Tag Archives: dance

polytunnels and taps

By Lucy | Published March 6, 2010

Weve had a few spring-like days now, causing me to dig over some ground for the little polytunnel and clean and set up the coldframe to let the ground warm up for salad seeds. Browsing Suttons trying to decide what to plant this year – will have more room with extra raised beds… this really [...]

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swan lake

By Lucy | Published February 6, 2010

There were swans on the loch yesterday

Had a lovely day with friends morphing into a very balletic afternoon which was great fun. It’s been wonderful rediscovering ballet being for enjoyment, rather than an eternal striving (not to mention starving) for perfection. Looked out the old class music etc. I have but it’s all on cassettes [...]

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potter and pi

By admin | Published May 29, 2007

Davie’s back to work today after his four days off, Charlotte’s writing and illustrating a book about fictional Royal families and Daniel is youtubing in various languages. Weve just been for a very wet walk in the woods.
Our new words in French are quite easy this week (week 5!) as we know most of them from previous [...]

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partytime

By admin | Published December 13, 2006

Went to the local HE group Christmas party today. As usual it was a really good event. These kids are always amazing in how they just all get on – between 30 and 40 children aged 0 (I had a lovely cuddle with a little baby – so sweet) and 16 all ran about having [...]

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getting a bit leafy with it

By admin | Published September 28, 2006

Nice day yesterday – love these mild autumn days - collected lots of fallen leaves for arty things on our walk. Had friends round to play/chat in the afternoon – much madness on trampoline… There’s to be no saying this HE stuff is too soft on children – yesterday I had them doing times tables at sword [...]

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very windy

By admin | Published September 20, 2006

don’t know if it’s the hurricane tail or not. Did lots of indoor things today. Charlotte had some Eerie English and Momentous Maths – she still really likes those, have ordered a couple more in the series. Dan was on 2xl again. Kids now play a maths game while I hoover round first thing. Today [...]

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books and dancemat

By admin | Published March 28, 2006

Weve all been doing lots of reading. Yesterday Charlotte finished listening to ‘The Wish List‘ audiobook by Eoin Colfer. Never seen her quite so involved in a story as she got towards the end there! I was very naughty and ordered Stephen King’s new one Cell. Haven’t read any of his for years and its [...]

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toasties and art

By admin | Published January 8, 2006

Family day out today as Davie had a day off. All had nice lie in then brunch consisting of vegan cheese and tomato toasties with salad. Drove over to Duff House as I wanted to see the exhibition by Peter Nardini and it ends today. Was very good, there was also a short ‘behind the [...]

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Aberdeen International Youth Festival

By Lucy | Published August 3, 2005

Had a nice day today – it was the start of The Aberdeen International Youth Festival so we went to see the opening parade. Great seeing all the different groups from around the world – Aberdeen felt quite muticultural for once! I attended the festival dance summer school when I was 14 – I remember [...]

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