A proper busy week!

this has been a bit of a busy week for everyone. Lots of out and abouting for BB, so less diy builders mate [and indeed building] going on. Monday started with a brilliant glass class with a not to distant home educator who makes a career out of glasswork, and runs workshops every so often. Both BB and DH had a fab time and made some excellent projects. They were v happy to see the manorborns there too, who came home with them. Well, DH was, it seems BB was being a bit grumpity sorry. I was happy to see them tho when I got back from work

Tuesday was art group in the morning, tho no pics yet to show of it, hopefully some will come in the end BB def enjoys this. then some general work/book stuff and swimming in the eve.

Weds was our Weds4ed, which is still setttling into a groove. Poor k from the deependers really wasn’t well, but welcome – tho a stay in bed would prob have been better for her. Also, unfortunatel R wasn’t well, so E didn’t come with her family much missed, both as people, and as the animation station and this weeks art provider . So I hurriedly got out the things to redo an art project I have done before, but only BB had done it. That went pretty well, and there were some great pics done, and quite a bit of thought and individuality with the brief – just as I like it

We boiled up walnuts in their husks to make walnut ink, which we then did calligraphy with at then end of the day when the ink was ready. Much hilarity as the calligraphy for A in chinese looked like BoT when BB did it , but was impressed she could find the calligraphy card as this was a bit ad hoc

K had brought a discussion scenario on being in a crash on the dark side of the moon. the kids did well at working out all together which order they wished to put the things they had. They really did it well together despite some initial reluctance. BB was pretty reluctant, but got stuck in, and I was proud to hear her put matches at the bottom, as you need oxygen for them to light – go BB

after the first art session, the group divvied into minecrafters and not minecrafters. Those with a passing interest made more minecraft into 3D with small in the conservatory, and I had the non minecrafters in the kitchen and made mini applie pies – exceedly good ! They were all hoovered up for afternoon snack.

after lunch the science worked – yippee!! we made chemical rockets using vit tablets and although I didn’t actually get a perfect pic, you can see that something has happened. This finished rockets in the young engineers, but talking to the gang, i think and they fancied a side swipe into chemistry and a reminder of various gases and how to test for them – nice and easy stuff. so perhaps will do that next time.

some games were played – biberbande, chess, and B shew his new raspberry pi, and quite a number of the kids had some interest in watching him and cheering him code in python [3 cheers for jax knowing what to do as well ]

we adults finished with chatting in the conservatory whilst the kids minecrafted or played other board games. Although minecraft isn’t to everyones taste [child and adult alike] those that do enjoy it get a lot from being able to play next to each other sharing the same worlds.

Crazilly, after judo, we had agreed to go with BB to the nearby towns michaelmas fair. Argh! she enjoyed it – tho missed having SB to go on things with. DH went on one with her . SHe did hook a duck 2ce to come home the proud owner of a minion, which she hasn’t let out of her sight.

thurs was multisports with the local home ed group, and I think fri was collapse in exhaustion But we did get a lovely letter from SB, which I am very happy about, and BB was particularly proud to get a letter all to herself as well.

SO, a proper busy week [for us]