I'm fiercely anti-stereotypes and pro-equality and fairness in the face of … Continue reading Emotional Football

One of those days

Stormy skies at Delamere Forest
28th Sep 202028th Sep 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 54 Comments

One of those days where every little thing seems hard or stressful or goes wrong. One of those days where no one else is getting things right either. One of those days when the boys share a sofa and end up kicking and twisting each other's feet. One of those days when you take three … Continue reading One of those days

Learning to run: part 4

running shoes
19th Aug 202019th Aug 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 33 Comments

I started running a bit on holiday in summer 2019. Then that autumn I started couch to 5km, never finished it as I got a bit bored of the treadmill. In January, I ran every day except Sundays, finally making it to 5km. Then in February and March I managed 10km, surprising myself and discovering … Continue reading Learning to run: part 4

10 Things Home Learning has Taught Me

a week in pictures
22nd Jul 202030th Aug 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 36 Comments

Its been said thousands of times by, well, pretty much everyone. 2020 hasn't quite been what anyone could have expected at the start of the year. I'm not going to get absorbed by the ins and outs and the politics of how we've ended up in such an awful mess. The 17 weeks we spent … Continue reading 10 Things Home Learning has Taught Me

Staying home, staying safe – week 17

Beer! Wincle Brewery
19th Jul 202028th Jul 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 18 Comments

This is a little diary of our seventeenth week in social isolation (well, ish by this point), encumbered by home learning's last week, working from home, and himself in work from time to time. It seems a very long time since this all started now. With the end of term on Friday, this is going … Continue reading Staying home, staying safe – week 17

Staying home, staying safe – week 16

bathroom ceiling with flakey paint removed
12th Jul 202030th Aug 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 19 Comments

This is a little diary of our sixteenth week in social isolation (well, ish by this point), encumbered by home learning, working from home, and himself in work from time to time. It seems a very long time since this all started now. Here are the highlights and lowlights. See what happened in week 15. … Continue reading Staying home, staying safe – week 16

Staying home, staying safe – week 15

a snapperwack made from bark, sticks and ferns
5th Jul 202012th Jul 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 23 Comments

This is a little diary of our fifteenth week in social isolation (well, ish by this point), encumbered by home learning, working from home, and himself in work from time to time. It seems a very long time since this all started now. Here are the highlights and lowlights. See what happened in week 14. … Continue reading Staying home, staying safe – week 15

Staying home, staying safe – week 14

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28th Jun 202018th Nov 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 23 Comments

This is a little diary of our fourteenth week in social isolation (well, ish by this point), encumbered by home learning, working from home, and himself in work from time to time. It seems a very long time since this all started now. Here are the highlights and lowlights. See what happened in week 13. … Continue reading Staying home, staying safe – week 14

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