Friday, 30 April 2010
Fury
How long can it take to go from calm to fury? About 3 seconds. A few nights ago I had a plan to do things differently at bedtime. Then I experienced the 0-60 zoom of fury and quickly had a rethink. A good thing I did because who knows how badly things could have gone....
90 minutes later
T got to the station 90 minutes later than usual. Was I worried? Was I bored? Was I cross? No.
I finally realised my mobile was out of power, so I decided to drive home and phone him from there. He sounded so happy and I could hear his friends in the background.
While I was waiting I realised that 'my' corner of the station car park is ripe for some guerilla gardening. I have loads of spare seeds from years past, so they will go to seed heaven on a wet day.
I finally realised my mobile was out of power, so I decided to drive home and phone him from there. He sounded so happy and I could hear his friends in the background.
While I was waiting I realised that 'my' corner of the station car park is ripe for some guerilla gardening. I have loads of spare seeds from years past, so they will go to seed heaven on a wet day.
Thursday, 29 April 2010
Election Fever
I have been surprised by how keen the children are to watch the election debates. We adults have been paying more attention to them as the series has gone on.
We will all be at the start tonight, ready for the 90 minutes. It seemed to go very fast last week.
As it is on the economy have a look at this:
http://www.ft.com/deficit-buster
This doesn't cover possible changes in taxation revenue if the economy grows or the possible monies raised from the sale of the nationalised banks, so bear that in mind.
We will all be at the start tonight, ready for the 90 minutes. It seemed to go very fast last week.
As it is on the economy have a look at this:
http://www.ft.com/deficit-buster
This doesn't cover possible changes in taxation revenue if the economy grows or the possible monies raised from the sale of the nationalised banks, so bear that in mind.
Lay-bys
T loves to take photos and I enjoy hanging around while he takes them. The bit which gets tricky is finding where to stop the car safely. Once we find a good lay-by we go back to it whenever the clouds look interesting or the sunset looks wildly coloured.
I am getting used to being asked to drop everything to zip out in the car to spend a peaceful 30 mins watching the weather pass over.
Sometimes H and I go for drives and explore places we think T might like. I need to have a number of suggestions for new places to try up my sleeve.
I am getting used to being asked to drop everything to zip out in the car to spend a peaceful 30 mins watching the weather pass over.
Sometimes H and I go for drives and explore places we think T might like. I need to have a number of suggestions for new places to try up my sleeve.
The Tempest
New season, new Shakespeare play. This time it is the Tempest (I keep on typing Tempset!).
My old edition is in my car so I read a chunk each time I wait at the station for T to get home from school. It is so satisfying to find out what happens next. I have never seen it acted or read it before.
I have to say that I don't understand a lot of it and I'm confused about who is who, but I'm sort of floating over the words, hoping that it will all fall into place. If I read it a second time it may make more sense. Since I have no questions to answer on it and nothing to prove it is all a bonus for me. I love finding passages I have seen or heard before.
My old edition is in my car so I read a chunk each time I wait at the station for T to get home from school. It is so satisfying to find out what happens next. I have never seen it acted or read it before.
I have to say that I don't understand a lot of it and I'm confused about who is who, but I'm sort of floating over the words, hoping that it will all fall into place. If I read it a second time it may make more sense. Since I have no questions to answer on it and nothing to prove it is all a bonus for me. I love finding passages I have seen or heard before.
My Pond
We have a tiny new pond. It has irises and pond plants which are green and frondy. There are about 8 tadpoles. They grow rather slowly, I was expecting more sudden changes.
So it just goes to show how much education I missed as a child. It's lovely to find things out for real as a parent, to rush inside shouting guess what, come and look at this...The children humour me and come to see. Sometimes they are the ones to shout for us to come and see.
So it just goes to show how much education I missed as a child. It's lovely to find things out for real as a parent, to rush inside shouting guess what, come and look at this...The children humour me and come to see. Sometimes they are the ones to shout for us to come and see.
Sunday
I had our monthly home ed meet up here. It's on Sunday afternoons when schooled siblings are free to come along if they wish and working partners too.
We played with fire in the drawing room and T did a photo shoot in the garden. H chatted gracefully with the 2 younger girls for a tiny moment. We adults did lots of talking too.
I had fun making real gingery biscuits for us to try and cleaned up a milk bottle to use as a rolling pin.
We played with fire in the drawing room and T did a photo shoot in the garden. H chatted gracefully with the 2 younger girls for a tiny moment. We adults did lots of talking too.
I had fun making real gingery biscuits for us to try and cleaned up a milk bottle to use as a rolling pin.
Silence
This blog has been very quiet, but that is all an illusion!
Lots goes on in our household, all sorts of powerful emotions and discussions. Rows, demands, drawing of limits, redrawing of limits, fun expeditions, conversations, home truths, waiting for people to brush their teeth, discussions about brushing of the teeth last thing at night....oh it goes on and on.
Lots goes on in our household, all sorts of powerful emotions and discussions. Rows, demands, drawing of limits, redrawing of limits, fun expeditions, conversations, home truths, waiting for people to brush their teeth, discussions about brushing of the teeth last thing at night....oh it goes on and on.
Saturday, 24 April 2010
Playing with my phone
While H does his teenage thing I amuse myself by looking downwards with my phone. Anyone familiar with Ansel Adams will recognise the front of a wonderful book of his photos of America. It's in the Didcot Library at the moment.I think there is a tripod on the right hand side. The tiled floor means it is in our kitchen. The pot came from Sainsbury's a long time ago and held a delicious chocolate pudding. The pots were so good I kept them, then built up a sufficient supply of them, then stopped buying the puddings as I didn't need any more pots.
Saturday, 17 April 2010
Co Counselling
Just had the last of 5 days of practice within a Co Counselling Fundamentals course. Am I a better person? I hope so. Look up CCI if you are interested.
Monday, 12 April 2010
Doing my bit
I pinned up a business card for our local home ed website in Sainsburys. I hope it will be helpful to someone passing by. It is by the checkouts so virtually the whole population of the town and surrounding villages will pass it.
Tuesday, 6 April 2010
My links
I hope you enjoy looking at the blogs I link to on the right hand side of the page. I keep on finding new ones, so the list gets longer and longer.
When I don't post here very often it means I simply come to my own blog to go and have a look at what is happening on my sidebar! So it's a huge source of inspiration.
When I don't post here very often it means I simply come to my own blog to go and have a look at what is happening on my sidebar! So it's a huge source of inspiration.
TV again!!
The aerial man came along today and fixed our problem, so now we can watch TV again. I'm so pleased. Just in time for the election campaign. I even caught a bit of live Parliament TV, channel 81.
Thursday, 1 April 2010
The shipping forecast
Today's poem in the book I am dipping into begins:
'Dogger, Rockall, Malin, Irish Sea:' it's by Seamus Heaney.
I prefer the actual forecast and the incredibly haunting melody beforehand, the signal for the skipper or navigator to go below and note down the details.
Earlier this year, during the snowy weather, the announcer finished the forecast with such a heartfelt and kind goodnight wish to all of us, from me snug in bed to those out at sea and maybe those who would never hear it even one more time.
To whoever you were, thankyou.
'Dogger, Rockall, Malin, Irish Sea:' it's by Seamus Heaney.
I prefer the actual forecast and the incredibly haunting melody beforehand, the signal for the skipper or navigator to go below and note down the details.
Earlier this year, during the snowy weather, the announcer finished the forecast with such a heartfelt and kind goodnight wish to all of us, from me snug in bed to those out at sea and maybe those who would never hear it even one more time.
To whoever you were, thankyou.
Yet another magic moment
I went with T and H to Youth Group to help make some Easter cakes. After the main event was over and we were the only guests left, the 4 children congregated round the table next to the kitchen. From the kitchen we mothers could hear the murmur of chat and laughter. They were drawing, writing, checking out the internet and eating cake.
The looks of relaxation and interest on their faces were so precious to see. Then I was invited in to do my 20 questions game where I think of something, a US state in this case, then give clues until they guess it. I enjoy giving clues which are helpful so it is a fun quick game, not embarrassing.
We are now back in our TV-less house, so H and his father have whizzed next door to watch my mother in law's TV. Our aerial will be fixed next week, so we'll be back to the educational delights of Midsomer Murders and Coast, and me disagreeing with the BBC news.
The looks of relaxation and interest on their faces were so precious to see. Then I was invited in to do my 20 questions game where I think of something, a US state in this case, then give clues until they guess it. I enjoy giving clues which are helpful so it is a fun quick game, not embarrassing.
We are now back in our TV-less house, so H and his father have whizzed next door to watch my mother in law's TV. Our aerial will be fixed next week, so we'll be back to the educational delights of Midsomer Murders and Coast, and me disagreeing with the BBC news.
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