In case you hadn't noticed, there’s less than a week before the new school term starts. For the second summer in a row, I haven’t left the UK, and aside from a brief stay down in the wonderfully named Ipplepen, I’ve not ventured too far from the ‘shire. Potential complications with going abroad …
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Summer Blues
Well, we're almost three weeks into the summer break and aside from a few nights out, I've spent most of that time doing very little: reading, sleeping, and taking walks along the canal. Perhaps you’ve seen the photographic fruits of my wanderings on Instagram and rolled your eyes at yet another …
Last Day of Term
Yesterday was the last day of term. At half past nine in the morning, the three Year 6 classes wandered over to the field and the children gathered into groups on the embankment by the main school building. It was already warming up, but thunderstorms the night before meant the heat was bearable, …
Back to the present
One of the few advantages of living on my own over the last six months is that I've been able to form a support bubble with my parents. The other day, I went over to see my mum. It was Sunday, and I'd spent the morning catching up on some school work, and after a long run 'round the lake, I lay on …
False springs and coping strategies
It’s April, which means spring is here. I know it doesn’t feel like spring right now, because it’s still bitterly cold out there, and the other day it actually snowed. But there are signs of it, if you look closely. In fact, you don’t even need to look all that closely. A quick stroll through the …