Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Kid’s Ipad App Review: Word Wall HD
When I was at school we learned the alphabet by singing the alphabet song but this a major ‘no-no’ now, as it is all done by phonics. Even though I’m a former teacher the whole phonemes, word families and CVC words is all a bit of a mystery to me, as I taught slightly older…
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My Twitter Journey
The other day I was doing some laundry and I don’t know why, but when I glanced at our rather large basket of unmatched socks it made me think of twitter! When I first started twitter I felt like a lonely sock on the clothes line, blowing in the wind, talking to myself. In time,…
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How to cook an ‘effing’ good steak Gordon Ramsay Style
A few years back we saw Gordon Ramsay cooking steak on the TV. My husband has now taken the recipe on as his own signature dish. I think the trick is the glazing of the steaks! Enjoy! Serves: 2 Prep/Cooking Time: 30 minutes Medium Rare You will need: 2 good quality steaks Salt and Pepper…
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We’ve recycled our Christmas Cards!
I was looking for ideas of what to do with my old Christmas cards. In the past, I’ve used them to create gift tags, thank you postcards but mostly end up burning or recycling them. However, after a quick troll on the internet I found these wonderful placemats. They were very easy to make and…
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