Clearing the blog blockage
I hadn’t realised that my lack of CenterParcs post was stopping Katy’s creative flow, so here’s a very belated CenterParcs post. As a result it will be a bit of a jumble. 7 of us in the car was a bit...
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Sat 13th – Music School, then science festival – lots of chemistry (Bob) – and helping at church sale (Katy) Sun 14th – church then fantastic afternoon at Upware: press printing (like lino printing but...
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Only a few weeks to catch up October 18th – 24th included school films week, which we tried to take advantage of as much as possible, given other constraints. Monday was BF course, so no time for a...
View ArticleLong weekend
No music school, thanks to bank holiday weekend, so lots of sewing for me, music for children (6 finished trying all the potential instruments and decided on violin, which didn’t surprise me as she had...
View ArticleYpres part two (awaiting checking, revision and completion)
After the success (for want of a better word) of the first poison gas attack using chlorine, the Germans went on to develop the use of phosgene later in 1915 and eventually also mustard gas in 1917....
View ArticleMusical Beds
Some time ago we signed the boys up for a youth orchestra which takes players from France, Germany and England because this year’s meeting was in England. We knew that this involved hosting, preferably...
View ArticleNow We Are Seven (most of the time)
Kfish decided last year that he would like to do an exchange like Jfish’s with En Famille, as long as he didn’t have to go to school. I think his decision was brought on by loving our visit to 6’s...
View ArticleA week of music
It’s been a busy week, with lots of to-ing and fro-ing, but I think it’s gone well and the presentations to parents at the end certainly reflected a great deal of hard work and commitment both from...
View ArticleWeekend
Saturday found us divided. Lfish, Kfish and Jfish all had holiday orchestra rehearsals for the Upper Presentation but Afish and L had already finished. This worked out well for sleepovers; Jbiff and SB...
View ArticleMonday
We have been trying to fit trips in and had thought Monday might work, but in the end it was a normals day, with added cello, as usual for a Monday. Lfish set off for Guides in the evening, only to...
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View ArticleFarewell to H and lots of Christmas
November 25th was the end of H’s adventure with us and the start of J’s time in Germany. Bob took the boys to the airport while the rest of us went to a small local school to run an Usborne book stall...
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