A week of two halves - the second half

The rest of the week has been mostly spent at home or out and about locally, including at the park, shops, library and swimming with friends. 

We started a new book, Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories.  They are beautifully written, but since they were first published in 1902 some of the language in them is completely unacceptable now.  The use of the n- word (as an adjective, not an insult) has led to our talking about the power of language, how it can be used to oppress and dehumanise people.  We also talked about how some words have been reclaimed by those who were oppressed by them.

M has started on the second of the Maths Murder Mystery puzzles and she has started on a project which has involved some writing and quite a lot of secrecy.  She has told me that it's some sort of Easter treasure hunt, so we'll have to wait until Sunday to find out any more.  M has also been playing the piano a lot, going over lots of her old pieces as well as practising the newer ones.  The French horn has also come out a few times.

M has also been baking again.

K has, rather reluctantly, started writing something about her thoughts on the FutureLearn course, Much Ado About Nothing: the staging of, that she and I completed this week.  She's also been filling in her My Hootiful Life scrapbook, so she tells me, although I'm not allowed to see it.  She might show me some of it when she's finished apparently, but only one or two pages.

Both girls have also been reading a lot lately.  K is currently reading Icefire which she ordered from the library and she lent her copy of The Fire Within to M, who's just finished it.  M has also been re-reading the Harry Potter books along with various other shorter books in between times for some light relief.