I'm reading...
I seem to have done nothing else other than read for the past 2-3 days. What am I reading? Consultation responses mainly, and associated files and anything else consultation-related that might come in useful. I think I've got consultation-fatigue, and I'm only doing one response! (Well 4 if you count typing out the teens') Unlike some other valliant people who are doing 2 or three - their own and other groups'.
In and amongst this, Lyddie has discovered books with chapters, so we've been reading this and also Beatrix Potters and a book about dinosaurs. She's also into AA Milne poetry, as am I, so one way or another I seem to be reading all day long!
I'm not complaining - except maybe about the sore throat - because she's my 4th child and the first one to be quite so bookish. Ali is bookish but independently-so: he would never condescend to be read to, but Lyddie is easily as bookish as I ever was, which is a great pleasure. Of course, all five children are great pleasures in their individual ways - but I love sharing a passion for reading with Lyddie. I kept a lot of my old childhood books and lamented as one child after another grew up without wanting to look at more than a few of them, so Beatrix Potter and Enid Blyton and even old AA Milne all started gathering dust. But now they're being dusted off :-)
Still no Deathly Hallows here yet. I'm waiting until these responses are in before I hunt one of those down. And then there's yet more reading to do. Six researchers. Twenty families. £50,000. Paula at Aspie Home Ed has asked a very interesting question about this research. I'm looking forward to the reply too, if it comes.
In and amongst this, Lyddie has discovered books with chapters, so we've been reading this and also Beatrix Potters and a book about dinosaurs. She's also into AA Milne poetry, as am I, so one way or another I seem to be reading all day long!
I'm not complaining - except maybe about the sore throat - because she's my 4th child and the first one to be quite so bookish. Ali is bookish but independently-so: he would never condescend to be read to, but Lyddie is easily as bookish as I ever was, which is a great pleasure. Of course, all five children are great pleasures in their individual ways - but I love sharing a passion for reading with Lyddie. I kept a lot of my old childhood books and lamented as one child after another grew up without wanting to look at more than a few of them, so Beatrix Potter and Enid Blyton and even old AA Milne all started gathering dust. But now they're being dusted off :-)
Still no Deathly Hallows here yet. I'm waiting until these responses are in before I hunt one of those down. And then there's yet more reading to do. Six researchers. Twenty families. £50,000. Paula at Aspie Home Ed has asked a very interesting question about this research. I'm looking forward to the reply too, if it comes.
posted by Gill at 8:37 pm
4 Comments:
JR is having a book fest too I have read so many books lately
LOL Elaine, I've got sore eyes and a sore throat. Good job I like the books or I'd be climbing the walls! :-)
Does JR go off and bounce on something when you're reading? Lyddie often does. It always makes me think of the Dore theories.
Zara's friend R always did handstands and forward rolls when she was learning a new academic skill.
According to 'Foods that Harm, Foods that Heal', an old English remedy for a sore throat was to tie an old sock around your throat. But have pity on any infants with sore throats - their remedy was to "wrap a dead frog in a pure-white linen cloth and let the unfortunate baby suck on it."
I can always be counted on to lower the tone ;o)
Zoe
ROFL!
I'll stick to my cups of Yorkshire tea!
(kinda tempted to try the frog thing though..)
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