Monthly Archives: April 2014


100 Happy Days – Day 58

It’s funny the things that can you make you happy. Today, these arrived lovely, comfy new gardening wellies.  Which means that these

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30th April 2014 / / 3 Comments / 100 Happy Days, Ultimate Blog Challenge / , ,

100 Happy Days – Day 57

Another busy day here yesterday, so busy, I didn’t get chance to post this! The morning was filled with Maths, and watching The Railway Children, which Bean is a little bit obsessed with. He’s read the book and this is the second time he’s watched the film. I[…]

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30th April 2014 / / 3 Comments / 100 Happy Days, Geocaching, Ultimate Blog Challenge / , , ,

Zesty Lemon Drizzle Cupcakes

A-Z Challenge letter: Z – Zesty It’s the last day – we made it! I’ve enjoyed doing this challenge, and am pleased that I managed to find a topic for each letter that I thought was worth writing (and reading) about. I am in awe of those participants[…]

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30th April 2014 / / 18 Comments / AtoZ Challenge, Food, The Sated Coeliac, Ultimate Blog Challenge, Wordless Wednesday / , , , , ,

Guo Yue – a Leap Into Life in China

A-Z Challenge letter: Y – Yue       Today I would like to introduce you to another Barefoot author. Guo Yue is an acclaimed musician, playing the dizi and bawu (Chinese bamboo flute and reed pipe respectively). He currently lives in London and records for Real Word[…]

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29th April 2014 / / 4 Comments / AtoZ Challenge, Barefoot, Ultimate Blog Challenge / , , , , , , ,

100 Happy Days – Day 56

Today has been a good day. This morning, after a late start, Bean did some reading and maths, Plum completed another lesson on Reading Eggs* (with lots of giggles) and PK happily played. After lunch, Bean and I went to the allotment for a couple of hours. It[…]

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28th April 2014 / / 4 Comments / 100 Happy Days, Allotment, Home Education, Ultimate Blog Challenge / , , ,

Let me Introduce You to …. Xanthe Gresham

A-Z Challenge letter: X – Xanthe       She speaks like a woman spitting jewels Xanthe Gresham is a storyteller and author. She has travelled the world with her performance storytelling shows. Having grown up in the UK and studied literature at Oxford, Xanthe has spent much[…]

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28th April 2014 / / 6 Comments / AtoZ Challenge, Barefoot, Ultimate Blog Challenge / , , ,