I have a whole raft of knitting projects lined up for next year ... mainly for Little Cherub, who is at a great age to knit for. Little jump...

I'm spending some of my Christmas season downtime pondering changes I need to make and getting organised for next year ... starting with...

Thirteen things that made this a happy Christmas ... Singing carols in the High Street on Christmas Eve Happy girls sitting on our bed openi...

O come, all ye faithful Joyful and triumphant. O come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem. Come and adore Him, Born the King of angels. O come let u...

New and old traditions today. Old ... A trip to our local metropolis (MK) to see the Christmas display and treat ourselves to drinks, cakes ...

It is a while since I have done a meme and as a bookworm I ought not to miss this one. HT: Alicia One book that changed your life: Schools ...

Here is the run down on my Christmas preparations ... Baking? Not done. House decorated? Not yet. Cards posted? Almost. I just have to stick...

What happens when you leave a toddler briefly unattended in the kitchen while you put shopping in the freezer? You come back to find her sam...

I fell off the Motivated Mom wagon. I got back on FlyLady. I fell off FlyLady. I wallowed in a failed housewife mess for several months. I ...

Star and her "twin" (best friend F) as photographed and edited by herself.

Still meandering slowly through my ideas for gentle preschool years ... I posted a while ago about yearly rhythm , and here - after a long h...

When playing Christmas carols in the high street in near freezing temperatures remember the following ... Wear at least one more layer of cl...

Angel has adored babies since she was tiny. She spent many hours playing with her dolls, and once she was big enough was rarely seen at home...

Many people in the Catholic homeschooling world know - online, if not in person - Jenn Miller, who contributed many of the liturgical year a...

I've seen this meme a few times but never got round to doing it. I was finally spurred into action by reading it today at You Did What? ...

Our family, as seen and drawn by Star. Tevye cooking ... Me ironing ... Angel using the computer (this one didn't scan so well) ... She ...

I dug out a few of our simpler Christmas books for Little Cherub and she has fixated on The Twelve Days of Christmas by Jan Brett. A good c...

I love iTunes! I love being able to browse through music, listen to samples, and download just those individual items I especially want. I l...

Inspired by these posts from Theresa at La Paz Home Learning and Rebecca at A Gypsy Caravan , I had rapped myself firmly over the knuckles ...

I picked up this book - Two Tiny Mice: a Natural World Adventure , by Alan Baker - in the library a couple of months ago, attracted by the b...