By Other Means...By Other Means...home educating, vegan family in Scotland Articles
still stuff happening on flickr
2008-04-29 21:24:00 Stats tell me that there’s still lots of daily visitors… cyber hugs to you all :D flickr might be better for you just now ;) This should change all the time and show most recent public pics: #flickr_badge_source_txt {padding:0; font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, Sans serif; color:#FF99FF;} #flickr_badge_icon {display:block !important; margin:0 !important; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;} #flickr_icon_td {padding:0 ... More About: Stuff , Flickr
spiral in the sand
2008-04-20 16:07:00 Written the little home ed page for vegan family - crammed quite a few photos in there …blog goes back to sleep… or at least presses that snooze button for a while More About: Sand
life even less blogged?
2008-04-15 18:56:00 …maybe not at all. It’s been a wonderful 3 years but I think that’s it now. It’s been very healing and I’ve ‘met’ so many lovely people but all things have their time. I’ve felt a strong need to “de-personalise” our webspace for a while, make our lives private again. May pop back with the ... More About: Life
good things going on in the world
2008-04-12 12:13:00 Firstly, friends of ours are now running a self catering ‘gite’ in the South of France for vegetarians and vegans - it all looks so beautiful: Le Mimosa Next this fab compilation of recipes, been leafing through it hungrily this morning Has a bit about veganism, then soups, mains, desserts, savoury snacks, side dishes and sauces, cakes ... More About: World , The World , Things , Good
free entry to Historic Scotland places this weekend
2008-04-11 18:48:00 article and list of properties More About: Scotland , Free , Places , Weekend , Historic
bits and pieces in brief
2008-04-08 17:17:00 been reading a few interesting things: Old Andrew from Scenes from the Battleground met Gordon Brown and tried to discuss bullying with him - go see… why do governmental types never seem able to hear anything past their own current buzzwords? We found the same with local govt… I’ve been a member of Pinecone Research for years - they ... More About: Pieces , Bits
lovely holiday time
2008-04-05 16:45:00 this Easter Our cousins came to stay and we ran around having fun… at Fraserburgh Heritage Centre - been meaning to return there for a while, it’s such a great museum, good diversity of subject matter: at the beach: many samples were collected and examined: Loanhead of Daviot circle - a favourite place of ours: Maiden Stone: Archaeolink - sadly quite a ... More About: Holiday , Time , Lovely
Calum?s Road
2008-04-01 13:32:00 The previously mentioned scary road on Raasay, filmed by people cycling along it (not as scary as going by car I think). Doesn’t really show the terrifying bit but you do see the flying pigs sign Here on youtube More About: Road
puffin, boots, beach
2008-03-31 17:27:00 Found a gorgeous shop in Portree on holiday - Skye Batiks. They give you tea/coffee when you go in and are generally very friendly and welcoming. Puffin and Celtic Cross in background: It’s actually hot today (bear in mind I have lived here a long time and have a possibly skewed idea of hot). Brilliant sunshine. Took ... More About: Beach , Boots
raspberry cream cake
2008-03-30 19:41:00 Basic vanilla sponge recipe like this one (minus the choc chips and pecans mentioned there obviously). Blend a punnet of rasps (keep some back for decoration) with a carton of Granovita’s Cream ovita (this is really thick like whipping cream) and some icing sugar - fill and cover cake with this It’s VERY VERY good! More About: Raspberry , Cake
over the sea to?
2008-03-29 09:27:00 Skye Had fab week with friends, staying on the Northernmost tip of the island, generally having a good laugh and fun :) Had great views up there both back to the mainland and across to Lewis. Come back feeling all relaxed and refreshed… so photofest ahoy! (mouseovers) more on flickr… driving down sides of lochs: and correctly speaking, it’s ... More About: Daniel
not just me who loves Green and Blacks then?
2008-03-23 12:59:00 Off adventuring again this week, pictured situation allowing: patches of sunlight act as magnets for cats and dogs right, off to sort laundry and pack More About: Green , Blacks
Look Me in the Eye
2008-03-23 12:42:00 Just finished reading ‘Look Me in the Eye - my life with aspergers’ by John Elder Robison. It is a totally fascinating read on several levels. He has had an interesting life, developing amplifiers and special effects for Kiss and Pink Floyd in the past, moving on to the toy industry then eventually starting his own business ...
Happy Easter weekend/Spring Equinox
2008-03-21 15:43:00 Lynda came to stay amid snow flurries and endowed us with gifts, some of which got eaten/drunk before I thought to take a pic… but it’s a nice seasonal one anyway More About: Easter , Spring , Weekend , Happy
anniversary ramble and comparative memories - with music (well midi files,
2008-03-18 09:12:00 3 years ago today was our first day of home ed. I can’t actually remember much about what we did but I imagine it involved a lie in and a lot of sitting around feeling relieved! I find it interesting to look back at the childrens school time with more objectivity now. The highly emotive ... More About: Music , Anniversary , Daniel , Ramble , Memories
couple of foodie bits
2008-03-17 11:26:00 Fab cheap beanburgers recipe submitted by Jane (ages ago - so disorganised!) up on the frugal site here I got all arty with the breakfast smoothie, which was very good by the way. For four people - punnet of rasps, handful of cashews, 2 medjool dates, tablespoon of raw cacao nibs, 1 avocado, red ... More About: Couple , Bits
it?s getting better all the time?
2008-03-16 13:19:00 better.. oh, better… I used to get mad at my school the teachers that taught me weren’t cool (I have always heard ’were cruel’) You’re holding me down, turning me round Filling me up with your rules… Sgt. Pepper being one of our purchases in Glasgow, this is going round in my head Had a fun sleepover this weekend for which ... More About: Time , The Time
Lucy, Lucy, quite contrary?
2008-03-12 12:15:00 …lots of gardening been going on, between torrential rain showers. Weve planted up propragaters with various planned things: kale, brocolli (early sprouting), celery and tomatoes; toms I intend growing on in the front porch. I won’t detail them but I may have nightmares about the strange plants the kids chose and that are now growing in their ... More About: Lucy , Contrary
a life less blogged
2008-03-08 15:49:00 The blog is evolving - been happening naturally for a while actually. I wrote the first ever post after a fab day at the beach where I just sat and watched my children learn. Learn like they’d never learned in school, laughing and smiling, absorbing information and sunshine. Hey, this is just amazing thinks me - ... More About: Life , Charlotte
a very foodie post? a bit of reading and dancing too?
2008-03-05 13:23:00 two of these fruit and nut dark egg sandwiches have been demolished SO good… so curranty… (go search for it here) and a lot of raw things have been happening: mayo from Detox Your World and pate from Raw Living gorgeous smoothies: soups and flapjacks both from Raw Living again Have done a few raw stints and always gain ... More About: Dancing , Reading , Post
Mothers run amock in countryside (it?s our day!!)
2008-03-02 19:31:00 Had lovely time with friends today. Watched the frogs - they are getting very excited in the ponds now but still a bit camera shy Davie and the kids went out on the bikes: Then we went off to explore on Mormond Hill, quite an interesting hill. During the cold war it had Nato radar ... More About: Mothers
Glasgow aftermath
2008-02-27 10:29:00 Glasgow in a bag has pride of place (out of it’s bag) - I’ve always loved little wooden buildings When we went to the school museum we discovered it didn’t open until 11 so were an hour early - hopped on underground and went into town. The result of this was naughty purchases in ... More About: Glasgow , Daniel
Purely Pictorial Glasgow (mouseovers)
2008-02-23 12:06:00 short version: for those with high tolerance for photographic excesses click below More About: Glasgow , Pictorial , Daniel
pond, solar and hammer fun
2008-02-17 16:58:00 Davie and the kids worked outside this afternoon to get the central fountain in the pond going (has not worked since we got here). They went to B&Q to purchase needed pipe bits etc. they got it going but they’re going to have to get something more aesthetically pleasing than a hose fitment to go in it ... More About: Solar , Daniel , Pond , Charlotte , Hammer
waste, free fuel, landfill? education, edukasion, ejyookayshun
2008-02-15 14:24:00 The interim report of the primary review (quite interesting to read the real thing instead of media takes on it there) has spurned a flurry of home ed related articles which is great - I feel much good may come of this. More people will be aware of their choices at the very least. Usual state-school-apologist numpties ... More About: Education , Fuel , Free , Waste
paper making and snowdrops
2008-02-13 21:27:00 Wonderful home ed group paper making workshop today Was nice to chat with some people who I haven’t managed to talk much with before and some super paper was made. Also got to hold a very new little baby for a while… you forget how small they are (and he isn’t actually very small as babies ... More About: Paper
sanding down, Chinese New year and some films
2008-02-09 17:48:00 Been watching quite a few films. Atonement - brilliant, really loved it. I read the book a few years back and was worried that the film might not live up to it, but I think it captured the atmosphere and story very well. Went to have a Chinese meal on Thursday as part of our study ... More About: New Year , Films , Chinese New Year , Year
articles
More articles from this author:2008-02-08 09:20:00 on testing in schools from the beeb here noteworthy in that one of the key findings mentioned is about home ed and Steiner education producing better academic results. And then a more damning article from the Independent which seems to be their lead article today - Our children tested to destruction - which sadly does not ... More About: Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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