Hello, and welcome to my monthly newsletter! I hope you are all well. November has seen us enter our second lockdown here in England, albeit a slightly more relaxed one. This time around, schools and childcare settings have remained open, which has meant less disruption for us as Bean can still attend her weekly session at Farm School. She's missing her gymnastics class, but otherwise the rhythm of our days and weeks has remained much the same. At the beginning of lockdown Be

Hello, and welcome to my monthly newsletter! October has been a difficult month for us. We've had various appliance issues (first our boiler, then our washing machine and vacuum cleaner - why is it so difficult to get things repaired these days?!) Bean has been unwell with Covid symptoms, so we had a week of self isolation while she rested and we waited for her home test result (it was negative). She's feeling much better now, but is still not sleeping through the night (mult

Hello, and welcome to my monthly newsletter! September has been a challenging month, with the inevitable highs and lows that seem to be a staple of this unsettling time. Writing my monthly newsletter has become quite a therapeutic process for me though, as reflecting back on our month together helps me to see exactly how much joy and magic still fills our days. Back to School When we are having a day (or morning) at home, we always start with morning time. We've been beginnin