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trees, poetry and latin
2008-07-17 09:06:00 Ah well, the best laid plans and all that - ended up being a really busy morning and now the piano tuner is here. I am using this enforced stay in time to write this post on educational bits long promised :) We were really delighted to find a horse chestnut tree in a hidden bit ... More About: Poetry , Latin , Trees
can you believe it?
2008-07-17 04:30:00 more garden pics… :D Planning to just be out there today with my book Weve all been working very hard recently and some r&r is in order I think. The kids put in a whole days hard labour to do this for winter: They were very careful not to disturb this gentleman too much - he ...
herbidacious!
2008-07-13 10:43:00 Back in April I planted up a little herb garden to be handy for the kitchen: those weedy little borage plants at the back there? now: The other herbs are still happily growing under there and are quite big and delicious too :) Loving the garden so much this year - eating out there, reading, having tea with ...
chocolate cups
2008-07-07 07:49:00 Found these cups in previously mentioned Food for Thought local shop, rather gorgeous with strawberries, blueberries and macadamia cream (whizz up handful macadamia nuts with a little vanilla extract, agave and gradually add a small amount of water until desired thickness is reached): and to show that we do sometimes eat something other than pudding ... More About: Chocolate , Cups
Wimbledon
2008-07-06 06:57:00 enjoyed watching Laura play yesterday This article mentions the fact she is home educated. More About: Wimbledon
picnics?
2008-07-04 10:55:00 …lots of them. Had a lovely one with the home ed group after drama the other day. Then last night, all spontaneously we decided to go see Illyria’s Pinnochio, quite macabre, nothing like Disney So a small picnic went with that Came home and were hungry, so on with the citronella candles and noodles were ...
grass and flowers
2008-06-30 14:48:00 from cows to grass… weedy, some might say but I think it’s rather lovely more flowers: Drew this lovely card today: More About: Flowers , Grass
gentle friend
2008-06-29 11:28:00 Woke to the sound of galloping this morning, wondering if I dreamed it. Then there was a knocking on Daniel’s bedroom window: He was knocking with his one little horn! I don’t think he really ‘got’ the whole windows thing, seemed to be trying to come in there. A very friendly individual, appeared to really like us and ... More About: Friend , Gentle
butterflies and magic
2008-06-27 15:07:00 Home ed group picnic season is well under way - had a really good one today, mellow feeling, lots of nice people :) Summery things: More About: Magic , Butterflies
there be magic in them there woods?
2008-06-24 05:04:00 …off to enjoy latin in the sun now (complete with workbooks and a teacher’s answerbook, how schooly are we?), having chuckled at memories of the ablative absolute More About: Magic , Woods
Happy Solstice!
2008-06-21 10:45:00 We do actually eat blue stars :D Based on recipe here studying sonnets here just now (whole set cheap from book people) Apparently in the 1590’s May did extend into what is now our June so not too inappropriate: Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the ... More About: Happy , Solstice
How To Save the Earth
2008-06-06 09:02:00 We were sent a gorgeous poster by Jane - see her blog here or email her about posters at janeygirlfruitbat@live.co.uk In our kitchen: detail: standing on a beautiful bit of the Earth : currently reading: Very peaceful and wise…. Buy UK or Buy US More About: Save
cool pool, hot soup
2008-06-02 22:25:00 All been in here quite a bit today : followed by warming tattie soup, though we are better equipped this year with wetsuits!! up to Feb 2006 with the archives…. will get there So nice to write a post without fiddling with the date! More About: Cool , Soup , Pool
archives
2008-05-30 21:33:00 …will be slowly reappearing… an edited version, but with stuff that may be useful to others Quite fun going through them… More About: Archives
lifts head, peers round slowly?
2008-05-24 12:50:00 hmm… feels different in here now there is no link on the front page of vegan family… like it. Quieter, more exclusive somehow… toying with the idea of small, occasional updates for my own records and ‘real cyber friend’ type readers who may be here. So, will give it a whirl and see how it ... More About: Daniel , Head , Round , Peers
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
puffin boots beach
2008-03-31 16:52:00 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 some foot photos at the beach - there were lots more, but I’ve spared you Love the colour of the water and rocks below - never seen the tide so far out there before. and a close up of my lovely boots from Ethical Wares - 4 years, many hills climbed and still going strong came home and made veg and barley soup 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 15:35:00 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 over the bridge now… Gazed in awe at many mountains, basalt columns etc. all through our stay - our smaller ones here look tiny now… Snowed on the first day but after that the sun came out and it was all summery feeling. The cottage was about the best weve stayed in, with a large collection of books, vids, dvds, music, board games etc. for the evenings. Sunk into a bog at Storr - I do have a habit of doing this, one of my old wellies has been in a west coast peat bog for many years now However, I got a piccie… Loved Dunvegan Castle with it’s faery flag - nice atmosphere in there and gorgeous gardens. Up the hill to Dun...
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
snuggly
More articles from this author:2008-03-23 15:52:00 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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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