We did school again and there were unexpected results… Check it out. The first class was us doing DeBono’s hats over an exhibition that had what we are now calling “dead things” in it. Wondering is this acceptable? We went and saw the exhibition with some friends for the next lesson. H wandered round and…
Category: thoughts
Time
Today we did the “skater pond loop”. It’s a mostly single track easy mountain bike track. Nothing unusual, we’ve done it before. One time H was little, 7ish?, and it involved us taking most of the day to do it. Lots of stops/being tired. Another time I convinced her to go as there was a…
we played school and it was fun.
Helena is determined to go to high school and to be able to do this we are practicing- this was her idea. I looked up a local school’s bell times and an approximate kind of subject list. The bell times were nothing like what I remembered from all those eons ago when I was at…
“I don’t like art”
That’s what she says.. then she goes into her room. She spent hours on this idea. Everything was laid out, heads clothes and background lined up. They are called “Selfies from the animal kingdom” Rufus, he works at the bank, he loves coffee, and economics. This is Timothy. He is a palace guard. He likes eating…
woo hoo holidays
and we are off out the door for some jolly japes….
Benefits of reflection
Today we had an appointment at Start Care, a medical research trial Helena is part of. H brought along her science fair project that she was inspired by being in this study. The nurses and the doctor were suitably impressed. They took photos. And Helena, she read it all “I’d forgotten how good it was.”…
the week that was
Monday: it’s a public holiday but H is doing geography- this started as she had to be a detective to work out what country her book The Hardy boys is set in. She worked out the book was old due to word usage “fellows” and “chums” and leaving the girls behind… She is using an…
life changes
We brought a bike. An electric bike built for two… I wish I had done it sooner, when I first knew this sort of bike existed and it wasn’t so expensive. Our plan is to do some bike touring. I thought I could combine this with lots of life schoolish work. Lots of maths…. some…
the election
I am interested in politics and the effect of politics on our lives. I talk politics with others. I am totally open about my politics- why would I have beliefs that I couldn’t be proud of or support? This is H’s 4th general election. I doubt she remembers delivering green party leaflets before we moved…
hanging out in her room
Dad was sick yesterday and I am sick today and H is not sick!! H got up fed herself before I dragged my sorry self out of bed. Then she took herself off to her room after she had finished the penultimate Ruby Redfort book. I asked her what she did, while listening yet again…
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