The lights go out at midnight.
The station clock showed 23.52 and few people alighted the train. Bearing a heavy bag full of flute, piccolo, school work and more, I walked down the hill, my feet sore and tired from a day of feet...
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The legend of the hive
We've been working at my Grandad's house over the last couple of weeks/month as it's a minor understatement to say there is a lot of work to do there. My Uncle, Aunt and Mum have been doing a lot of...
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Pink panther ponderings
Here we have pink. I quite like pink in small doses when it's not Calpol-shade! I've always wondered where this black Peter-pan collared dress came from originally as it had had its tags removed in the...
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Top shaker
I have finally created a junk instrument (apart from the Smartie panpipes) that actually sounds relatively good!!!! I am a music teacher and I embrace and adore children exploring sounds they can make...
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Pretty Petworth
I look at my life sometimes and just think how blessed I am with the opportunities, experiences and friends I have. I have a dear, dear friend who I met at Music Camp (I have many dear friends I have...
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Walking through young corn fields
Hello there!Wow, you liked Petworth then!?!?! Just to prolong the suspense, this next post is about my afternoon in the countryside surrounding Petworth- it is mighty beautiful!We left my friend...
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On Beauty (literally)
Copyright Phil Kemp 2005- here is where I borrowed the map from- hope that it is okSunday morning, I woke at the disgustingly early hour of 6am and was downstairs by 7, ready to have a cup of tea with...
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May Photo Scavenger Hunt: mysteries, antiques and letters
Hurrah for the monthly treasure hunt I get to take part in! Another great list from Greenthumb (Jill) of things to find, though those timed ones stump me everytime!L is for ?Lock of course! I couldn't...
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Once insecure, always insecure?
On Saturday, CBC and I travelled to Watford for a day and night of Swing-dance courtesy of JiveSwing, our dance class, which is a big organisation of classes, ours being just one. It was a great day,...
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Old Skool Boater
Hello there! Thanks for all your kind advice and empathy over my dancing lack of confidence crisis- it IS comforting to know that these things improve with age and also that I am not alone in it. I...
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I don't do this every day...
Dinner in my book has never been following a recipe. Or rarely. It usually consists of bunging the same items together. Or concocting a random collection of not really matching foods. CBC used to...
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Cat's eye
Here was what I wore during the day to the Swing dance festival. CBC was faffing around in the morning so I managed to sneak some shots. I finally have a mustard hair ribbon to match the bows on this...
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And the first little pig made his out of straws: a ludicrously entitled craft...
No! Not that type of straw- silly!!! Drinks straws. I was having a little think of fun, cheap crafty activities to do with kids last week and remembering all the different crafts I used to do with the...
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Three little maids from school are we
Greetings! I've just returned from a wonderful weekend of rehearsing for 'The Mikado' by Gilbert and Sullivan- a classic, light Victorian Operetta! Visiting my favourite place in the whole world-...
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Scallops- check; Peterpan- check; polka dots- check; Olive oil- check????
Last year, I went to Nottingham for a wedding. In between getting from Nottingham, Catholic cathedral and Nottingham castle for the reception, I noticed that there was a vintage fair happening in an...
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The magic toy shop
When I picked up this book in the staff room communal book share, I was expecting something whimsical and fun. What I was not expecting was something dark and disturbing. This story is told from the...
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Just as I had finished setting up my classroom for my lesson observation tomorrow morning, with plans printed and resources ready, my Canadian friend reminded me that as a culmination of Health week...
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After my initial worries about my lesson, tge children were really well behaved and nit at all hyper. . They all participated fully and all achieved what i wantrd, from SEN to tge Higher ability and...
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The rainbow ark of gratitude returns
When you creep into church late, a rainbow, bright outfit is probably not the best attire in which to be subtle. And in case the people in front of you didn't notice your rather clumsy entrance,...
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What is it?
I know what I think it looks like. But what do YOU think it looks like????? Please leave an answer below!
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