Anyone who knows me will know I’m not the most adventurous or outdoor loving person you will encounter, (tiNY understatement!) I’ve always been the special kind of person who works out a schedule of which days to wash my hair to achieve the optimal results, according to events in my diary. This is absolutely sad, I realise! But thankfully I have loosened up-a little, in recent months. Continue reading →

Over the last nine months, our home has seemed to experience a down pouring of questions. Questions about EVERYTHING! Covering every category and subject – historical, scientific, funny, taboo, thoughtful and so on. Continue reading →

Whilst Henri and Molly were in school, we were, up until the month before taking them out, very obedient to the ‘no holiday in term time’ rule. I used to admire fellow mums in the playground as they told me of amazing holidays they had had, at fantastic prices, simply because they were taken in term time, and I used to think, yes, we’re going to do this! Continue reading →

Months of discussion and deliberation. Attempting to anticipate every possible outcome, problem or pitfall. Mountains of research, scouring through every article, relevant Facebook page, home educating book and opinion ever expressed on the subject out there. Continue reading →