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Month: January 2021

Straight Talk from Fox, Mary Oliver

Posted on January 30, 2021 by Susie Quinsee — No Comments ↓

Not sure if it is lockdown or just that we are at home more so noticing but there has been A LOT of fox action around our neighbourhood this January. And I mean A LOT. Including finishing off our last Continue reading Straight Talk from Fox, Mary Oliver→

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Thresholds, by John O’Donohue

Posted on January 24, 2021 by Susie Quinsee — No Comments ↓

Not really a poem this week, although I heard this during a yoga class and it reads like a poem. In the middle of winter, which we are in, and it is gloomy and feels long, endless, the sentiments of Continue reading Thresholds, by John O’Donohue→

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“This Fjord Looks Like a Lake”, Margaret Atwood

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Susie Quinsee — No Comments ↓

I treated myself to Margaret Atwood’s new book of poetry recently, Dearly which arrived this morning. Yay. I have to admit that I had forgotten I had ordered this as due to lockdown 3 its taken forever to arrive. What Continue reading “This Fjord Looks Like a Lake”, Margaret Atwood→

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Not for the City, Charlotte Mew

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Susie Quinsee — No Comments ↓

In Lockdown II, I published a poem a day on my blog and really enjoyed the experience. I thought I would then go on to put up a poem a week, but then well December, birthdays, Christmas etc. So now Continue reading Not for the City, Charlotte Mew→

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School, well, education is not just formal learning

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Susie Quinsee — No Comments ↓

I’ve changed the title of this post about four times to try to reflect my thinking! Needless to say, I’ve been thinking a lot about this since March 2020, which is unsurprising really given my professional role and also because Continue reading School, well, education is not just formal learning→

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Weekly round-up: 28th December/4th Jan

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Susie Quinsee — No Comments ↓

I’ve decided to group these two weeks together because frankly not much happened for two weeks whilst we were off and in tier 4. Ok that is a slight exaggeration and rather downbeat, let me rephrase as a list, this Continue reading Weekly round-up: 28th December/4th Jan→

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Weekly round-up: 21st December

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Susie Quinsee — No Comments ↓

Well, we managed to get to 11th December with everyone in school but alas our luck ran out as Isaac and Mariela were then sent home to self-isolate on 14th December. So that was 3 kids at home remote schooling. Continue reading Weekly round-up: 21st December→

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Weekly round-up: 14th December

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Susie Quinsee — No Comments ↓

Oh dear, I am 3 weeks behind but have decided just to post these for completeness! And to try harder in 2021. So finally self isolation hit us this week. On Friday eldest daughter was sent home from secondary school Continue reading Weekly round-up: 14th December→

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