Today's story - The Fir Tree

Tonight Springy had the story of The Fir Tree (my voice is a little better but the trees all had nasal congestion). ;) We've been making a few Christmas decorations (with tissue paper - sort of stained glass window effect) ready for Sunday.

Stage 2 Swimming Badge - Scouts

Springy just earnt her Stage 2 Scouts swimming badge. She swam 100m, did 3 minutes treading water, did a mushroom float, had to glide from the side for 2m, had to dive in, and do 30 m featuring 3 different swimming strokes - lots of effort involved for all of them.

I am a really proud mummy today. Springy went to swimming earlier and C asked if she could practice swimming lengths (10m). She managed to do 10 lengths without stopping and also managed 3.5 minutes of treading water - her swimming teacher was really amazed by it too :)

Profound insight by Springy

Springy: "This spoon would be good for poor people as it has a hole in it, so if they didn't have food it wouldn't matter..."

Roman Palace

Today we went to the Fishbourne Roman Palace and Springy joined the Roman Army. She had to learn archery, slingshot, sword, spear and took part in a drill. She also ate Roman style food and made a poultice in her brief Roman medicine lesson. She rode a Roman horse (wooden but with a Roman soldier hat) and we played 9-...Man Morris. She even got paid her day's coinage and became a Roman citizen!

Walks in the Mist

Today we went on 2 walks down the farm path (including one this evening with the torch - we even had "pirate" mist). We also made purple almondoil/lavender essential oil soap, discussed hibernation, did some sorting out and played with the Sylvanian families amongst other things.

RIP Frazzle

Our beloved Frizzle-feathered Pekin Bantam - Frazzle - died. We're really going to miss her. She would follow us around, come up to the back door and would sometimes wander into the kitchen on her quest for maize. When we first got her she would follow Springy all over the garden...