Year three and four at Grove road community primary school had the pleasure of watching 6 eggs incubate in their class room. A chart marked the twenty one days it took for the chicks to hatch and each child waited in…
June 2014
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Grove rd chicks- Safe home
Jay is home from London bringing tales of the underground and all it's many coloured lines, curried guinea fowl his new favourite food, dirty tactics during exciting football matches, much more and how he loved it all.…
Jay is going to London.Jay caught the early train direct to London today to go and visit his aunt and uncle. Your first solo mission to London is a real rite of passage at Dragon drop. Felix has done it a few times but it was Jay's first…
- Sophie funny
Sophie and I were reading a story I wrote for a friend's two children, called 'A firey tale'. It features both the children and their animal of choice. David loved dragons and Anabeth's favourite were horses…
- Maths and darts
Often, being good at maths comes down to confidence. I have seen in the past, once a child begins to struggle with a particular maths topic which doesn't resolve itself quickly, they can start to loose confidence in…
The tomatillo mysteryThe lovely Tinana gave the lovely Kath and I a tomatillo plant each. Unbeknownst to us tomatillo plants will not bear fruit unless another tomatillo plant is near by. Once Tinana discovered his fact she quickly got in…
Felix's gigFelix plays percussion. Here are some pictures from his Sunday gig. They played a medley of tunes before bowing out to loud applause.
Wedding anniversary weekendFriday dawned with blue skies and the promise of good weekend weather, perfect for a wedding reception in a field. Arriving with trailer tent entow we surprised the lovely owners who informed us that due to the bride's…
- Annie's diet
So far today Annie has eaten a snail, eaten mud and rubbed egg and beans in her hair instead of eating them and then eaten them.Annie has has her hands washed ( I can now confirm it is very hard to remove squished snail…
- The Gardener's Arms
Matt and I took the opportunity today to sit in the beer garden at The Gardeners Arms whilst we waited for Sophie to finish Beavers. Matt had a pint or two whilst I enjoyed a cider shandy, a tasty concoction I…
- Teenagers
Teenagers are tricky creatures. I haven't ever had one of my own before and like babies they don't come with a manual.I feel a little like I have been thrown into a hostile country where I don't speak the language or…
- Gooseberries
Whilst outside tidying up the front garden I noticed my barren gooseberry bush had sprouted fruit. For years it has produced nothing, yet this year six plump berries now hang from it's spikey branches. I got very…
Goodbye CloverMatt and Clover has just set off on Clover's last Dragondrop mission. She has been sold to two of our very good friends, so at least she is still kept in the family. We have had so many lovely times in Clover, so many…
Muddy MoAnnie- Mo and Aunty Rachel and I enjoyed a wonderful morning in the garden. Whilst Annie pottered about making mud pies and getting fabulously filthy, Rachel and I drank cups of tea and Rachel opened her birthday…
- Everyone's everywhere
This is a busy weekend for the family particularly the boys. Tonight Jay departs to enjoy a wide games camp. I believe a wide games camp involves a lot of 'capture the flag' and night time activities. Jay loves all of…