Yip, hands up for the worst blogger around *raises hand*. I am trying so hard to fit everything in in a day, but there really just aren’t enough hours. To top it off I’ve just launched a new business, which is eating so many hours I’m surprised I’m still sleeping and eating, but I’ll maybe… Continue reading I’m still losing the plot – sorry!
L and I have been pretty sick with the cold virus doing the rounds here at the moment. It’s fairly brutal and the cough is horrible so we haven’t been doing much the last couple of weeks. Just before we got sick though, we went out to pick our pumpkins from a pumpkin patch. what… Continue reading Breaking the Cycle with a Day Trip!
We have two smashing Autumn Themed Books to Giveaway to one lucky follower! In the spirit of Autumn I have two brand new books, exact copies of two we have on our Autumn Book Shelf in Tot School. Both of these books are fantastic and have beautiful photos or illustrations as well as clear and… Continue reading GIVEAWAY TIME!!
Autumn is without a doubt my favourite time of year. I could probably do without some of the rain, but we live in Britain so it’s suck it up or move abroad and I’m fairly sure under “reasons for emigrating” WANT LESS RAIN is a good enough answer for a country to take you in!… Continue reading Getting stuck into Autumn.
Who doesn’t love a holiday? We’ve been lucky this year and managed three all between the start and end of Summer! First L and I went to Scotland, a Mummy/Daughter trip to visit family and had a smashing time, followed by Cornwall at the beginning of July and just last week we spent 5 days… Continue reading Autumn Holiday to Centre Parcs.
What an exciting week! We have been exploring all sorts starting with some autumn themed activities that tie in with work we’ve been doing previous. We took Monday at a run and had fun dissecting apples to look at. First we looked at the outside and discussed how the apple looks and feels and even… Continue reading Autumn, Apples and…Hearts?
So last week, my very pregnant best friend was in need of some help and I was in a head space I was able to go to her aid. A big deal for me lately as I’ve been struggling a lot with my anxiety. I helped do some stuff around the house and L had… Continue reading Finding a Balance
I’ve been really lax lately in keeping this blog up to date, sorry folks, it’s been a busy time and I’m still trying to get into a routine of home ed, parenting and fitting in horse training and care schedule. We’re getting there though and enjoying every minute if totally plum tuckered at the end… Continue reading Busy Little Worker Bee
The last week here at Casa Osborne has had us working on a variety of things. We ended last week looking at the basics of reproduction. L is fascinated by babies and talks often about herself when she was a baby in my tummy and I have one of my best friends due to give… Continue reading Our Week in Tot School and Beyond.
We started off the other morning with a little practical science activity. I laid out a tray with a transparent plastic cup, some tissue, a cup of water and some runner bean seeds. We looked at her Usborne Nature Book and read the page about growing plants before she took to the task of setting her… Continue reading Continuation of Plant Work and Other Activities.
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