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Go Ape Aberfoyle: Hanging around in the trees

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“Go Ape,” the signs urge all the way through sleepy Aberfoyle on a slightly damp Sunday morning. It’s hard to imagine the crimplened coach passengers (the only others on the main road at the time) going even a very little bit monkey.    Pondering this we – Boys One, Two and I, arrived at beautiful […]

This family’s favourite games

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Monopoly, snap or sardines? We don’t need any of those games with recognisable rules that other families play. Not here. In the past I’ve written about how we should work harder at playing more. About how we need to get back to the fun in fundamental. But then I realised that actually we five play plenty of […]

241/365 Making time to play…

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When I dropped Boy Three off at nursery I gave him a kiss and a cuddle, like usual, and, like usual, said: “Have fun.” He replied: “You have fun too, mummy.” “I will,” I said as headed out to the car to perform the elaborate waving ritual. It involves me blowing kisses and flapping my […]

What your Soreen says about you.

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Soreenly happy whichever way you slice it… Soreen. Oh yes, put butter on it… and eat. Not so. There are as many ways to scoff Soreen lunch box loaves as there are kinds of people (almost). My extensive study of the subject has shown that one’s approach gives a clear indication of their personality type. […]