This afternoon we went to the Christmas market at Tyreso Castle. It was very nice – lots of artisans at stalls selling their homemade handicrafts. Leon found some strips of material that he bought with his pocket money, and Maya found a ceramic heart shape that she spent her money on.
Afterwards we went for a [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Tyreso Castle Christmas Market
Posted in Journeys and Trips, Seasonal on November 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Progress?
Posted in Everyday things.. on November 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I just took a quick look back at my posts. Have we been making any progress? Are we really doing anything? And am I still able to “home school” when my kids attend school???!!! I think so….
When I look back, I see that much of our time in the last two weeks has been taken [...]
Hello Grandma! Hello Grandad!
Posted in Everyday things.. on November 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I havn’t written for a couple of days – Mormor & Patu arrived on Thursday evening, and it’s just been chat chat chat since then!!!
Wednesday afternoon the kids were busy making Christmas cards for their beloved friends in California
Leon re-constructed his car track for the “playmobil funfair ” (lots of technology involved here);
And Maya constructed [...]
The last snow….
Posted in Seasonal on November 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The sun is shining and the snow is finally melting away.
Leon and Maya spent some time making giant snowmen and giant snowballs in the last of the snow with their friends Daniel, Sebastian and Adam, who came to play yesterday afternoon. They are three brothers, and the most lovely boys you’ll ever meet – Daniel [...]
Poor old Mr. Alfie….!
Posted in Letters and Numbers on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last night Alfie had a fever pretty much all through the night, and he threw up a few times today, and his fever continued. Richard took the day off work, and both Leon and Maya went to school / preschool – I had really wanted Maya to go as I felt it would be more [...]
Monday, snowy Monday…
Posted in Seasonal on November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Saffrons bullar (saffron buns) for breakfast, before Leon went off to school in the snow.
The snow was truly mad today. It snowed and snowed all day, and the wind blew and blew. Our snowman had a huge pile of windswept snow right beside him. The garden and roads were deep in snow – there were [...]
Snow, blizzards, snow!
Posted in Nature, Seasonal on November 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As Maya and I created an egg-box caterpillar at 6.30am this morning, we looked out onto a white and windy garden. A definate blizzard! It is quite amazing to watch your own garden turned into a tornado of white, and watch the snowflakes darting this way and that in complete chaos!
Later in the morning, when [...]
Snow!
Posted in Seasonal on November 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Woke up to a white blanket of snow over the garden (actually when woken at 5am saw nothing, but noticed this later at breakfast!!!). After a fantastic breakfast of pancakes, we went out in the snow!
The kids attempted to brush the snow off the car..
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They tried out their skis….
And went sledging (with little Leon next [...]
Very very tired….!
Posted in Everyday things.. on November 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
That’s what I am. Totally sleep deprived. If it’s not Alfie, then it’s Maya or Leon who have been up coughing, having bad dreams, or just getting up too early. The mornings are now so dark, it’s totally black outside. Very hard to wake up. And the afternoons are getting darker more quickly – the [...]
Rain rain go away…
Posted in Everyday things.. on November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today it was grey, rainy and very very windy. I longed for California today. Leon seemed more unwell than yesterday, “I just wish I could go outside” he said sadly looking out the window… (though I think it’s more tiredness from being ill that made him so gloomy!!).
Despite this, another great “homeschooling day”!!!!
I decided to [...]
