It’s haul out time at Red Rocks for bachelors that have been out-suited by more dominant male seals. They are making the most of basking on the rocks, resting up through the winter months. Up to 150 of them will spend the winter months on the Capital’s South Coast. Today, Sophie, Alice and I made…
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Theme for Week 22 of Lyrical Sunday is…
Tongue Twisters! Poem by Charlotte, Age 7 (nearly 8!). Illustrations and letter practice by Sophie, Age 5. Link up on Sunday 19 June. The linky will stay open for one week, so no worries if you’re tongue twister is taking a little longer to get itself straightened out 🙂 You don’t have to write your…
Courage
When I think of the word ‘Courage’ I think of the ‘Lion’ in the ‘Wizard of Oz’. He spends the story looking for courage, only to find it was there, deep inside. Courage is often something we wish for, want or desperately need. Finding it and keeping a hand on it whilst we walk over…
Silent Sunday
Art for Lyrical Sunday
Now it’s your turn! Looking forward to reading your posts 🙂 If you’re new to Lyrical Sunday and would like to join in, read more about how it started here…
Things I’m Loving…
I love coffee and reusing the cup for sandcastle building… I love winter days that don’t feel like winter, when my crazy children run up and down a deserted beach wearing only their underwear! I love that they are totally uninhibited and live in such a safe, free environment. I love that their joy is…
Art theme for Lyrical Sunday this week…
Something a little different this week… Charlotte’s school have been doing tons of ultra cool art this term and at home we are overflowing with her creations. She has come up with the theme of ‘Art‘ for this coming Sunday’s ‘Lyrical Sunday‘. So put on your thinking caps, pull out your paintbrushes and paint pallet,…
Three day weekend – Thank you Ma’am!
A long weekend, thanks to the official Queen’s Birthday, was just what we needed. Colds, coughs and snuffles have us at their mercy. Welcome to winter! Poor Alice is so full of gunk that lying down to sleep isn’t a comfortable option. Dan and I have been a tag team with midnight buggy pushing, starlit…
Silent Sunday
Thing’s I’m Loving… Decision Made!
There’s been a niggling, nagging feeling for a while now that someone moved the cheese. We could have stayed and waited it out, to see if another delivery of the good stuff was going to arrive – but we probably would have got awfully hungry, lethargic, zoned out and depressed. From time to time life throws…
The Gallery: I’m Grateful For
This week a lovely lady and Mum to four, Chris (of ‘Thinly Spread‘ blog), is on an incredible journey to see the children of Mozambique. She has embarked on a journey, with Save the Children, for the ‘No Child Born to Die‘ campaign, which I blogged about recently. Chris hasn’t left her own children for…
A celebration to share…
We could have slipped away for a romantic moment, but there was no one to look after the girls and little Alice is too young for us to leave at night. We didn’t want to spend money on cards and frivolities just for the sake of it, but we did want to do something a…
Lyrical Sunday, Week 20: A Haiku
And a Haiku from Grandma… The love of dear ones Our hearts are always in touch Memories forever ___________________________________________________________ Now it’s your turn! Link up below with your ‘Haiku’ poems for week 20 of Lyrical Sunday (or send me an e-mail to sarah (at) catchingthemagic (dot) com and I’ll post up your poem). If you’re…
Shadows of our lives
The week has ended and it’s been one of trails and challenges. A week I am glad to see the end of. A week where Dan has had customers shout at him, products copied and systems crash. A week where I’ve had a child reluctant to go to school, a meeting with her teacher, a…