Summer Tuesday challenge – the final week!

noveaux crayons, originally uploaded by orphanjones.
Happy September everyone! As much as I love summer, I love autumn too, and 1st September seems to mark the beginning of the new season. When I was at school I used to love getting new pencils, pens, stationery and new bag for the start of term – was I [...]

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Summer Tuesday challenge 09 – week 6

Hello everyone! I am back from two lovely relaxing and scorching weeks in Croatia. I did lots of swimming in the sea, eating truffles and reading – including the first three books of the ‘Twilight’ series. (By the way, I have to say I am definitely team Jacob rather than team Edward).
This photo is of [...]

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Tuesday Challenge Number 5: let’s get cooking!

George’s Marvelous Medicine display, detail of George himself with Granmda’s medicine, originally uploaded by tiramisucake22.
Welcome to challenge number 5! I’ve really enjoyed reading your previous entries, so well done. It seems to have been a baking week this week. I made some banana bread, my sister baked some lovely carrot cake, and a friend of [...]

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Summer Tuesday challenge 09 – week 3

Cup of tea, originally uploaded by ondravojta.
I don’t know what you think but in my opinion, there’s nothing quite like sharing a cup of tea and having a good old chat with someone. As I’m on holidays from school, like some of you are, I’ve had the chance to catch up with lots of friends, [...]

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Summer Tuesday challenge 09 – week 2

 
Time Travellers, originally uploaded by larukucafe.
Thanks for all your comments on last Tuesday’s summer challenge, you all seem to have busy summers planned! I have a made a note of all your book recommendations and will let you know when I read them. This week’s challenge is written by Caroline, one of our volunteers: 

 My name [...]

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Summer challenge 09 – week 1

Holiday Read, originally uploaded by holgarolga.

Welcome to the first of our Tuesday summer challenges for 2009! Those of you who took part last year should remember the rules,  but here’s a recap for any new people. Each Tuesday between now and September we will post a challenge. To join in you just need to leave [...]

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Summer Tuesday Challenge Winners!

Well done to everyone who entered our Tuesday challenges over the summer. We enjoyed hearing your creative thoughts over the blog and hope it kept your imaginations working. There were some great responses. We have however chosen our two winners. They are:
Ione and Leah
Congratulations! You both put a lot of effort into responding with your [...]

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Summer Tuesday Challenge Number 5

In the forest, originally uploaded by Claude@Munich.
This week’s challenge is linked to the workshop we are running in Fabrica this week. There is a fantastc art installation which can make you feel as if you are wandering through a forest with the light shining through, similar to this beautiful picture above. Those of you who [...]

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Summer Tuesday Challenge Number 4

rain, originally uploaded by borealnz.

Can you believe how much it has rained over the last few weeks? I feel like I have had days of soggy feet and wet shoes. While looking for this photo, I stumbled on this beautiful  poem by New Zealand poet, Hone Tuwhare. 
Rain
I can hear you
making small holes
in the silence
rain
If I [...]

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Summer Tuesday Challenge Number 3

Photo courtesy of Gogoye.
Well done to Ione and Leah for entering last week’s Summer Tuesday challenge. I think it might have required a bit too much brain (and writing!) power for some of you lazy readers, so this week is a bit easier. I want you to have a look at this picture and write 10 [...]

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