Christmas decorations. Never mind clouds of angels, it’s the clouds of dust as you bring out the box that remains hidden all year. The art collection that reveals the quality of your handiwork, and the aesthetic instincts of your children. Something like that. It may instead be your annual reminder of the multiple uses for a …
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Readings in the build-up to Christmas isn’t something new. The web is full of daily readings for advent, pitched at a whole range of different ages and stages. What does it mean to share a book – or a series of stories – over nearly a month? === Christmas Past I don’t remember regular reading …
It’s a beautiful day out. Blue skies, wonderful trees opposite, now turned the colour of orange zest. The light, the colours are what I hope for for autumn. But in fact, it’s December already. Right now it looks a long way away from Christmas card scenes of snow, robins and the like. Yet I know, …
It’s another Thursday. That’s a start. Might even be an opportunity to do some blogging again. It’s nearly the end of the month – that month where I said I would come up with more ideas for picture books. The numerically astute among you will see that didn’t really happen. At least, not at the ‘one …
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A month of inspiration? I know. A few ideas, yes, but not a month’s worth. Turns out that’s OK. At least, it’s OK by me, and since I tend to have my own take on other people’s monthly themes, to quote Victor Borge, ‘that’s the way it’s gonna BE!’. Anyway, I think there may be …
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