Here's the books that I read in October. They are all novels and most of them were read when we were at Caloundra on holidays. The Beautiful Mother by Katherine Scholes Set in the early 70's in an archaeologist's camp in Tanzania where Essie Lawrence lives with husband and mother-in-law. She encounters some people from… Continue reading October 2020 Reading Log
Almost two months ago our daughter left home. Not only is this her first time living out of home but she moved interstate, to Melbourne. Yes, she was about the only person trying to get into Melbourne! Due to current restrictions I'm not sure when we're going to see her again. Everything packed up ready… Continue reading Children Leaving Home
It's Children's Book Week here in Australia. A few years ago I wrote about some of the books that my children enjoyed. In this post I'm going to focus on using picture books to talk about faith and life. Picture books often have great life lessons in them or things that children can learn about.… Continue reading Using Children’s Books to Talk about Faith
via GIPHY World Values Day is on the 15th October. This is an annual campaign to increase the awareness and practice of values around the world. It's an opportunity to think about our most deeply held values and explore and act on them with others. This year's theme is Values in Action. People are being… Continue reading What Do You Value As A Family?
Well the year is flying by. Here's the books that I read in September. Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear James Clear shares four laws of behaviour change. Through stories and practical examples he shows how you can put these laws into practice… Continue reading September 2020 Reading Log
With the school holidays upon us, I thought I'd share some games for small numbers of children. There are still many places where large numbers can't gather. Most of these games can be played with 2, 3 or 4 children or adults. Some of them can even be played alone. Many of these games I… Continue reading Games for Small Numbers of Children
August seems to have passed in a flash. We celebrated 2 birthdays in our family, I've been working on my digital cookbook and helping my daughter prepare to move interstate. All in all it's meant I haven't written a blog post since the July reading log. Below are the books that I managed to finish… Continue reading August 2020 Reading Log
Here's the books that I finished in July. Mostly non-fiction but there is one novel among them. Your Dream Life Starts Here: Essential and simple steps to creating the life of your dreams by Kristina Karlsson A practical book to help you dream big and turn those dreams into goals and plans. Each short chapter… Continue reading July 2020 Reading Log
In this post I share several ways to make a gluten free flour blend. For baking gluten free you can't just generally use one type or flour but need to make a blend. A blend of brown rice flour, tapioca flour, yellow maize flour and coconut flour Recently I shared my GF, DF, Egg Free… Continue reading What’s a Good Gluten Free Flour Blend?
A couple of weeks ago I helped lead Day Camp @Home. Normally Day Camp is held outdoors on a local property. Primary school aged children and leaders spend 4 days outdoors building gunyahs (shelters), cooking, doing craft, playing games etc. This year due to COVID-19 we ran Day Camp differently. Each family received a pack… Continue reading Ideas for Zoom with Children
