BaBs - Five Books I Recommend
More than halfway through the year, this is usually the point where I look at my reading list and realise I'm way off target (I challenge...
More than halfway through the year, this is usually the point where I look at my reading list and realise I'm way off target (I challenge...
For this month's first BaBs article, I'd like to showcase something I love which you may not have heard of. I first heard of this many...
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth “There are two types of successful people in life.” It was our first week...
I'm not much of an artist, though I've always dabbled in sketching, painting... that kind of thing. Textile arts have always been much...
I have so much YA (young adult) fiction on my reading list this year - lots that I have put on hold because I've been living abroad and...
I came across PINKFONG recently while searching for something else to use alongside my favourite Super Simple Learning materials....
With recycling being such a hot topic these past few years, it is no surprise that we're seeing countless projects and initiatives set up...
Lovely day today, my last weekend in Japan and it was beautifully sunny, if a bit windy here at the seaside. Lots of inspiring views....
A few haiku from today - lovely sunny afternoon despite the forecast predicting rain. 102. branch of a tree in the corner of my window,...
So I haven't quite written haiku every day for NaPoWriMo, but the other goal I had in my head as to write at least one-hundred haiku this...
Just a few haiku today - been busy on the farm, enjoying the fresh air, etc. 98. walking on the beach the sea, smelling so fishy...
No haiku yesterday, just a few today. Been a busy bee, of course. 94. galloping white foam nudging further up the beach icing on a cake...
Another good haiku day. We went to a great exhibition about Pompeii at the Fukuoka City Museum, as well as the general exhibition, and...
It's the weekend, but no rest for the wicked! I've been busy submitting picture book manuscripts to publishers, and doing a bit of...
Was having quite a lethargic afternoon after a tiring morning, feeling like I wouldn't really get any haiku done, and then WHAM. A mixed...
I had the pleasure of interviewing Charlie Goretzka about her great crafty project - Little Doorways. At these events, children can make...
Now settled in at my final stop in Japan - Fukuoka. Two weeks left of our time in Japan - 2.5 years in total. We have two short stays in...
Spent today on Miyajima island (Hiroshima) and didn't have much time for haiku. We spent a large part of the day hiking up a mountain...
Day 11 of #NaPoWriMo, was in a very haiku frame of mind today but didn't pen that many. Now in Hiroshima for a few days - nice to be...
Well, the first 10 days of April have been pretty mad. Our Workaway experience hasn't exactly gone as we would have liked, so we've...