Life time experience

I can't explain how phenomenal this experience is. Isabella is working all day yet is seeing Seals, beautiful waterfalls, ponytrekking up mountains and visiting castles with amazing people and seeing things in a very different way. This is the best half term ever! I have no doubt that homeschooling at the moment has been the best decision I have ever made.

The crew

There are so many people needed to make this small childrens programme. The cost has had to be kept to minimum. It has still cost a lot but not compared with dramas or documentarys. We are all staying in hotels and hopefully able to experience them when we are not filming!

Isle of Arran

We have arrived in Glasgow. Fortunately we have not had school this week as it has been soooo busy. Isabella had her tutor on Monday and then filming at the flower show on Tuesday. Playdates on Wednesday and then Filming for a new programme on Thursday and an audition. Today we flew at 8.30am to Glasgow and now we are waiting for the ferry to take us to Isle of Arran. We are here for ten days filming. The Green Balloon Club go on holiday. Pony trekking, rock pooling, walking. Amazing experiences for a very lucky young lady.

Chelsea Flower Show

Off on the train at the moment. had a very busy few days. Off to the flower show today. Trouble is it is raining, never mind. I am writing this live on the train with a new computer and 3 internet stick. It is all very exciting. Filming all day. If you want to catch up on more of the things Isabella and I are up to. You can now go on to our twitter account under the name minx100 also two new blogs www.tweetschool.blogspot.com

Enjoy

Head shots

Had latest headshots taken for Isabella, they are so cute. Lets hope this year brings lots more exciting ventures. So far it has been an amazing year for both of us.

The poetry library

South bank has an amazing poetry library on third floor. Special childrens area. We spent over an hour there just reading poems. There is so much in London, we still haven't found it all.

Illustrations

Isabella is going to illustrate my childrens book and we are now making them a joint venture.

more filming

We are filming about Lily Roses garden on Thursday and then ten days on the Isle of Arran. I am worried it is going to be very wet and cold. Oh well fresh air never hurt anyone. We really couldn't have fitted school in this week. We are staying in a hotel for ten days so should be interesting!

Chelsea Flower show

Tuesday Isabella is filming with Alan Titchmarsh at the flower show. She is so into gardening. Bizarre as I just am not into it at all. I am trying though.

South bank

We have been to one of the many South Bank events today. It was a day of trying instruments and circus acts. Then the London Philharmonic Orchestra played. We saw Poi there. Lots of people recognised Isabella, still very surreal. Especially as Isabella is just not bothered. Also she played the harp and ended up performing a duet to a large group of people. She loved it, such an amazing instrument.

Tweeting

Wow so much has happened over the last week. Twitter has taken over my life! Isabella and I have become obsessed with this new way of communicating.

Time sharing

As I am now trying to work much more on various things lie my books, have a life and look after Isabella and educate her, I am having to really reschedule things. My time is very precious and so I am having to re-think how we run our day to day life. Hopefully the pink laptop that I have bought will help!

Bank Holiday

TheIsle of Wight was our destination for the bank holiday. It was lovely. The highlight was the miniature village. It was amazing.

School subjects

When I run my own school these are the core subjects:

Magic,
Cooking,
Sewing,
Gardening,
Science,
The Arts.

I wish I was at that school.

The cool head company

Try this amazing new company for children or women. It is based on finance and maths that is relevant to day to day living. Schools are loving them and I know when the time is right we will be on a summer course with them. Maths but fun....brilliant idea!

No more SATS

Sats will be stopped next year for older children and hopefully year after for the year 2's. This is a brilliant decision. I hope that children can now have a bit more freedom at school and not feel like they are being tested at every opporunity. Homework has also been on the agenda in most schools as a bone of contention for some parents. Some believe children have too much and others not enough. I think as I have said before that the whole structure of a school day should be altered anyway and there should be shorter more frequent holidays. Homework should be fun and set in a totally different way. Hands on visits to galleries and museums with parents should be more frequent as well.

Cooking with Granny

Isabella spent the day cooking with her granny the other day when I had to work away. Banana cake galore! Also made a decision on Friday that instead of spending the day working on Isabellas work we would go and visit family. So she spent a wonderful day on the farm with lambs, a foal two days old and her two year old cousin. They had a brilliant day. I was worried about the decision I had made but am now sure that it was the right one.

Lots of research

My book is at the stage now of a mock up. This needs to be finished in a couple of weeks. I am spending the days working on it with Isabella and she is designing covers and illustrating things for me. It is a very special project for us both.

May Fayre

A wonderful day at the May Fayre. It was very busy, but the children loved it. Face painters, rides, candy floss, ice cream and shows. Thus resulting in very tired over excited children.

Technology

I have joined Twitter now, I am minx100. I have no idea how it all works. The worrying thing is that Isabella knows more about twitter than I do. She understands how to do things with technology that I can't grasp. She also wants a twitter account. This is obviously not going to happen.