Category Archives: Family

Books are wonderful

Posted on 28/06/2021 by twoemu

After over a week on our boat, which I was already exhausted from & then getting slammed with getting my period (which often flattens me for a bit on its own), E decided to read me part of one of … Continue reading →

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Sewing

Posted on 29/04/2021 by twoemu

I’ve been teaching my kids to sew for a while, little things & mostly on my sewing machine. Around Christmas I bought a Singer sewing machine for the kidlets (Singer Stylist 7258). It’s not too bad a machine, unfortunately, it … Continue reading →

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We bought a boat!!!

Posted on 11/04/2021 by twoemu

It’s official! We bought a boat! What an upgrade! We’ve never really seen ourselves as owning a sailboat of our own, but here we are, (amazing given about a year ago G had his wages cut & we were genuinely … Continue reading →

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Happy Spring

Posted on 04/04/2021 by twoemu

With spring, comes Easter. As 2021 is pretty much just an extension of 2020, we had another really low key Easter celebration, in isolation. To be fair my use of the word Easter is done so loosely, there is an … Continue reading →

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Family History – Cemeteries Excursion Part 1

Posted on 31/03/2021 by twoemu

Yesterday, was a lovely day, we had a high of 17C & it was SUNNY. The perfect day to go out & do some family tree research in person. To make things easier, I have made a quick family tree … Continue reading →

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Family History – Daniel Witt

Posted on 27/03/2021 by twoemu

I have been researching my family history on & off for a while, but with homeschooling the kids, it has become a bit of a project for me to do with them. I love it. I did a family history … Continue reading →

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Homeschool Musings

Posted on 12/02/2021 by twoemu

I know it’s unheard of at the moment, for me to write a second post for the month, but here we are. I’m going to try (yet again) to take more time out to write. Clearly, we must be getting … Continue reading →

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Monthly Check-in

Posted on 07/02/2021 by twoemu

It seems I have no real inclination, or is it time, either reason fits, to do more than a post a month, so here I am checking in for February & giving a summary of the last month +. A … Continue reading →

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Painting

Posted on 01/01/2021 by twoemu

For the last few days, we have been painting. Only two rooms, but boy is it a lot of work. Today, we called it quits for the painting though. Geoff’s new office, which was the kids room, is now painted. … Continue reading →

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2020 Summary

Posted on 31/12/2020 by twoemu

Well, it’s New Year’s Eve, December 31st 2020, a time to reflect on the last 12 calendar months. Why? I’m not sure. It’s just something that most of us have always done, or have done for so long that it’s … Continue reading →

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