The school holidays started this weekend so that festive feeling is building. Children really bring the fantasy alive, with a bit of help from Hollywood. This is usually one of the craziest times in the year – everybody is trying to finish off work so that they can go on holiday, while at the same …
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BT Notes: Halloween, biking, yoga, PestalozziWorld Ireland, garden …
Halloween is one of my favourite time of year. Colours are changing. Its not quite the dead of winter. And we have an excuse to party ;-). Over the past few years I’ve also come to experience the importance of the changing rhythm of life at this time of year. Its a time when nature …
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Farewell Spotty
Spotty died last night. He was a beautiful Faverolle cock. He looked quiet last night when I put him to bed. This morning he was still slightly warm and supple, but otherwise lifeless. There were no signs of injury or sickness and he’s less than a couple of years old. Very sad. We’ll miss him.
Tomatoes and tilling
I finally got some overdue chores completed in the garden. The tomato harvest is in full swing and they need to be harvested at this time of year or they can deteriorate quickly. Although the greenhouse is warm enough for them to grow, the low temperatures overnight combined with seasonal humidity result in high condensation …
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Being a parent, really
In September I took over most of the parenting chores to allow Pam to study for exams at the end of the month. This involved a minimum of 3 hours driving for the school run alone. Plus the usual grocery shopping, cooking and laundry. And of course giving the children something to do other than …
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