Mary Lou of Patio Postcards is again hosting the Photography Scavenger Hunt this year and today is the fourth and final official link-up. You can find this summer’s list here. Here are my final missing items: 2) Stripes: Book spines. 8) A Pile Of: A stack of books waiting to be re-shelved in Daunts. 17) … Continue reading Photography Scavenger Hunt 2018 | Link Up #4
Everything I read in September was in 'real book' form. There was a biography, a novel and a compilation of letters. Ma'am Darling by Craig Brown: In this rather irreverent look at the life and times of Princess Margaret, Brown serves up 99 tales, some funny, some cringeworthy and some simply awful. I never met … Continue reading Currently Reading | September 2018
February 2018 marked my Blogoversary – ten years of blogging. I recognise that I wasn’t very good in early days, but it still might be fun to look back over the years … In 2015: I showcased a mini-book. In 2012: I shared a photo of Max having a blow dry. In 2011: I shared … Continue reading On This Day
September means that the Season of mist and mellow fruitfulness is approaching. It also means that Shimelle is running her annual class, Learn Something New Every Day. Like last year, I'm recording what I've learned throughout September here. Day 11: I can walk home from his new school in around 30 minutes. Think of what … Continue reading Learn Something New Every Day | Days 11 – 15
Scrapbooking time was virtually non-existent during the Summer holidays, and what little time available was allocated to our holiday Traveller's Notebook. I've added a page to The Boy Child's album - one about being runner-up for a prize initiated by the family of his teacher who died. The Cup (it's actually a rose bowl) is … Continue reading Scrapping in 2018 #11
My In-Laws gave me a family ticket to Heroes at Highclere as a birthday present. I'd never been to Highclere Castle, but like many millions of people around the world, felt as though I knew it intimately … who didn't love Downton Abbey? With the centenary of the end of the First World War looming, … Continue reading Heroes at Highclere Castle
September means that the Season of mist and mellow fruitfulness is approaching. It also means that Shimelle is running her annual class, Learn Something New Every Day. Like last year, I'm recording what I've learned throughout September here. Day 6: The Swim Ladies are a readymade support group, even if they don't know it. I … Continue reading Learn Something New Every Day | Days 6-10
Right across the road from Number 2, Willow Road is the glorious Hampstead Heath. One of the highest points in London, it covers 790 acres. Within its boundary there are woodlands, ponds, a lido and playgrounds. The South East part of the Heath is home to Parliament Hill, a 322ft high hill with a view … Continue reading Hampstead Heath
For some reason, in my mind, I had always thought that Hampstead in North London (NW3) was difficult to get to from our part of West London. I couldn't have been more wrong. Travelling by Tube, we were there in 45 minutes When looking for a weekend excursion recently, I discovered that Hampstead had two … Continue reading Discovering Hampstead
Somehow he's at Secondary School. In a school where everyone understands autism. In a school where his star can shine.
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