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Dinner for two
The girls gave us a voucher for a meal at Christmas which we cashed in today. They have given us the full restaurant experience and I think even Matt and Cat would have been impressed. Starter was mini ciabatta pizzas, perfectly cooked. Main course of aromatic chicken with french beans and new potatoes, nicely presented... »
Today’s activities.
Ruth and her friend started the day writing out a script. This is the longest piece of writing Ruth has ever done,4 pages long written as a proper script. They are trying to produce a filmed piece to enter into the Blue Peter competition and as such have been editing it down to make... »
More about my courgette obsession
Here we have courgette mousaka with a side portion of garlic courgette ribbons! Here we have the courgettes being added to the top of a lovely pancake, incidentally being cooked in my wonderful cast iron frying pan. Here I add the bolognaise sauce. and here is the finished item with cheese melted over the top. »
Courgette Queen
Susan is happy today. Very happy indeed. Today Susan harvested the first courgettes of the season. Here is Susan. Here are the courgettes. »
Pasta making and a note about pizza
The other day I was far to lazy to walk to the shops and buy lasagne (I had left over bolognaise and cheese sauce from the previous day) so Ruth decided to make pasta for me. It was very very nice. A little too thick, we’ll set the machine to 2 not... »
A very strong mint taste with a hint of strawberry….
A line that Jonathan (age 6) just delivered. No, not the latest wine from Lidl, but his antihistamine medicine! Must get him to check out the fine bouquet tomorrow…. »
Italy
I’ve recently been on a skiing trip to Italy with my Aunt.I went for a week and did skiing every day I had three hours lessons which was really good. By the end of the week I was going down quite steep red runs and going at speeds of up to 30MPH quite speedy... »
ACHTUNG!
Warning: Keep Glühwein out of reach of children (and their aunts) if you do not heed this warning, you may find this to be the result: »
What are you doing today?
Warning long rambling post! So as autonomous educators we are often asked what we actually do. Our days are very free flowing and we don’t have set educational days or times, we believe that all of life is an education. So what have we been doing over the last few days: Friday Morning –... »