Musings :: Moments :: Memories
The first day of the summer holidays was a weird vibe. Exhaustion combined with the usual anticlimax meant that all of us were out of sorts one way or another. Add Covid in the house into the mix and the disruption from the garage conversion currently underway and it was not the blissful peace that… Continue reading False Start
Friday just gone was Evelina's last Friday at Primary School. After seven years of being in her little one class entry school, always being the oldest in the school (the school opened with her class so now she is in Year 6, the school is full for the first time), having a lovely group of… Continue reading Beginning of an Ending
Cooking on the barbeque in the summer and having just grilled meat with salad for most of our meals is the best. I know this is true. I am not cut out to be a primary teacher. Spending a couple of hours with some Year One age children (i.e. Austin's age) whilst I chaperoned at… Continue reading I Know This is True
I want to remember the smile on Evelina's face when she pulled off an awesome lift in her Acro show today. I want to remember the simple joy of a family barbeque and the sun bathing the garden in golden light. I want to remember how we ate and laughed and hugged. I want to… Continue reading I Want to Remember
It is Friday night and the whole family are watching Clifford the Big Red Dog. As I glance over, I spot Evelina and Austin cuddled up together. Earlier, Evelina had pulled Austin in for a huge hug and balefully told Austin that in a couple of years, he won’t want to do that anymore. I… Continue reading Pigeon Pair
Finishing marking a whole set of books;Harper's attempts to scam an extra meal out of Evelina;Rich's return home from London;Having a healthy debate with some Year 9 students about the value of English as a subject (and the meaning of life);Watching Evelina read the opening of one of my favourite books (/ book series) of… Continue reading Five Things that Made Me Smile Today
On Tuesdays, Evelina attends Sea Scouts at the town park in Warwick. Although we are about as far away from the sea as you can get in England, they enjoy boating, kayaking, and all manner of water activities on the River Avon. It is such a beautiful evening, I thought I would bring Harper for… Continue reading Sunset in the Park
A while back, I wrote about the beauty of keeping a ta-dah list, one that notes all the accomplishments of the day (as opposed to a regular to-do list which can sometimes sit in judgment of you for the whole day as you blithely ignore it). Here is my (our) ta-dah list for today: Sold… Continue reading Today’s Ta-dah 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
It is Sunday night and I have a million things to do (ugh sorry for the busy person hyperbole) so I haven't really got time to be blogging. And yet, it would be such a shame to ruin my streak! I was just looking through my old blog posts when Evelina was very little and… Continue reading A Voice from the Past
Notes From My Day 