Classic Pip Quotes

Pip: Mama isn't a lady.
Dada: (stifling a laugh) Really Pip?
Pip: No, she's a mama.

I love it that I have a gender all to myself.

Classic Oliver Quotes

Oliver: Mama shit is a bad word to say isn't it?
Mama: Yes, you shouldn't say that.
Oliver: (thinking really hard) and bugger. You should not say that alot either.

Rocket science

This is the shoe box we made for school for Oliver to put all his Christmas creations in. As you can see it is very festive.

Oliver wanted to make a rocket and, in this house, we bow to Maria Montessori: so a child-led 'rocket festive box' it was.

Pitta whale

Pitta whales have ear-wings that allow Pitta Whales to fly.

They also have candles (see top of whale).

Pitta whales are Luca's favourite whales.


Local Pitta whale (photo courtesy of Mama Drinkwater)

(fyi: He means Killer Whales but don't tell him that)

Sewing cats

Mama is finding it impossible to use the sewing machine with the kitty cats around. Hoocus seems to think that he can swallow pins. Mama thinks not.

It's worse than having small babies.