Making it up

End of week activity report.

Jax — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:04:07 +0000

A while back I posted about the woman in the mirror. I set myself a challenge. To run or write, every morning. Daily mile or the artist’s way morning pages. I’m pleased to report that I’m keeping to my challenge more often than not. But in terms of fitness and weight loss it’s not working terribly well [...]

Tues through to Friday

Jax — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:09:04 +0000

Yes, it’s another rapid review post. I will catch up with myself, it can be done! Tuesday was our last morning swimming lesson of the summer and we were, as usual, late. Sigh. Small is *so* not good at mornings. After the lesson, which seemed to go well, we went on for some crazy golf with [...]

A week behind

Jax — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:34:56 +0000

So far behind with regular blogging. This will be short on words and long on pictures So last Friday we saw Heuristics at Framlingham and built and knocked down castle walls with mangonels. (Thanks Bob and Katy for that clarification ) On Friday night friends arrived for the weekend. So on Saturday we [...]

Friday in Framlingham

Jax — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:52:32 +0000

On Friday we made it to Framlingham for a Time Travellers event. Last year we started our passports at Festival of History and completed them at Framlingham, and the kids got English Heritage bags that lasted a few weeks and then fell apart This year although we were given the passports neither of [...]

Have you heard of #Blogladesh?

Jax — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:05:19 +0000

If you haven’t, it’s probably because you’re not on twitter, or don’t read many mummy blogs. It’s big news in that sector of the blogosphere, and has crept a little out into the msm, but not, I think, very far. What it is is a fact finding and profile raising trip to Bangladesh by three mummy [...]

not even epic but fail kind of day.

Jax — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:07:48 +0000

the rest of teh interwebs has gone to bed, hasn’t it? I’m all alone, just me and the washing up and the toys all around the floor. and quiet. The quiet is nice. The toy strewn devastation of a living room, not so good. And I daren’t even think about the kitchen. Which needs to be [...]

Tomy Mr Colour maker and toys through the years.

Jax — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:36:13 +0000

At Cybermummy I met a number of PR ppl who wanted me to review things. Giddy with the thought of goodies for the kids, I said yes all over the place. And then I got home and started feeling guilty about the consumerism and all the stuff that we were going to be sent, but [...]

Anyone up for a notbacktoschool virtual bubble blowing picnic carnival?

Jax — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:25:21 +0000

A year ago I did a round up of posts about home education and why ppl chose it. I didn’t call it a carnival, don’t know why. One year on, and we aren’t fighting against Badman any more, we have a new government who are broadly supportive of parental choice and therefore home education and [...]

And in other news

Jax — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:21:41 +0000

The baby has cracked crawling and thinks her sibling’s bedroom is just the most exciting place ever. This has led to us getting a stairgate out of the garage. I don’t really like doing this, but given that Small point blank refuses to pick up and put away, I don’t think we have another option. Amusingly [...]

A photo of which I am proud

Jax — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:39:24 +0000

Hm. Difficult actually, as usually I am slightly displeased with my pics. Though I like this one, and it’s late and I want to go to bed, so it’ll have to do.