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100 days of lockdown

July 17, 2020 by Kate Davis 2 Comments

8 pictures of activities the children have done during lockdown

At the start of lockdown in the UK I decided to share a positive picture of what I was experiencing each day. It has turned into a great record of pandemic life. This is a look back over the first 100 days.

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Encouraging learning in the holidays

October 26, 2014 by Kate Davis 2 Comments

It is the start of half term in our household (at least for my daughter and husband, I’ll be working next week). Although I know children need a break from school, I worry that the break to the learning routine can undo some of what they’ve learnt. I have nothing to base this on as we’re only in Year 1, but I know if I stop doing something it is harder the next time I try. Continue Reading …

Back to university

June 19, 2013 by Kate Davis Leave a Comment

University is harder than I remember; although as I was an undergraduate over 15 years ago maybe it is my memory! I’ve been quiet recently because I’ve been away at University of East Anglia on a course about water security (thank you work). It was a fascinating week, but very tiring as we were kept busy all day and every evening (although some of those were networking in a pub). A lot of the topics Continue Reading …

Inspired to start sewing again

May 2, 2013 by Kate Davis Leave a Comment

I’ve been inspired by the BBC programme the Great British Sewing Bee, especially as it has combined with the rediscovery of my materials and patterns during our house move. They were packed up 4 years ago and put in the loft to make room for my daughter. Since then the most I’ve done with my sewing machine is make taggy blankets for my children, as well as for gifts. My dressmaking skills developed in a very Continue Reading …

Embedding ideas by rereading

August 21, 2012 by Kate Davis Leave a Comment

With 2 million blog posts being published every day how do you keep on top of them? Of course you don’t. You probably have a number of favourite sites you follow, but may still struggle to keep on top of the posts. I certainly do. Sometimes it feels I just scan posts so I know I’ve got to the end, I register there were some interesting points and then I move on. I’ve realised that Continue Reading …

Achieving goals at the beach

July 30, 2012 by Kate Davis Leave a Comment

Old Harry Rocks at Sunset

The old saying to kill two birds with one stone is a great example of achieving more with the same effort. If you can find these in your life it feels great because you make progress in several areas at one time. I’ve been on holiday on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, UK. We picked a great week with the sun coming out for the first time in weeks, consequently we spent a lot Continue Reading …

Old Harry Rocks at Sunset

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