Once Upon a Time…
Inspired by today’s post at Mummu Says.net about the books they’re reading at the moment, I thought I’d share what my army of 5 are reading… We’ve quite a wide range of readers, both in age and ability, in this house with kids from 3 to 13. Sometimes their tastes intersect, sometimes they’re wildly different.…
10 years of toddling about
A shade over 10 years ago, one Friday morning, I walked into the Gulberwick Hall with my 2 kids. 2! Those were the days! The eldest was a pretty little blond 3 year old and the youngest a cute bruiser and nearly 1. The Gulberwick Toddlers was to be my home from home just about…
Windows of opportunity
Summer is such a brief season up here on Shetland. The trees don’t get their leaves until well into May and they’re gone by October. The grass grows slowly and for the bulk of the year we can shortcut across this field to the park on the other side. But for a few weeks, that’s…