YouTube – Potter Puppet Pals in “The Mysterious Ticking Noise” Totally utterly bizarre… but oddly compelling… Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Tags: harrypotter, potter, puppets, silly, verysilly

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In preparation for our camping trips this year, I’ve been buying one or two children’s audiobooks on Audible to keep the boys entertained during the car journeys. I’ve been really impressed with Audible, they have a great collection, are reasonably priced and really simple to use – just buy, download and they automatically go into [...]

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No, I’m not discussing recent local government elections… this is about the planning and stress of children’s social events. It’s still all politics. Maybe you have your own tips about navigating the minefield and keeping everyone happy – if so, please leave a comment! The news item mentioned in this episode was: Bouncy castle boy [...]

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LEGO.com – Indiana Jones Game Well so far, both I and Akra Jr are addicted to this one. Very fun little flash game. Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Tags: indianajones, lego, adventures, game, flash, entertainment, kids Solve Puzzles for Science | Fold It! Waste time with a purpose – help scientists find ways to [...]

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A many happy returns to my wonderful husband, Akra (and also, to my nephew whose birthday is also today). I’d love to say that we had a fabulous day of celebration, but in all honesty the car went in for its MOT today costing a small fortune, then just before it was time to pay [...]

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There’s an old motto (from the Jesuits apparently, but I had to look that part up) which says “give me a child until he is seven and I will give you the man”. Or, in other words, it’s the first seven years of a child’s life which is the most crucial, the time where their [...]

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Other than Christmas, May is my busiest month with both son’s birthdays and Akra’s within days of each other. This is also the month we start our camping season, so there are lots of things to organise with that, plus there’s the extra chores I seem to create the second I step out into our [...]

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Feed the customers, or they’ll slash all the seats | Jeremy Clarkson – Times Online “Last weekend, as I spiralled round an endless succession of identical ring roads in the Midlands, looking for somewhere to have lunch, I realised with a heavy heart that the global food shortage had reached Britain.” Rating: ★ ★ ★ [...]

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This week’s Podcast of the Week is, rather bizarrely, a twofer. It’s a shared podcast – half the time it’s The Now Show, the other half it is The News Quiz – just to keep you on your toes. It all depends on which season is currently running. Either way, it’s an excellent podcast to [...]

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… as it’s Li’l Bhaji’s birthday today – he’s FOUR! I know he’s getting older as he put off breakfast until 10 o’clock because he was too busy playing with his birthday presents – now THAT would never have happened before! Unfortunately, Akra Jr is being quite sulky – which is a shame, because Li’l [...]

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