Tonight poop crashed my phone! Ok so every parent is in awe of their child – or so they jolly well should be! Tonight however my daughter blew me away with her inquisitive nature. By chance she had sneaked into my bedroom to read on my bed and took a glance at my twitter feed, she spotted a picture of a Roman toilet. Romans and … Continue reading The power of poop!
This week sees our youngest adventurer starting school. Straight in, full time. Do not pass go. Do not collect £200. She’s undoubtably ready and thankfully so am I. After working with children for many years, times of such transitions are so familiar to me it’s a natural process. Many nervous parents and children descended on the classroom yesterday morning, the atmosphere so tense I had … Continue reading All by myself
Mud, the glorious love child of water and earth. Some love it for it’s beautifying and therapeutic qualities, it’s an essential habitat for several members of the animal kingdom for thermoregulating, and hated by others for being just plain messy. I suspect these may also be people who have cream carpets 😉 Love it or hate it it’s a wonderful play resource for children, I’ve … Continue reading Releasing your inner hippo
Another week and another exciting new place discovered. Last weekend was mostly crazily busy but we managed to grab a few precious hours together as a family Sunday morning and soon put these to good use. Geocaching crazy daughter wanted to get a few cache finds in and we were looking for a new area to explore. We settled on the nearby town of Mildenhall … Continue reading If you go down to the woods today….
So it’s the height of Summer in England and true to form for the last few days it’s been raining cats and dogs. The week has been the usual whirlwind of school runs and after school clubs but today offered a little freedom. With chores to do we popped to the nearby city of Ely to get a few supplies and a chance request from … Continue reading Mud and some unexpected fun.
Mud and Nettles 