Watercolours

Just a quick post today. Cheeky (my youngest – the five year old) saw a competition at the local library, for World Book Day to paint a character from his favourite book. He chose to depict Harry Potter playing Quidditch. My mother gave him a lesson on perspective and relative dimensions, and here it is; [...]

My son, the budding literary genius

When my elder son, Handsome, won the class merit cup recently it was suggested to him that maybe he’ll be a scriptwriter or an author when he grows up. He took this to heart and has started writing his first Doctor Who fan-fic. As I’m a good and kind mother, I offered to type the [...]

Random things (you’ve got to love it when I run out of ideas!)

Ten days left of my January NaBloPoMo. And nothing interesting happening in Jennieworld. I’m over tired from rushing round after a group of five and six year olds yesterday at Techniquest  in Cardiff Bay. Cheeky’s yeargroup had a school trip and I volunteered to be a parent helper. What. Was. I. Thinking? I suppose it [...]

Some artwork for your viewing pleasure

Given that today is another uncheery grey day I thought I should post something happy. My younger son asked if I could share his artwork with the world (or at least the very small part of it that visits here!) and I was happy to oblige. So, drawn especially for you we have two mini-masterpieces. [...]

Should I suggest ‘War and Peace’ for him??

Handsome, my eight year old son has taken to reading in bed. Due to the somewhat fiery nature of his younger brother, I asked Handsome if he would mind going to bed at the same time as his five year old sibling (there would be hell to pay from Cheeky if Handsome got to stay [...]

Celebration!

Friday was a day of jubilee and celebration in the Jennieworld household as both Handsome and Cheeky won the weekly Merit Cup in their respective school classes! The Merit Cup is awarded each Friday to one child in each class, usually someone who has made extra effort during the week, or has done particularly well [...]

Gloves are done!

Thanks to a Cardiff Knitters meeting last night and lots of hot chocolate, I managed to stay focussed long enough to finish Handsome’s Gryffindor Gloves. He very proudly and happily wore them to school this morning. I just hope that the cheap acrylic yarn (remember, using yarn from my stash rather than buying new!) will [...]

And this month’s crafting is…

I thought I’d better write a post about my crafting, as I didn’t want people to worry that I’ve stopped now that Christmas is over! Only joking! I had a few days off after Christmas, but then got straight back in with the two pairs of slipper socks I made over New Year (well, a [...]

More snow. Kids home. What to do with them…?

Well, I couldn’t have the kids getting bored, so…I put them to work! In the spirit of community, umm, thingy, I decided it would be a good idea to clear the path in front of our flats before it gets icy. But, why have a dog and bark yourself? Or, to alter the metaphor, why [...]

A wintry walk

I meant to post photos yesterday from our walk, but my hands were bad and so I didn’t get the chance. Never mind, better late than never!