Sunday 2 February 2020

Photo diary: week 5, project 366

There's a feeling in the air that the spring is just round the corner. Our garden is awakening, with snowdrops spreading like fire, there are crocuses and hellebore adding a bit of colour.
Yes, I'm avoiding talking about politics, as the last time I mentioned the sad state of affairs, it didn't go down well.

I often visit several charity shops on Mondays, and inevitably end up buying some books. There is a charity shop on Corn street which sells children's books for 10p each. I don't know why they don't increase the price, as surely they don't make any money from that.
Eddie is a big fan of Goosebumps series, and by now we've got so many I needed to take a quick snap of what he's got (there is also a separate box of 19 HorrorLand books). I was hoping to find something for his collection, but only got one of Captain Underpants books for 10p.
This was the only photo I took on Sunday.

horror stories for children, Chez Maximka

Spotted this purple kalla in Waitrose, such a strange colour. I'm not a big fan of this flower, as they're associated with funerals.

Chez Maximka

My Lumix camera doesn't seem to like taking photos of bright objects in the dark. With the Moon, it's always better to snap it at semi-dark, or the camera will be giving it extra halos around. I do choose the right scene mode, with the night scenery, but I probably need to find somewhere instructions on how to do it properly to improve my night photos. Any suggestions on what articles to read?

the Moon crescent, Chez Maximka

I had so many things planned that day, to declutter around the house, yet I was glued to the book, and just had to finish it. The Girls Beneath by Ross Armstrong has an unusual main protagonist, a London PCSO who was shot in the head, and his brain started to function differently. He lost his ability to recognise faces, but is able to spot the details which are missed by his "normal" colleagues.


The river Windrush...


It was the National Carers' Day on Thursday apparently, and Eddie's school organised an indoors picnic for Young carers club. Parents were also invited. There were tables with tea and cakes, games and different activities, so we paid Dobble and did some colouring.
Eddie was very happy to skip lessons (it was during the school time). I have mentioned in the past that Eddie's school has a Young Carers' Club, which organises trips and activities for children who have siblings or parents with disabilities and special needs.
This is such a great initiative, as these children often have to adapt their lives around those members of their families who have special needs. In our case, most activities we do as a family are built around Sasha's needs and behaviours. Eddie never complains about it, he takes it all in his stride, and I'm proud of him.
That evening we watched Kung Fu Panda 3. It was on at Christmas time, when Eddie was in Italy. I was Whatsapping to Eddie then, and he said he wished he watched it with me, so we finally got to do it, a month later. I've seen this animation several times, and it always makes me smile. There are some great jokes, and the music is fabulous.

Russian doll, Chez Maximka

On Saturday we accompanied Sasha and his Dad again to their favourite café, and Eddie has picked another Coke bottle with a funny message. He though the message was about him. He does make me laugh, my comic relief.



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22 comments:

  1. What a great collection of books. That charity shop sounds so good.
    The moon photo is fantastic.
    That book sounds really interesting.
    The young carers club at Eddie's school sounds wonderful. x

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    1. Thank you, Kim, the charity shop is lovely, you can also have four grown-up books for a pound.

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  2. Wow, that is a great price for the kids' books. Maybe they are trying to encourage reading, like the bookshelves you see in public sometimes where you can just help yourself for free? The book you are reading sounds great - I was just thinking the other day, it's amazing how people still manage to create original stories, with all the ones that have gone before ! Lovely idea for the Carers' Day - it's great for Eddie to be man of the moment as, like you said, he puts up with such a lot with no complaints. He's quite right with the message on the bottle too - you can tell him I said he's an absolute star ! xx

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    1. Thank you, Cheryl, that is probably the reason for the cheap prices, and also to shift the stock faster. The book I mentioned could be found in The Works, I got it recently, lol.

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  3. The message on the bottle is fun, at least is easy to understand by people of all ages, unlike the other one :)) It is a good marketing strategy, obviously, as Eddie bought two of these and he doesn't even drink them.
    The young carers' club is such a wonderful idea, I like it a lot.
    Also, that flower looks amazing! I'm going to see if there is an Waitrose on our way when I come to Oxford this week. I love purple.

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    1. Thank you, Anca, Eddie gets these bottles for Sasha who is a fan of Diet Coke. The young carers' club gets it right every time, I'm so grateful to them.

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  4. That’s a great stash of Goosebumps books from the charity shop – what a bargain. The Young Carers club sounds like a great initiative. Love the photo of Eddie with the Coke bottle – he certainly does look super cute in this shot. #project366

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    1. Thank you, Louise, those Goosebumps books are mostly from the charity shops, though we also got some old editions on ebay.

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  5. That is a such a lovely photo of Eddie! It's brilliant that his school has a young carers' club. I like the sound of The Girls Beneath. I will have to look out for that one when I've cleared some of my backlog of books!

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    1. Thanks, Sarah, you can find the book in The Works, the usual 3 for £5 offer.

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  6. Love that the school does a young carers club. A nice initiative and I'm sure all the children involved benefit.
    The book sounds interesting. I should try N with the goosebumps books. They're not any he's tried.
    My moon photos are hit and miss. I've got a lumix too - use the widest lens you've got. I tend to start with f11/aperture, ISO 200 (or 100 if it'll go to that), shutter around 125, and tripod ideally. But then have to adapt depending on how it looks.

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    1. Thank you, Emma, the Carers club is such a great idea, and children love it.
      We love Goosebumps books overall, though some are better than the others.
      Thank you for your technical help, will try to follow your advice.

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  7. What a brilliant idea the young carers club is.
    Those books seem like Bob's type of reading.
    Quite right to sit and finish your book.

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    1. Thank you, Elaine! I'm also quite fond of Goosebumps books, some of them are pretty creepy.

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  8. I think Eddie is right about that label. I love the fact that your school acknowledges young carers and that Eddie can join in, such a good idea. We drove through Witney late on Sunday and spotted how high the river was #366

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    1. Thank you, Mary, the school's Carers Club is a great initiative, much appreciated by kids and parents alike.

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  9. My youngest loves those kind of books. That is a great idea that the school acknowledges carers. You are totally right to sit and finish your book x

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    1. Thank you, Susan, I enjoyed reading that book, it was unusual.

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  10. I agree 10p for a book is pretty cheap....I am sure they would still sell well if they increased the proce slightly!

    Love the carers club idea. it is great that they do that.

    Cute photo with the coke bottle and message!

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  11. I wish we'd had young carers clubs when our children were small, although we did get much more respite for our daughter than you seem to with Sasha. I'm looking forward to mooching around the charity shops in the UK, there's one locally that has some really good bargains, then others that seem to be over priced.

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  12. It's really good that the school does a carers club. Very much needed for kids who are in those situations.
    Love the coke bottle. I haven't found many with funny things on them yet.

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  13. My sister had the original Goosebumps books and I collected Point Horror but we gave them away, sooooo annoying now our own kids would love them! #project366

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