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Archive for June 2019

Wallace and Gromit’s Musical Marvels was just that: marvellous!

After a rather busy and stressful half term, I was so excited to have something a little bit different and special to look forward to yesterday: Wallace and Gromit’s Musical Marvels at the Hexagon in Reading. I’ll be perfectly honest: my kids know nothing about Wallace and Gromit but I LOVE the genius of Nick […]

She Will Rescue You, by Chris Clement-Green

This book is a fascinating read about morality and the ethics of using violence for avenging the innocent. We are introduced to Ellie and Mia. They are on different sides of the law. Ellie wins the lottery and sets up rescue centres for animals but also hires a team to get revenge on those that […]

#GlobalBlogging 114

Happy Monday everyone and welcome to Global Blogging! Well, what a half term we had! Zach has broken his wrist! See my host post for more detail… Wherever you are in the world, come and join me and Heather at Shank You Very Much! You can link up any 2 posts then please comment on […]

Thanks once again to our brilliant NHS

Last week was my birthday and, as you may have spotted on my #Project365 post, the day didn’t go to plan. Just after lunch Zach was playing upstairs with his siblings and cousins when he fell off the bed. He had a mark on his elbow so we applied a cold compress but then he […]

Little Girls Sleeping, by Jennifer Chase

Katie Scott leaves the army and returns home. Her uncle arranges for her to join his police department and she is soon upsetting the locals with her drive and determination which makes them feel inadequate. She struggles to adapt to civilian life. I was surprised that she is so used to taking orders during her […]