A big dirty burger with everything but the bun! And definitely not dirty 🙂 Serves 4 (2 adults and 2 children) Ingredients: Burgers 500g 5% minced beef 1 free range eggs Handful fresh parsley Splash of worcestershire sauce Toppings (we’re… Read more ›
Every now and again I get an overriding urge to leave Facebook for a while. Usually when I’m pissed off with stuff going on and people start annoying me. But also because I feel I share too much of my… Read more ›
I can’t believe I’m doing this. I’m sitting next to my 5 year old’s bed as she struggles with secretions in her sleep, waking so regularly that there’s no point in me going to bed. This isn’t usual, this is… Read more ›
Well, it came and went, or first week home educating The Boy. This is how we started: Slower, more relaxed mornings make for happier everyone. Having seen his reactions and how he’s struggled with a few basic concepts that I… Read more ›
We’re actually doing it, we’re leaving the South East too hear back Northwards. We’ve talked about it for so long it hardly feels real but now it’s happening, it’s happening quick! Mr T has a new job, our house is… Read more ›
On opening my WordPress App in order to blog about Thing 1 making us dinner tonight from having nothing in the cupboard, I thought I’d have a quick clear and sort of draft blog posts. I have four draft posts… Read more ›
Children who are very oppositional are not comfortable with orders and demands, giving them the control allows them to benefit from contributing to the household, earning their pocket money, increasing their self-esteem on achieving goals. Read more ›
It’s Camp Wilderness day! A day of bushcraft, wild food, fire lighting and all sorts of other fun. Thing 2 hasn’t been 100% and Thing 1 has been asking for more 1 to 1 time with Daddy so the two of them… Read more ›
There’s not a lot worse than being chitteringly cold in the middle of the night camping. Â Ok, being eaten by wild animals, perhaps, ok that’s a lot worse but being cold is torture! Especially if you have young children with… Read more ›
I adore days like today, it’s what life is about in my eyes. It started slowly, pyjamas were changed for outdoor clothes after lunch. We then spent the afternoon pottering in the garden and it ended with a little fire… Read more ›