Writing

  1. The life we chose

    Written in Crayon

    Trading a house for a van may seem highly illogical, but it made perfect sense to us.

  2. Home education

    Fall Behind What?

    Teaching our son to read, with no one watching us

  3. Home education

    Willing to Be a Beginner

    The kids have been learning how to learn a new language.

  4. Health and wellbeing

    Two Apple Trees

    To walk away from our ‘forever home’ tore a small hole in my heart, but it is not something I regret.

  5. The life we chose

    Cheaper Than the Van

    It proved cheaper staying in Morocco than running a van and paying for decent campsites in Spain.

  6. Home education

    Before Reading the Textbook Answer

    Not every day in our home ed life looks like the idealistic picture of our children wandering the halls of great art galleries.

  7. Home education

    That Life Was Meant For Other People

    Choosing to home educate was the first decision of many.

  8. The life we chose

    The Cocker Spaniel Thrown In

    How house sitting as a family of four works, what it saves, and how you actually get accepted.

  9. The life we chose

    A Boiled Egg at the Volcano’s Edge

    The photos show a perfect life. Two years in, I’ve realised life is just life.