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For some time, I have been looking for something which would help me to understand the moons cycles.

I then came across a link on a friends web site, for a diary, which claimed to do such a thing.

Inspired, last week, I asked Steve to get me one. £10 felt an awful lot for a diary, so i was naturally rather worried about it. This morning my diary arrived. Its wonderful. I cannot explain to you the satisfaction of having the different calendars at ones fingertips. Knowing what celebrations are coming up for all my friends, and myself.. and the lunar cycle explained so well.

http://www.moonwise.co.uk/diary.php

Its a limited edition, but well worth still trying to get as well, i only bought mine last week!

I wish we had enough for the calendar as well, but we dont need it this year, but for any of my OU friends who are studing astronomy I can only recommend you take a look at it.

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We took Asha to see a friend in a Pantomime today in Ellesmere port, at the civic hall.

Although during parts of it Asha was very upset, she did say on the way home she loved it, wants to see it again, and thought G was very very funny in it!

Asha also enjoyed seeing Granny and Grandad I think!

Tonight when we got home Asha enjoyed playing around with a torch, making shadows. After a few minutes I found some work sheets to formalise this exercise onto.. So today she has had a very educational day!

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Yesterday, Asha had a go at kitchen science.

Science

The material just goes softer and wetter... it swashy mummy and drippy!

We got some items out and watched what hapend to them in tepid water overnight

milk bottle plastic – no change.

Kitchen paper  erm.. where did that go mummy!

cardboard toilet roll, strip off.. came apart.

mummy!

Oil, food colouring, water and

Food colouring.. well it change the colour of the water.. oil added.. the oil floated and the oil sank.. Why mummy?

Bicarb of soda .. just went.

xanthan gum and oil in water  – well daddy can write this bit up but.. Look at the pics!

xanthan gum , with oil and water..

Asha had a great time. Considering we are all still coughing our guts out, it went really very well indeed!

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