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Category: Journal
A Plan for the Summer
After the initial flurry of excitement that came after we booked our summer trip to New York/ Orlando, I have avoided doing to much in the way of obsessive planning in case we are yet again disappointed. We will have to do some crucial Disney booking of parks and restaurants but otherwise, I am trying… Continue reading A Plan for the Summer
A Giving List
When we were putting together the reverse advent calendar box for our local homeless shelter LWS Night Shelter just before Christmas this year, the kiddos and I were talking about how we wanted to do more for charity and the local community in 2022. We planned to make a list of all the ways we… Continue reading A Giving List
A Knowing List
Five Things I Know: I know how to analyse the writer's use of language and structure. I studied English Literature at GSCE, A-Level, and degree level but it was only when I started teaching English that I think really mastered the art of analysis. I love pulling the words apart and interrogating the text to… Continue reading A Knowing List
A Favourite Photo
It was impossible for me to choose my favourite photo that I ever took. I looked through our thousands of photos and struggled to narrow it down. So I chose this as ONE of my favourite photos ever. It is a photo of Rich and the kids on Stanage Edge in the Peak District, Derbyshire… Continue reading A Favourite Photo
An Evening Walk
One of the many lovely things about having a dog is that I take a lot more evening walks than I used to. As a family, we would occasionally have a walk in the summer after dinner to get some fresh air and stretch our legs. Now on those rare evenings when we have less… Continue reading An Evening Walk
A New Place
My little break away this weekend has made me think of other places in the country I would like to visit. I have never been to any of these but would love to: YorkWellsInvernessCardiff Belfast
A Pretty Little City
I spent the weekend in the city of Bath. While my friends took advantage of the Thermae Spa, I decided to explore the city. The timing of this trip with me reading Northanger Abbey for the first time was a happy accident. A large portion of this novel takes place in Bath at the end… Continue reading A Pretty Little City
A Bucket List
Five things I would love to do someday: Go dog sledding in Alaska;Experience the Northen Lights;Attend a literary festival;Go on safari;Have a book published.
An ideal day
Today was not an ideal day. But if I was to design an ideal Thursday, it would look like this: 6am I wake naturally and rise before the kids wake. I stretch, read, and write with a cup of tea. The sunrise streams in through the slanted shutters. Harper sits at my feet. She has… Continue reading An ideal day
Notes From My Day 