Photo diary: week 43, project 366

It was quite a productive week, we had a big meeting at Sasha's school, and also submitted the application for secondary school for Eddie.

We're only two years behind with Pokémon Go, but last week Eddie asked me if I would download the app to my iPhone for him to play. If anyone is late to the party, like we are, and would like to become friends on Pokémon Go, please let us know. 

Here is Eddie, with his buddy in the café.

On Tuesday we had an Annual Review meeting to discuss Sasha's future. It was a beautiful autumnal morning, when we travelled to Oxford. This church is on the way to the school.

The meeting went well. I'm in awe of the school staff. It's heart-warming to know that there are other people in Sasha's life who are fond of him and care about his future. We were very lucky with his previous school which he attended until 16, and we are very lucky with the current school. I just hope that Sasha will find a transition to college not too upsetting in the next year.

The school are also helping us with sorting out the respite. Up until he turned 18, Sasha was staying overnight at the respite place in Banbury twice a month, but since early March, nothing has been done because of Covid. He enjoyed going to the respite, as they spoilt him rotten there, cooking his favourite meals and taking him out for walks in the late afternoon. We used this opportunity to recharge the batteries and have a good night's sleep too. 

I have entered the Bonne Maman/Waitrose competition on the last day of promotion back in September, submitting the code from the receipt online, and a few days later was delighted to get an email that I've won a Bonne Maman hamper. It has finally arrived, and I love the woven basket. It would do nicely for all my recipe clippings and book reviews. The madeleines and little tarts are delicious too.

I was chatting to a Twitter friend who lives in the States. She wanted to see some of my Mum's artwork, so I posted two portraits that my Mum painted of my sons. This is Eddie, as he was five years old, by the sea in Cornwall. She captured him perfectly. I love this work. The technique is hot enamel. It is similar to porcelain paints, and the artwork is fired in the kiln up to 800C many times, with the paints layered over and over. The surface is quite textured, and there are fine crackles over it, which are not seen in the photo.

Not a photo but a screenshot of one of Memories on Facebook, which made me smile. I don't remember this conversation, but my son still doesn't rate my singing highly.

On Friday my child ran out of his class, clutching a trophy to his heart. He's been selected a Pupil of the week. One very proud Mum here. He totally deserves it. We walked home, and showed the trophy to our acquaintances on the way. 

I have been playing around with props, trying to do a photo for the forthcoming book review of Inside Voices. It is a YA fiction, set in Alaska. It's an unusual story of a young girl who brings up an orphaned polar bear. She witnessed a mass shooting at high school a few years previously, and has a PSTD. It's a beautiful poignant story, and if you want to read my full review, drop by on the 29th.

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