by Alice Gall | Aug 27, 2020 | Family
Back to School I remember at the start of my school summer holidays, many moons ago, lamenting the adverts that would prematurely appear in shop windows. “Back to School!” Who on earth wanted to think about buying a new uniform, pencil case and schoolbag in July?...
by Alice Gall | Jul 26, 2020 | Family
A summer staycation It sometimes feels as if no part of our lives has been left unchanged over the last few months. Balancing work with childcare has perhaps been the biggest challenge for many families, but I’ve been enjoying some of the little perks that come...
by Alice Gall | Jul 1, 2020 | Family
So much has changed over the last three months, it seems we need a whole new vocabulary to express ourselves. Shielding, social distancing, bubbles and … oh yes … homeschool. Of course, homeschooling was a conscious choice for many families pre-2020 but,...
by Alice Gall | Jun 7, 2020 | Family
Change – the only constant When my son was a baby we measured his time on the planet in weeks. “He’s four weeks old!” made perfect sense but by the time he reached 20 weeks my brain couldn’t handle the maths and we switched to months. Coronavirus, like a...
by Alice Gall | May 23, 2020 | Family
Keeping on keeping on At the start of our nationwide lockdown, I began watching the Harry Potter movies again, one every week. I wanted escapism, immersion in a child’s world of chocolate frogs and butterbeer. Now, our hero Harry has grown facial hair and...
