A Serious Omission!
Perhaps I missed something, but I didn’t notice any reference to Roald Dahl in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. There was JM Barrie and JK Rowling and a number of other great children’s...
View ArticleGoing Back To School!
Last week I did something that I haven’t done, in this country, since I was 14 years old. I went to a secondary school. I was looking round with my son, Freddy, who’s in Year 5 and starting to think...
View ArticleThank heavens for Nandos!
The funniest thing happened last week but to fully appreciate how funny it was I’ll have to go back to the beginning and tell you the whole story. My eldest son, son number one, is 11, and my husband...
View ArticleStranger Than Fiction
I’m so excited to be back blogging on the wonderful Girls Heart Books. Lots has been happening while I’ve been away but I’ve decided to tell you about one particular thing. It happened while I was on...
View ArticleStanding up for yourself!
I was so proud of my son this week. He has just started secondary school (in September) and they were given a plan of homework to be set each day – so for instance, English homework on Tuesdays and...
View ArticleWORLD BOOK DAY – MY STORY
It was World Book Day last week – a fantastic day for children and authors…a chance for everyone in schools to celebrate reading and writing and dressing up! So what’s the problem you might ask? Well...
View ArticleCOPING WITH LOSS
This isn’t going to be a particularly jolly post but I think it’s an important one. Years ago, teaching part-time in a school, there was a boy in my class called Eric. Eric’s mum was diagnosed with...
View ArticleWhy Do I Find It So Hard…
Every single day I vow to do certain things and mostly I don’t do them! I am quite a determined person who has achieved a lot in my life, but there are still these few things that I WANT to do, but...
View ArticleMaking a Change!
On my 49th birthday I made a promise to myself. By the time I’m 50 I will have a new job. I’ve been at my current job for 18 years (yes 18!!!!) and I really needed a change. Of course after the vow was...
View ArticleFirst Day Nerves!
In three weeks time I was be starting a new job for the first time in 18 years!!! I’m going to be a drama teacher at a primary school where I’ll be in charge of teaching drama and putting on...
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