Learning from Courgettes

At the beginning of lockdown I planted some seeds: courgettes, tomatoes, nasturtiums and radish. It’s now about eight weeks later. I’ve never grown anything from scratch before and I thought it would be a good idea to grow edible plants, giving fresh produce. I...

One and three quarter years

I had a huge success this weekend. It’s only taken me one and three quarter years to do it. What might that be? you ask. What have you done? That’s a good question – thanks for asking! The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, and that is where the difficulty...

Play Time for All

Play every day even in lock down. Its important for many reasons. Whether you are an adult or a child you still need to play. Even when working from home, the work / family balance is even more important. Kids of course are experts at play, unless they are bored. So...

Local things for local people…

If you are stuck at home, or working from home keeping the NHS safe and yourselves from the lethal lurgy, you can still support local businesses and help keep them working and supporting your requirements, or doing fun things. Check out your favourites on Facebook,...

The Boredom Blog

Are you at home and have kids that are bored? Perhaps you are tired of staying at home and protecting the vulnerable & saving lives? It’s not a great situation, but it could be a lot worse. Being bored is good. There are so many things to do such as learning a new...