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    A Beautiful Day #2

    Pip / 9th January 2021 / 2 Comments

    Before I begin, I do not use affiliate links in my posts. (There, that’s got that out the way 🙂   I took the featured photograph today as I went for a walk…

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  • Eatables

    Lasagne

    Pip / 3rd January 2021 / 4 Comments

    This lasagne is made with beef mince, use Quorn mince for a vegetarian version. Ingredients: 500g Beef or Quorn mince 400g tin of tomatoes 1 stick of celery 1 onion 1 beef or…

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  • My Teenager Says......

    Effects on Students During Covid.

    Pip / 29th December 2020 / 2 Comments

    There are so many problems facing young people today. So, with this in mind, I’ve been thinking for a time about creating posts addressing questions that teenagers face. Subjects including mental health, studying,…

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  • A Beautiful Day

    A Beautiful Day #1

    Pip / 18th November 2020 / 3 Comments

    Happy Diwali to everyone! Diwali  is mainly celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains, and it’s a festival of light that lasts for 5 days. It is a spiritual victory of light over darkness.…

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  • Stuff I Like,  Words,  Work

    Learning to Read

    Pip / 20th October 2020 / 12 Comments

    I work in Education, and I thought it would be nice to do a post that talks about the way children are taught to read in primary schools. There are many valuable resources…

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  • Work

    Job Fatigue

    Pip / 17th October 2020 / 12 Comments

    Job fatigue is a very common occurrence. Work fatigue is defined as an “unrelenting exhaustion that isn’t relieved by rest, a nearly constant state of weariness that develops over time, reducing your energy,…

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  • Unqualified Bias,  Words

    Shakespeare-Bill Bryson/Book Review

    Pippa / 19th August 2020 / 6 Comments

    I was watching the programme ‘Antiques Roadshow’ this evening, and an interesting item was discussed; a little booklet written by an anonymous writer during Elizabethan times. It was extremely valuable, mainly because it contemporaneously…

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  • Stuff I Like

    Blogger Shout Outs!

    Pip / 19th August 2020 / 9 Comments

    I had a bit of time on my hands a couple of weeks ago, and I decided to post a tweet declaring that I would comment and share all blog links that were…

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  • Ouch!

    Lockdown Poem

    Pip / 22nd July 2020 / 20 Comments

    I was sitting reflecting on my Lockdown (Yes, I’m in it! My town is still in it!) and the stuff I’ve been up to since the 3rd week of March, 2020. I have…

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  • Random

    Lesson of the Day / Car Park Vexation

    Pippa / 22nd July 2020 / 9 Comments

    I lose my car all the time! Yesterday I was panic stricken with it, wandering up and down examining rows and rows of cars, the majority of them the same colour as mine…

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  • Eatables

    Pip’s Beef Cannelloni

    Pip / 21st July 2020 / 6 Comments

    My children have never been particularly forthcoming with praise in regard to anything that requires cooking on a hob or in the oven. This Cannelloni, (I never knew how hard it was to…

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  • Tips,  Work

    Learning Resources for Children

    Pip / 14th July 2020 / 7 Comments

    I’ve worked in primary schools for many years; in mainstream classroom settings and supporting children with various special educational needs. Here’s a list of great resources that you can use to aid and…

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