Trying to sell stuff on Facebook. Why do I bother?
Trying to sell stuff on Facebook Marketplace is making me lose my mind. Image by Gerd Altmann I am on a bit of a summer declutter mission, and clearing out a lot of junk, tat, things my kids don’t wear anymore, or play with anymore and random stuff we don’t use or need. Most of […]
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Measure Mate – a handy learning tool from Learning Resources UK
*This is a review post. We were kindly sent a Measure Mate to try out and review* As a home school parent, this year, I have been somewhat overwhelmed by what is actually available in terms of resources and equipment available to us. Working out what we need, and don’t need, what is worth investing […]
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18 summers? Nah, not here…
In the past few years, I have seen posts doing the rounds about only having “18 Summers” with our children. The point of these posts being that we only have 18 summer holidays with our kids, and that somehow we need to make sure these summers are magical, perfect, and special, because when our kids […]
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Project 365. A photo a day. Back to this view
Project 365. A photo a day, every day of the year. Looking forward to this view again. Two weeks today we will be back in Issoire for our two week summer break. Leaving my phone, deleting the gram for two weeks, logging out of Facebook and e mail. I have a private twitter account that […]
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Baked cheese. Easy, cheesy and impressive
When we go to France, one of the things we love is the cheeses we can buy and eat. France is famous for it’s cheese and this baked cheese recipe can be made with a traditional French brie or you can use a goats brie/chèvre style cheese as long as it has a firm skin. […]
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Our week in photos 13/07/19 – 20/07/19 – snails and not the eating kind
Welcome to Our Week in Photos. Our way of sharing our week and what we get up to with our family abroad and grandparents who like to keep up with our life and antics. We have had a busy, crazy week, sliding into the end of term. We have had a lot of last sessions […]
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Sarah’s amazing chocolate gluten free and dairy free chocolate brownies…
Well, it happened. I wasn’t sure it ever would, but I found a recipe for chocolate brownies that is even better than mine. Sarah, who made these gluten and dairy free chocolate brownies, very kindly agreed to let me share the recipe, these brownies are really too good to be kept a secret…. Ingredients 300g […]
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Getting beach ready with Tesalate
*This is a review post. We were kindly sent an item to review and share about* The summer holidays are here and many of us are lucky enough to be heading off to warm places to enjoy a summer break. You might be heading somewhere near a beach or a spot to swim, or where […]
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Don’t let them win. Bullying didn’t break us.
A year ago, I walked up to a group of parents in the playground of our school, and told them, in no uncertain terms, what I thought of their children. I had spent eighteen months, biting my tongue. Eighteen months, propping my daughter up as she was picked on, harassed, teased and made to feel […]
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Project 365. A photo a day. Stopping to smell my neighbours roses…
Project 365. A photo a day, every day of the year. My roses are almost finished, but thank goodness my neighbour has some left. His garden is always beautiful, and his roses are lovely. Stop and smell the roses, when you can.
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