Dec
14
Dyslexia and daily life
Filed Under Education, Fulfilling potential, Family | 2 Comments
We discovered that my son had “specific learning difficulties” when he was in his 5th year at High School. This explained a lot about the reports we had had about him all through his school life. I knew that he was a very bright boy ( I am his Mum - I would say that!) […]
Nov
26
My daughter has been a fan of the Welsh band Stereophonics for 9 years now since she was at school. She is particularly fond of the lead singer Kelly Jones wearing the shades in the pic below.
She jokes with her friends that she will meet Kelly one day and end up marrying him. She and […]
Oct
2
Empty nests
Filed Under Leadership, Edinburgh, Graduates, Family | 2 Comments
Edinburgh is alive with a flood of brand new students. For many the Freshers Week events are past and the first classes have started. I was by the halls of residence for University of Edinburgh last night and saw the familiar clusters of new fresh faced students finding out about the city with new friends.
You can […]
Sep
10
Packing, unpacking and repacking
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It falls to me to organise the packing when we travel. I suppose I am quite good at it ..or maybe the others realise that it gets them out of the tedium of getting the stuff ready and also means that they can blame me if something does not come with us that is vital.
I […]
Sep
9
Ok - I would like the rain to stop now!
Filed Under Family, travel | 2 Comments
We Scots pride ourselves in being able to put up with whatever weather conditions are thrown at us. I seem to have gone soft though. Since we arrived in NZ we have had a mixture of bright sun and pouring rain. We are travelling in a camper van for this part of the trip and this […]