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We are now reading

The Edge Chronicles by by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell 😊 More soon.

THE RED ABBEY CHRONICLES: MARESI by Maria Turtschaninoff

I loved the story; it’s very deep and also ties in with what happens in real life.

THE BLACKTHORN KEY by Kevin Sands

I just read THE BLACKTHORN KEY by Kevin Sands.

Chaffinch rescue

We found a male chaffinch.

VLAD THE INHALER by Lorraine Mace

We read Vlad the Inhaler by Lorraine Mace.

Mouse babies!

Our mice have had babies.

TIMMY FAILURE: WE MEET AGAIN by Stephan Pastis

Handful I just read the sequel to TIMMY FAILURE: MISTAKES WERE MADE and TIMMY FAILURE: NOW LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE. Timmy Failure: We Meet Again is a great book about a young detective who is prone to making some very stupid and very funny mistakes. The full review will be posted here. And there’s a crazy […]

Looms (and loom bands)

Wilful We broke the plastic loom for our loom bands. Instead of getting another one, we decided to make one in our shed. We went to B&Q and brought 2 sticks, then we found a piece of wood, some nails and a tool kit. This is how you make it: Measure how far you want […]

Trail cam: fox face

There’s a fox in our garden.

Ant Farm — the beginning

Handful We have an ant farm that was given to us for Christmas. It came in pieces and we had to build it, but it was quite easy. First we built the structure, then added the sand which we mixed with soil from our garden to make the ants feel more at home. We had to […]