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Archive for May 2019

Primary SATs: the good, the bad and the ugly

The papers have arrived, the teachers are stressed. The kids probably don’t have much clue of the pressure the school is under to ‘perform’ acceptably, nor that their results will be published nationally and their school judged accordingly. This week, Key Stage 2 children, aged 10-11 will be taking their tests. Key Stage 1 children […]

#Project365 2019 week 19

Day 125: Chris and I had a lovely couple of days away in Manchester but I missed these trouble makers so much! Glad we went, but glad to be home again!   Day 126: bank holiday so the kids wanted to get out and about on their bikes. I was so relieved they could remember […]

Their Final Moments, by Jane Adams

  Their Final Moments is the third book in the Mike Croft police series and the second that I have read (see my review of book 2 The Secrets here). Mike is searching for a sex attacker who is targeting young blonde women. An aging actress is found dead: suicide or murder? A woman is […]

#StayClassyMama 30

Hello and welcome to the #StayClassyMama linky. Please have a read of the rules and make sure you have my badge on your post or page! Let your blogging friends know about the link up and encourage them to join us! Last week was super quiet and I’m hoping it was just because you were […]

The Art of Loving Lacy, by Addison Cole: review and giveaway!

Once again, Addison Cole has conducted thorough research to bring a depth of knowledge to her plot. This time it is sharks! The Art of Loving Lacy is the story of Lacy and Dane. They have been using technology to get to know each other but at the wedding of Dane’s brother (lovely to catch […]