Day 4 of quarantine and Elizabeth said to me today, “Quarantine is going pretty well”. She may feel […]
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Daniel turned 13 this week. They say it gets hard again when kids become teenagers. We’ve been enjoying […]
Last week we were invited to Elizabeth’s school to listen to them sing and to explore their classroom […]
It’s history in the making today with politicians in Holyrood voting to make it a criminal offence for […]
I just finished reading Watership Down to the kids. It was wonderful. I’d never read it before and […]
The kids have spent the past couple of days making a movie with some friends. The four of […]
Last week the West London Borough of Chelsea and Kensington, one of the wealthiest in the country, voted […]
Tomorrow Aberdeen will be having a mass bike ride in protest of the lack of cycling infrastructure in […]
It was parent-teacher interviews at school last night and I’m so proud of the kids. They’re just amazing […]
My 11-year-old son told me off for being sexist this week. We were watching TV and one of […]
It was announced today that Scotland is going to be the first part of the UK to outlaw […]
Elizabeth has been reading Sophie’s World which is an introductory philosophy book for children. Recently she started talking […]
I did a terrible thing last night: I sliced Mr Lemon in two. Elizabeth likes to draw faces […]
Ben overheard this conversation between Daniel and Elizabeth. They were playing some game together on their devices which […]
It’s tough when your kids don’t have any friends at school. That has been the case for Daniel […]
Working from home means sometimes I’m working when the kids are around. This is the case after school on […]
I copied the following factsheet from George Monbiot’s blog, Car Sick. He is encouraging people to share it: I've […]
It’s that time of year again. Here’s what the kids have put in their letters to Santa. Dear […]
Daniel wrote a letter to Donald Trump. This letter is for Donald Trump. Dear Mr Trump. Can you […]
Donald Trump has won the election. It’s an understatement to say I’m shocked. The majority have voted for a […]
