My son, the art project and the unexpectedly pleasant afternoon
Over half-term, my son had to do an unusual GCSE art project. He’d been given very little briefing on it, but basically he needed to…
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An underwhelming half term
So October half term is over at last. Two of the kids only went back to school today, after nearly two weeks off. And it’s…
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Half-term and the joke that wasn’t a joke
Last year, we only had one holiday. You probably think that’s normal, but we usually have two. We never go away for more than a…
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Project 365 2018 Week 7
Half-term has been and pretty much gone and I’ve been flat-out working the whole time. It’s not great, but that’s just the way it goes…
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Half-term – how was it?
I felt quite sad that we weren’t going on holiday in October half-term, but what was it like in reality? In reality, I didn’t miss…
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Project 365 2017 Weeks 22 & 23
Half-term was all about two things – revising and training for the Three Peaks. With my son still working hard for his GCSEs, we didn’t…
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Project 365 2017 Week 8
The kids went back to school after half-term and there was a real feeling of spring in the air. Here’s our week in pictures… Day…
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Project 365 2017 Week 7
It’s been half-term here, which we were all desperate for. We haven’t done a lot, but it’s been nice to have a break from the…
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Half-term holiday to Rome
I hated October half-term last year. I’m not sure if it was because my younger son had just started secondary school, but everything felt different…
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A better half-term
I hated October half-term last year. It was boring and we were stuck at home while it felt like the rest of the world was…
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Leaving the kids at home
I’ve been leaving my eldest at home on his own for about three years now, gradually building up how long we would leave him. Not…
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The quietest half-term
This year, February half-term might have been the quietest and most boring ever. Yet we didn’t mind. I find the not minding bit hard to…
