Happy things (20 things to be thankful for)
Happy things from this week1. 15 mile cycle ride in beautiful weather- we cycled to a village not so far from us and back. It was such lovely weather and the roads were so clear. It was a pleasure to...
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Easter Sunday best
Greetings friends!I hope you are well. I'm back to regular 'school' this week so trying to get on with school work and activities though I've not done so well so far- somehow, the working environments...
View ArticleA day out at work
Hello there,I'm back safely from my day at school. To clarify, for anyone who isn't English, how school is working under lockdown is that schools are closed to children BUT if their parents are...
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Walk with me
Want to see some beautiful sights?Come and walk with me.On Sunday afternoon, CBC went out for a cycle (an epic fast cycle so not one I could tag along with) and so I also wanted to get out and get some...
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AHHHHHHH, it's a grass snake!
CBC unearthed this beast from the garden when we was digging the turf for the raised bed! It's a monster and is still holding us to ransom on the patio!Run for your lives!!!!!!!!
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Answers to the Family friendly Isolation quizzes
Do you remember last week I shared my rounds for Zoom family quiz nights or just as something fun for you to do? If you missed this, it is not too late to take part before seeing the answersHEAD HERE...
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A COVID isolation Birthday day
Please, before I write anything else, please keep my sister's Father-in-Law in prayer. He's now developed a lung infection and it's looking to be pretty serious- please keep him in prayer.It was CBC's...
View ArticleThe Surname initial Challenge
I saw this on someone's Instagram Stories. It seemed quite a fun challenge in the Giles Brandreth vein so I thought I'd give it a go.You must complete this challenge without googling, asking anyone...
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Kezzie and the amazing technicolor dream skirt
"I wore my skirt (yes, on Saturday)With golden lining (not really)Bright colours shining (they're matt- cotton doesn't shine)Wonderful and new (wonderful, yes,. New....well, second hand from the...
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TARDIS Tuesday outfit- Petronella Osgood in Death In Heaven
In my recent 'Future TARDIS Tuesday' post, I alluded to this outfit worn by Petronella Osgood, in an episode called Death in Heaven. Osgood works for UNIT as a scientific adviser and her clothes are...
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Klimt inspiration
Hi there,My school are making good use of our time at home, keeping us busy (some of us make blog posts lessons for our kids daily which take hours! Teaching my musician curriculum is not as easy as...
View ArticleCBC's Birthday Pirates and Seafarers quiz evening - Questions
I thought I'd share my quiz from CBC's Pirate Party Zoom quiz just in case you wanted to use them for a party or just have a go at seeing what you know!I'll publish the answers another time!Pirates and...
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From the Archives- Greek adventures- Walking in the Vikos Gorge
Since we are all at home, in our own homes with no opportunity to travel to far flung places, I thought I'd share a journey from my archives. We travelled to mainland Greece 2 years ago and this was...
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Garden latest
Julia asked if I could share a few more pictures from my garden so I thought I'd take a few shots of what is growing!It can be annoying when weeds start growing but it's also really nice when...
View ArticleFrom the archives- An evening misadventure- October 13th 2015
I was looking for something through my archive and I found this story. It made me laugh a lot so I thought I'd share it again!So I was sitting looking at the computer screen when I feel the sense of...
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Style Imitating Art Outfit - Monet Waterlilies
Hi there,I hope you are well and not too traumatised by my spider stories!Today, I am joining in with Style Imitating Art, the challenge where we try to put together outfits inspired by art works. If...
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TARDIS Tuesday- Into the Dalek
Today's TARDIS Tuesday is one that I have attempted twice now and is one of the hardest Clara outfits to create in terms of specific items of clothing and shapes. However, I think this is probably the...
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From the Archives: Easter Parade
I like to look through my archive sometimes and share an old post. I'm not sure how I ended up clicking on this post from April 8th 2012 (Easter Sunday), but I liked the outfit in it (I still own most...
View ArticleCBC's Pirates and Seafarers quiz evening- The answers plus a few highlights...
If you gave my Pirates quiz a go, here are the answers...Fear not, if you missed it... go back to this post to try the questions.I'll waffle for a bit so you can avoid seeing the answers...I've been...
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Journey to the river
Last Saturday, a week ago, I suggested to CBC that we go for a long walk. The weather was lovely and both of us had failed to get ANY exercise the previous Monday to Friday (I may have had a walk on...
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