October was a good month for the blockbuster! Lethal White by Robert Galbraith: This is the fourth book in the Cormoran Strike series. I enjoyed the mystery aspect, which begins when a mentally ill man bursts into Cormoran's office raving about a murder he witnessed as a child, but my real interest in this fourth … Continue reading For the Love of Books | Currently Reading October 2018
The Boy Child had a reasonable amount of homework set over the half-term break (why do schools do that?) and tucked away in the middle of what was required was the instruction to keep a daily diary … Something that was right up my street, um, his street ...Do you think his teacher … Continue reading Dear Diary
During half-term, The Boy Child and I spent a day at the Imperial War Museum in Lambeth, South London. The building's exterior is currently home to Weeping Window, an art installation of 11,000 ceramic poppies (which were part of 2014's Blood Swept Lands).We were there for opening (always the best time for The Boy Child) … Continue reading Imperial War Museum
When I said last month that The Boy Child had joined a school where I hoped he could shine, I didn't expect it to happen so soon.The week before half-term, I arrived at school for a 'parents welcome' assembly to discover that yes, The Boy Child was indeed singing. But what he forgot to mention … Continue reading Letting Him Shine
The Boy Child has a set of 6x8 albums recording his school days and I have just begun volume 3 (there's an album for each school). The greatest change for him, aside from leaving mainstream education, is that he (we) goes (go) to school on a London bus. And that definitely needs to be included … Continue reading Scrapping in 2018 #13
We returned recently to Greys Court in Oxfordshire to spend the day with our oldest friends. It seems that it's a perfect location, whatever the time of year. We all enjoyed touring the house, especially as there was an exhibition about Lady Brunner's childhood. I'd have liked to have met her, as it sounds as … Continue reading Greys Court in Autumn
Remember when our twin great nephews were born? Well, they've just turned two and threw a family party. As ever, it was hard to capture the twins together ...… but you can see I take being a great auntie extremely seriously. Older brother, Cachirulo, adores The Boy Child and spent most of the afternoon attached … Continue reading Los Pequeňos at Two
The Boy Child and I love the arrival of Autumn … because it means the return of Strictly Come Dancing to the Saturday and Sunday evening TV schedules. This year, we have enhanced our viewing pleasure by holding a WhatsApp conversation during the Saturday show with friends who live 200 miles away. We spend the … Continue reading A Tale of Two Strictlys
With a change of school comes a change of how to get there. Gone are the days of reaching the school gate within 15 minutes of leaving home on foot. The route to school now involves using the London bus network. There are two positives about using the bus to get to school … 1) … Continue reading The Route to School
Pollock's Toy Museum is a museum and small toy shop housed in two atmospheric historic buildings in London's Fitzrovia. It is a collection of mainly Victorian toys. On display in six small rooms and two winding staircases are dolls, teddy bears, tin toys, dolls' houses, puppets, toy theatres, toy soldiers and more besides. Benjamin Pollock … Continue reading Pollock’s Toy Museum
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