If you’re anything like me, you spend the 24 days of December leading up to the big one on the 25th thinking about what everyone else wants – what to get for the children, Aunty Mary, even your father-in-law (that shouldn’t really be your job, but somehow it is). But if you’re anything like me, […]
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Before I begin this post, I MUST apologise for my pictures. We went at 5pm and it was dark dark – and I only take pictures for this blog on my iPhone as I cannot be fiddling around with a digital SLR with two children in tow (I know you get me). The pictures are […]
Read MoreA woman in a silver leotard, firing a bow and arrow with her feet! Very fit, slightly camp young men jumping on to seesaws and landing on each others’ shoulders! A smiling girl whirling around a ribbon high above our heads – with no safety net! And best of all, my kids, staring absolutely AGOG in […]
Read MoreHello everyone. Now, usually I don’t blog about things that are time-specific as I want Little Lewes to be a source of inspiration and information any time people discover or tap into it. But I flex that rule when moments like these come up. Lewes resident and children’s illustrator Leigh Hodgkinson has organised an online […]
Read MoreThis year is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Tove Jansson, the author and illustrator of the eccentric, magical and beloved Moomintroll books. Both in her native Finland and around the world, there are events, exhibitions and reprints and new editions of her beloved books.
Read MoreWell, I am feeling quite dumb. It is VERY late in the day for this post, which should have reminded you probably a few days ago that Patina’s Moving On Parade takes place tomorrow. But I’m doing it now anyhow…
Read MoreWoah there, half term is upon us! It feels like my son only just started school, but it’s definitely time we all had a break from the new routine. Half term has never really affected us – well except that I found it irksome that all the toddler stuff stopped! But now it does, and I […]
Read MoreHello! Apologies for the silence. I’m not under a bus! I’ve been on holiday with my family. Perhaps if I’m ever lucky enough to receive pots of pennies from advertisers, I can schedule posts to go out in my absence. For now it’s in real time – if I go missing, so do my posts. Anyway I am […]
Read MoreThis Friday is the hotly-anticipated Moving On Parade! The theme that 500 children from 17 primary schools will dress up in is ‘Oh I do Like to be Beside the Seaside’. DETAILS Time: Parade, 12.30-1.15pm; Party in the Paddock, 1.20-2.45pm – featuring music by Starfish Youth Music bands. Place: The parade starts at The Paddock. […]
Read MoreWell, we went to our first event at Bags of Books last Saturday. The one in which Sarah Dyer read from the latest book she’s illustrated, ‘Bear’s Best Friend‘. The place was packed! Which was great to see, because when researching my ‘In Town‘ post on the shop, they said that their events are carefully […]
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