Saturday 25th Hugh: cooked dinner on the BBQ (beef burgers, lentil burgers and tofu kebabs) Dan: thought ahead and borrowed my portable battery to recharge, ready for camping at Finn’s tomorrow Sunday 26th Dan: had been planning to go to … Continue reading
Because clearly I’m finding it hard to get back in the groove… a retrospective compiled from various places: Saturday 11 Dan: made sure they had all their stuff packed for camp so we can leave early tomorrow Dan: sent them … Continue reading
Saturday 21st – Friday 27th Saturday 21st Hugh and Dan: made vegan cheesecakes for Solstice party (without supervision – this is now their job for WotY celebrations) Sunday 22nd – Solstice Hugh and Dan: went through steampunk hamper present and … Continue reading
Saturday Hugh: Tournament of the Rising Razorback – played with Ethan and Jacob, helped teach a new kid boffer fighting, helped with the food, served as a page/attendant in Baronial court and presenting roses from Her Majesty to the populace … Continue reading
Saturday 7 family: Eric flew to Sydney, back Thursday Dan&Hugh: made pizza for dinner Sunday 8 Dan: Children of the Aftermath activation (plus BBQ and folk music), Dover family: discovered five 3 week old kittens in the garden, collected them … Continue reading
Saturday 30 Hugh: Lightwood’s 8th birthday archery picnic and tournaments (helping serve lunch, hanging out with Philip, boffer fighting with Philip, Victoria and Floki) Hugh: sleepover with Philip (here) Sunday 1 Hugh: sleepover with Philip (here) Dan: end of year … Continue reading
Saturday 16 Dan&Hugh: sent suggestion for a new YA series to read/listen to at the eLibrary, Tara Sim’s Timekeeper. Hugh: learned how to make maple pecan butter to add to yoghurt for breakfast Hugh: worked on board game mechanics and … Continue reading
Saturday 9 Dan: stayed up late watching classic movie musicals – was outraged by the sexist/classist plot (and the outcome) of My Fair Lady Hugh and Dan: hauled out all the copies of Deltora Quest they could find, then went … Continue reading
Saturday 2 Dan: using the keyboard to work out and memorise intervals in different songs Dan: we went through the first few sections of the Game of Life maths workbook together; then discussed scheduling regular sit-down lessons with Eric during … Continue reading