Slowly slowly we get closer to the parquet flooring being completed and having a livable lounge againAcacia making soap from first principals, she chose this as her personal challenge for her leaping wolf cub badge and hopes to complete the necessary steps before her 11th birthday in just over 2 monthsQuite rustic looking but despite appearances, the first attempt at soap making worked well. The soap is natural and feels lovely on the skinLearning while reading Agatha Christie, who knew that Parting Shot was derived from Parthian shot where Parthian soldiers, turned on their horses and fired arrows while appearing to retreat from an enemyThe scouting movement is about so much more than learning skills, it teaches leadership and team work, and of course it is funAt last the butter dish came home, it was a fun exercise in altered throwingWhen a dove falls. Cliff found this baby dove in the road and could not see a nest. Wonderfully it has survived 2 days and should almost certainly make it since we took it to a lovely lady who takes in rescued birds. The critical rule with nestlings is where possible leave them to be fed by the parents on the ground unless in danger, this was not safe to do in this case. It is FALSE that a mother bird will reject a baby if handled and returned to the nest, this is the ideal and can be done.
I have introduced my son Heath to Rumble and he’s posted 2 videos. His word play puts me to shame
My younger son Fjord is working toward his grade 2 violin exam