As part of our no plans week the children decided they wanted to do some more cooking.  They decided to make a 3 course meal doing a course each. They started off in the morning – Rebekah made bread and Ruth started off the Banoffee pie. We thought we’d head out to the beach in the afternoon [Continue]

So today was the first day with nothing in the diary.  We had seen in the Fizz booklet that there was a reasonably priced 1640s re-enactment at Northcourt Manor in Shorwell titled Ring of Steel and decided that we would give it a go today.  This was influenced partly by my tight side – they give free readmission for the rest [Continue]

On Tuesday I had about 14 children and a selection of adults and a baby at my house making ice cream.  We have between bought into a science scheme called UPD8.  There are different themed units and lots of activities, powerpoint presentations and worksheets. We used the powerpoint presentations to look at some of the science [Continue]

Rebekah had her RS exams just over a week ago.  We went to Oxford so she could take an O level.  She sat it at the lovely Montessori school set in the grounds of an old farm.  She was the only one there and her main distraction must have been the peacock looking through the glass door [Continue]

Yesterday was our final tech rehearsal and dress rehearsal.  Martin went to a production meeting at 10.30 and we didn’t get home again until after 7 so it was a long long day. So here are a few piccies from then to whet your appetite for the show. This shows the Train scene and also the [Continue]

This week Friday was Sunday.  We were busy on Sunday leading the service along with The Eternal Flame and then Martin was doing the PA for Gospel Choir, so we decided that we would make Friday our day of rest this week. A lazy morning was in order to begin with, late start and a cooked [Continue]

We had a talk at church yesterday (Easter Sunday) which talked about how the disciples must have felt on Easter Saturday - the despair they must have felt at the centre of their lives being ripped away –  but also that from our perspective we can look at Good Friday and Easter Saturday with the knowledge that Sunday’s coming [Continue]

I have had a great couple of days.  Yesterday we tidied up and today we cleaned.  Everywhere looks neat and tidy and clean, to my standards that is – I do have a couple of friends (you know who you are) who always have  spotless and very tidy houses and are very welcoming to visitors [Continue]

Well so much for the idea that the new legislation that comedy duo Balls and Badman want to introduce will only be good for home educators, it has done much harm even while it is only proposed legislation, not least in the amount of time it means that we home educated parents have wasted on [Continue]

We have learnt that pretzels are traditionally made during Lent. Apparently some monks used to pray by putting their hands on their shoulders, left hand to right shoulder and vice versa.  They made pretzels to remind them of the shape the arms made and hence to be a reminder to pray more during Lent. You make the pretzels [Continue]