My reception-aged son's teacher has asked for photos of how the children were welcomed into the family when they were born, which is an unusually intense request for parents of lockdown-neonates. Need to come up with something that won't traumatise anyone (else)

Good to see Florence's legacy lives on

I sometimes forget that I'm an "older" mum...and sometimes school decides to remind me in brutal fashion

I'm sure there being 25% of kids who don't become confident readers is NOTHING to do with the fact that the only method used to teach reading doesn't work for up to 25 per cent of kids. It's all down to the parenting

I'm busy with a 4yo so proper analysis will have to wait, but I'm very concerned about proposals around patient voice. I lead a maternity voices partnership, have run a Healthwatch and now chair one (tho these are my personal views). I have spent years discussing patient feedback with the NHS🧵

God it was beautiful out today #keighley

The view from my yoga mat this evening was...intensely patriotic

Think we were right to travel home a day early - it's a very snowy snowday here in Keighley. Don't like our chances of getting our food delivery this afternoon...

Managed one last coastal walk before we head home this morning - Seaton Sluice to Blyth and back. Spent the evening daydreaming on right move

Stunning wintery walk from Tynemouth to Seaton Sluice this morning. Earned my Harbour View chips at the end

Lovely to open the story my son had chosen for bedtime to see my Granny's handwriting - she died over 30 years ago- but had an incredible talent at buying presents that would last

Red sky in the morning

6yo: Scary - can I eat on the stairs?

3yo: ooh can I see the blood message?

Label on primer: usually only needs one coat

Me: 😭🤯😱

Took a board down from my kitchen wall and found this underneath and now we must move

Grateful to the British state school system for training my 5 year old to insist on oven chips with his pizza 🙄.