SB started with the christmas cake yesterday, soaking the fruit. Today she made it according to st delia – 5 hours in the oven! we all had a stir and made a wish since we aren’t making a christmas pud. certainly the smells were wonderful 
Today she also made a start on her arts award. she has decided to redo bronze and submit it this time 
but do photography, with a theme of movement. We had a bit of a brainstorm on different ways to do photos, show movement, looking at a variety of sources for ideas. However, she isn’t used to using an slr camera at all, so today was all about using the slr and getting some movement photos whilst laughing with BB in the garden.
Still focussing on our igcse prep, and SB did all but classical civ today. SHe has had some feedback from the classical civ tutor. He was pleased that she is good at handing in all her work, and her short answers are fine. However she needs to work on spelling [this is going to be tricky] and putting more detail and maybe pictures etc in her longer answers. Things DH and I had suggested [cf prev post thinking about scaffolding] She has already done her next classical civ work tho, so will put into practice the time after. She is really loving doing this with C tho . also did some clarinet prac and then some piano with me. so a good day of both work and fun.
BB did her home ed without fuss today, even the english! She has finised her science workbook on animals and plants, which she had enjoyed doing. SHe and i did the animal care today, sorting out rabbits and tortoise and we had snuggles and giggles. At judo she has been asked to tie her hair back… so today I cut her hair. Always tricky as she is a bit of a moving target! Result is not to bad, and luckilly her hair has some bounce to it, so the straightline not so critical!!! we did piano together.
Off and on we caught up with the Rosetta/Philae space rendevous with the comet. BB wanted a joss stick holder, so i made one comet shaped to commemorate the event. SB was slightly down mouthed, so I made her a joss stick holder too. SHe is totally out of the pink girlie phase, and asked for skulls and hearts! goth it is then 
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so BB and SB have last practice judo before grading, and we are now sitting watching masterchef before bedtime.
I can’t seem to find it now but wigmore hall had a session with a photographer specialising in photos of performers – all about capturing the movement within the frame. Sounded excellent. – An idea maybe (don’t need to attend the session!) to add to the file?
C enjoying class civ with SB very much.
I’m imagining how gorgeous your kitchen smelt!
my kitchen smelled gorgeous
and then the cake looked a bit funny 
so today SB and DH decided to cut it and see – it is delicious 
so we have november cake 
as we will need to make another one for xmas – win win!! and thankyou on the tip about the photos of performers