Month: August 2014
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Pip Pip Cheerio!
Read more: Pip Pip Cheerio!We’re moving on…it’s time to say “Pip Pip Cheerio to London! We’ve had a fabulous couple of weeks at the Elwin home. Staying in this house certainly made our stay so much more comfortable. We were able to rest and rejuvenate after our touring and simply relax on our “homeschool” days. The girls really enjoyed taking…
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Stories from Westminster
Read more: Stories from WestminsterA big shout out to our friends Cathy and Morgan from Ottawa, Canada. Twenty years ago we were invited to a long weekend BBQ at their place in Ottawa. There were a number of people there who participated in a water fight (Oliver and I lost big time!). Anyways, when we blogged that we were…
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A Marvelous Musical
Read more: A Marvelous MusicalLast night, my family and I went to see Matilda the Musical at the Cambridge Theatre in London to have fun. The play is based on the book Matilda by Roald Dahl. Matilda is a fun musical about a five year old girl named Matilda Wormwood (at our show Matilda was played by Lottie Sicilia) who…
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“Friends, Romans, Countrymen, Lend me your Ears….”
Read more: “Friends, Romans, Countrymen, Lend me your Ears….”Last year at school, we studied the Renaissance period and also performed the play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare. During this unit, some of my classmates did a project on the Globe Theatre which was the theatre where Shakespeare performed his plays. I was interested to see it in person while we were in…
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My Future University
Read more: My Future UniversityToday, we drove to Oxford – my future university. We went on two tours to learn about the city’s history and see where I’ll be going to class. In the city, I learned about the flag. The flag looks like an ox crossing a river or a ford. If you put “ox” and “ford” together you…