Clik here to view.
Beauty be not my name but I'll give it a go.
Hello there! The link for Elizabeth's BEDN today is 'something different'. I am to blog about something totally different that I don't usually do. Well, running through the list, that puts: outfits,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Remembrance Day
Today I was in Reception Class (that's 4-5 year olds for those of you not in the UK education system) apart from a brief sojourn into the dining hall to take KS1 singing assembly and at 11am, we...
View ArticleHometown
As I have only lived in my current town of home for about 2 months, I don't feel qualified to pass judgement on it or draw any conclusions, so for today's BEDN post, I shall be discussing my real...
View ArticleThe Dead Secret
Wilkie Collins, a friend of Charles Dickens has a great gift for creating a mystery that you long to discover and have found out by the characters in a book. The Dead Secret is a book that was actually...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pink peacock
BEDN for today is on workspaces which I forgot to photograph and got home late, so forgive a draft post I already had. I wonder if I could ask you a question please? If you have a wedding to go to, do...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Folk tales
The BEDN brief for today was The people that make your world a better place.. I count myself as fortunate that I know lots of people who make my world a better place. Obviously my family and husband...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hobbies
I'm pretty sure that people who've read my blog for a while know my hobbies but I'll share them again for today's BEDN prompt. Card-making: I have been making my own cards since I was very young,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Relax
The brief for BEDN today is wondering about how you relax. Though I lead a very busy life, especially with teaching, I do like to relax. When I first come home from school, the first thing I do is put...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Anti-bullying resource
I felt like I really wanted to join in with Inspiration Monday this week as I haven't managed to recently, I've sometimes dressed up in my version of the outfit, but felt like they looked terrible and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Charity shop bargains
A Thrifty Mrs recently did a post about charity shopping and said that 'A bargain isn't a bargain unless you can afford it' or something like that. Whatever it was, it was a good point and I have been...
View ArticleWhat's on the box?
I'm sorry I didn't blog yesterday but I left work at 6 to arrive at my local station 10 mins later as a suicide attempt was dragged out from underneath the train. Miraculously, she was alive and was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Shiver me timberrrrrrrrrrrrs!!!
It's been a busy couple of days. After the train debacle and then late orchestra on Thursday, I got home just before midnight on Friday after a concert and then on Saturday, we were out at a pirate...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Interpreting the animal!
It's that time of the week again and we have Inspiration Monday with Megan and Nora, Two Birds and Sienna Miller this week! I like lots of patterns and clothing items, however, for some reason, I find...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SIA Moustachioes
Jen is a new host for Style imitating art and her first choice was this brilliant Movemberish painting Colonel Frederick Gustavus Barnaby, painted by James Tissot in 1870.I thought this painting was...
View ArticleAnd that's a resounding "Yes!"
BEDN prompt for today: Yes Moments are those tiny moments when life has complete clarity, meaning or certainty. Yes Moments can be life-changing or life-affirming. Yes Moments are about celebrating the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Madeline
We had 'Dress up as grownups day' on a Friday where our children had to come in dressed as what they want to be when they are grownup and where the teachers had to come dressed as kids. I chose to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
#A pause for Advent 2013: 1
Floss's annual Pause for Advent is back and I am really grateful to be participating. I found taking the time to reflect on some aspect of Advent or Christmas was really useful last year. This year, I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
On a branch of a big tree, sat a little bird- Peter's friend
This Saturday just gone, my orchestra held its annual children's concert. Once a year, we put on a matinee, shorter-length concert for the younger members of the community. The pieces are chosen...
View ArticleClik here to view.
November Photo Scavenger Hunt
Hey there! Here are some photos I took for Greenthumb's photo scavenger hunt! 01 Gold Beautiful candles as part of a Labyrinth at our church centenary flower festival. 02 Five See no.12 03 Patterns...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Christmas present idea: Ceramic workshop
I thought I'd share one of the nicest Christmas presents I received in the past. One really nice idea for a Christmas present is arranging a workshop for someone to learn a new skill, particularly one...
View Article