Tag: children’s writing
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Academic porn stars and Elizabeth’s book
I feel a bit bad bringing more attention to this fellow than he’s already got but I doubt the minuscule traffic I get to my blog will make much difference and I also want to stick up for him a bit. Apparently a professor in Chemical Engineering at Manchester University has been working on the side as […]
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A letter for the Queen
Elizabeth drew a picture for the Queen and wants me to post it to her. We are not exactly Monarchists. In fact, I’m pretty apathetic about it all and couldn’t care less whether Kate has had a haircut or wears high street clothing. If she ever cycles her kids around in a cargo bike then I’ll take […]
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Letters to Santa
Daniel and Elizabeth wrote letters to Santa this morning with some requests. It was all Daniel’s idea which is quite amazing given how much he dislikes writing. Here they are: Dear Santa, I want for Christmas can I have an Enderman and a big Creeper and a Minecraft pig and a skipping rope and the movie […]
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Mending hearts
My father had a routine angiogram yesterday and was raced into surgery less than 24 hours later to bypass a blockage. The operation went as expected and he’s now starting his recovery. Phew! I didn’t sleep very well last night but I’m sure I slept much better than my father did before his operation. I’m […]
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The Beach Dog
Here’s my image for day four of the five-day challenge. I’m going to be lazy today and use a story Daniel wrote at school this week and a picture Elizabeth drew to go with it. The Beach Dog Once upon a time there was a beach dog who lived on the beach. He lived under […]