This is just a round up of our 2019 summer holidays. We had loads of fun in the Loire and Dordogne in France. D minus 1Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7Day 8Day 9Day 10Day 11Day 12Day 13Day 14Day 15Day 16
Tag: Language
Ma deuxième langue: 3ème étape
Ça fait un certain temps que j'ai voulu écrire quelque chose en Français. Cela est assez dur pour moi, je parle assez facilement mais a l’écrit mon Français n'est pas terrible! Donc, s'il vous plait, soyez gentilles avec tous les fautes qui suivent. Il y a 7 mois ou plus, j'étais à Paris pour mon… Continue reading Ma deuxième langue: 3ème étape
Ma deuxième langue: 2ème étape
Ça fait un certain temps que j'ai voulu écrire quelque chose en Français. Cela est assez dur pour moi, je parle assez facilement mais a l’écrit mon français n'est pas terrible! Donc, s'il vous plait, soyez gentilles avec tous les fautes qui suivent. Il y a 6 mois, j'étais à Paris pour mon boulot et… Continue reading Ma deuxième langue: 2ème étape
Ma deuxième langue: 1ère étape
Ça fait un certain temps que j'ai voulu écrire quelque chose en Français. Cela est assez dur pour moi, je parle assez facilement mais a l’écrit mon Français n'est pas terrible! Donc, s'il vous plait, soyez gentilles avec tous les fautes qui suivent. Il y a 6 mois, j'étais à Paris pour mon boulot et… Continue reading Ma deuxième langue: 1ère étape
Staying home, staying safe – week 5
This is a little diary of our fifth week in social isolation, home learning, and with both himself and me working from home. See what happened in week 4. Monday Right well, back at it then I suppose. Awake early in anticipation so at our desks in very good time. Our first week with actual… Continue reading Staying home, staying safe – week 5
Review: French dictionary of words that don’t exist
Le Dico des Mots Qui N'existent Pas (et Qu'on Utilise Quand Même) by Olivier Talon and Gilles Vervisch (@GVervisch). 5 stars ☆☆☆☆☆ (so long as you read French, otherwise a bit tricky). If you've ever read The Meaning of Liff by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd (and you read French well) this book is for… Continue reading Review: French dictionary of words that don’t exist
Home learning resources
I'm putting this list here for my reference as much as for anyone else to use. I made it from stuff I've seen on Facebook and Twitter this week, plus some zoology things recommended by a colleague. These are all resources that we haven't had from school already. Anyway, these might be useful links to… Continue reading Home learning resources
Fabulous Sneaky Beasts
One of my favourite things about my kids is their ridiculously free and vivid imaginations. It all started about two and a half years ago. Small boy was in the sling on my back as we walked through the woods from the local park to home, he pointed at a tree and told me that… Continue reading Fabulous Sneaky Beasts
Holiday 2019 D11
Quarter to 9, everyone else is still asleep. I woke an hour ago with work on my mind. Apparently 10 days is my limit, so I was wondering what's going on with my work wife. Then remembered how pissed off I am with a colleague for withholding information. It's that bloody work addiction again. Can't… Continue reading Holiday 2019 D11
Holiday 2019 D3
Really today started at 1am with large boy in tears cos he couldn't find a teddy. Then a similar story at 3am from small boy. Having gone bed much later than usual we were rather put out to be woken up at 7.45. Himself drove a long way yesterday so I got up and refereed… Continue reading Holiday 2019 D3
Smelly Socks and Garden Peas 