-
Back to routine
We started back with our home-schooling today and it went reasonably well. I was looking forward to showing Dearest Son what I had planned but he didn’t seem too impressed (reason for this will be explained in a bit). I don’t buy in a certain curriculum, preferring to take bits from various sources as needed.…
-
Picture practise
I took some pictures today while out with our dog Scooby, I was needing to practise. You see, someone very very kindly gave me a new mobile phone which has a much better camera than my old one. The trouble is I am not very tech savvy and it took me a while to figure…
-
Organising our home-school supplies
We are gearing up to start our new year of home-schooling and I’ve been busy! I have the first term mapped out and a few ideas for other topics to introduce later in the year but the corner we have to keep our supplies was leaving me less than inspired. I showed it in yesterdays…
-
Bargains, organising and plans!
I’ve had a pretty busy day and I’d like to show you what I’ve done so far and let you in on what is next. We have a place not far from us which is next to the local recycling centre, i.e. dump, which sells stuff people don’t want anymore. It used to be really…
-
It’s great to get a win
A day of wins today which I will not take for granted! The first major win of the day was the MOT. I put my car in for it’s annual test and I usually use a garage not far from here. However, after talking to my hairdresser a couple of months ago, I went to…
-
The best laid plans – led to something else!
We had planned a beach trip this afternoon but we ended up doing something completely different. I had grand plans of taking Dearest Son to the beach for the afternoon and getting some wonderful shots of the North Sea to show you its splendour and maybe even a dolphin or two. We took the car…
-
When the harvest is over
I am not saying the harvest is completely over but something did occur to me the other day when I was picking some peas at the allotment. We’ve had a great pea harvest this year and the plant I was picking from is showing the tell-tale signs it is coming to the end of it’s…
-
Sometimes the job just needs done
There comes a point when you can no longer put off a job which you know, and have known for ages, needs done. In this case, that job was the horror of the cupboard under the kitchen sink. It’s one of those areas we all use daily and things just get taken out and thrown…
-
We have a toad – and I’m too excited about it
This isn’t the post I was going to do for today but I’m so excited I had to share my news. We were up at the allotment today, working hard and I was pulling weeds at one side of the fence. The lady in the plot next door doesn’t weed much so it gets difficult.…
-
Little time for rest in the summer
Please tell me I’m not the only one finding it hard to ‘stop’ in the summer! Weeds keep growing, plants need tended to, grass needs cut, house to be cleaned, days out, teenager to keep busy….on and on it goes. Hard work looks like it’s paying off on the plot though: For the first time…
-
Making do and mending – or at least trying to
Do you ‘make do and mend’? I have been attempting it quite a lot this week and I think it’s going pretty well so far. I need to point out in case you haven’t realised yet, that I’m not an expert when it comes to fixing (or anything for that matter). I think that is…
-
I accidentally lied – and rain boobs!
You may be wondering what on earth I lied about and what the heck are rain boobs, so allow me to explain. Hear me out. A while ago I put up a post saying it would be the last polytunnel update. If you don’t know the situation, I built a DIY polytunnel out of scrap…
Coming from my slice of life to help you find more joy in yours
my slice of life blog 