Comments on: A waffle from me! http://littlegreenblog.com/uncategorized/a-waffle-from-me/ natural health, wellness and caring for the environment Wed, 23 May 2012 10:05:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 hourly 1 By: Mrs Green http://littlegreenblog.com/uncategorized/a-waffle-from-me/comment-page-1/#comment-207 Mrs Green Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:29:46 +0000 http://littlegreenblog.com/2008/05/30/a-waffle-from-me/#comment-207 Ack! Please don't start me on the nutrition / ADD thing - I could be a long time writing. :D I hope things work out for your nephew and that he finds the support he needs to unlock his natural learning gifts. Mrs G x Ack! Please don’t start me on the nutrition / ADD thing - I could be a long time writing. :D
I hope things work out for your nephew and that he finds the support he needs to unlock his natural learning gifts.

Mrs G x

]]> By: John Costigane http://littlegreenblog.com/uncategorized/a-waffle-from-me/comment-page-1/#comment-206 John Costigane Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:47:45 +0000 http://littlegreenblog.com/2008/05/30/a-waffle-from-me/#comment-206 Hi Mrs Green, I am unmarried and have no children, but am part of a large extended family. One nephew has problems with attention defecit and his schooling is troubled. He is however a very bright child and I am sure will be a success at something. It seems to be a widespread problem, with food additives the latest culprit. Sorry to be a bit over serious. Regards, John. Hi Mrs Green,

I am unmarried and have no children, but am part of a large extended family. One nephew has problems with attention defecit and his schooling is troubled. He is however a very bright child and I am sure will be a success at something. It seems to be a widespread problem, with food additives the latest culprit.
Sorry to be a bit over serious.

Regards,

John.

]]> By: Mrs Green http://littlegreenblog.com/uncategorized/a-waffle-from-me/comment-page-1/#comment-205 Mrs Green Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:30:40 +0000 http://littlegreenblog.com/2008/05/30/a-waffle-from-me/#comment-205 Hi John, You ask about whether home education is a difficult thing. Well, we all know that a child never listens to his or her parents LOL! But it's fine. Fortunately she is a bookworm - she'll read, through choice, for a good 3-4 hours a night. She's self driven and motivated and we go through phases of her wanting to learn a lot and other times when she would rather play. My take is that an hour a day of 1-2-1 attention is probably worth more than 6 hours spent in a classroom vying for attention from the teacher...... I do find it hard at times because I'm quite a solitary person, so getting ME time can be a challenge. We check every month or so whether Little miss Green would rather be at school and so far we have a resounding No. This is her journey though and we'll be guided by that. Mrs G x Hi John,
You ask about whether home education is a difficult thing. Well, we all know that a child never listens to his or her parents LOL!
But it’s fine. Fortunately she is a bookworm - she’ll read, through choice, for a good 3-4 hours a night. She’s self driven and motivated and we go through phases of her wanting to learn a lot and other times when she would rather play.
My take is that an hour a day of 1-2-1 attention is probably worth more than 6 hours spent in a classroom vying for attention from the teacher……

I do find it hard at times because I’m quite a solitary person, so getting ME time can be a challenge.

We check every month or so whether Little miss Green would rather be at school and so far we have a resounding No. This is her journey though and we’ll be guided by that.

Mrs G x

]]> By: John Costigane http://littlegreenblog.com/uncategorized/a-waffle-from-me/comment-page-1/#comment-204 John Costigane Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:52:54 +0000 http://littlegreenblog.com/2008/05/30/a-waffle-from-me/#comment-204 Hi Mrs Green, I chase the gulls to prevent nest building. Polar bears are also swimmers and may come across killer whales but I do not know of any incidents. On the ice they are massive animals, a pack of wolves would be a possibility but the cold is severe. You home educate Little Miss Green, do you find it a difficult thing to do? Cheers, John. Hi Mrs Green,

I chase the gulls to prevent nest building.
Polar bears are also swimmers and may come across killer whales but I do not know of any incidents. On the ice they are massive animals, a pack of wolves would be a possibility but the cold is severe.
You home educate Little Miss Green, do you find it a difficult thing to do?

Cheers,

John.

]]> By: Mrs Green http://littlegreenblog.com/uncategorized/a-waffle-from-me/comment-page-1/#comment-203 Mrs Green Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:16:25 +0000 http://littlegreenblog.com/2008/05/30/a-waffle-from-me/#comment-203 Oh goodness - we had a crows nest in our chimney once; you wouldn't believe how long it took us to get it down (It came in complete with dead bird which landed in the fire place :( ) Thanks for the polar bear info; I didn't realise they were top predator - that would make a lot of difference then if they die out. I'll do more research. Thanks! Mrs g x Oh goodness - we had a crows nest in our chimney once; you wouldn’t believe how long it took us to get it down (It came in complete with dead bird which landed in the fire place :( )

Thanks for the polar bear info; I didn’t realise they were top predator - that would make a lot of difference then if they die out. I’ll do more research.

Thanks!

Mrs g x

]]> By: John Costigane http://littlegreenblog.com/uncategorized/a-waffle-from-me/comment-page-1/#comment-196 John Costigane Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:51:55 +0000 http://littlegreenblog.com/2008/05/30/a-waffle-from-me/#comment-196 Hi Mrs Green and Little Miss Green, I am purely a backdoor bird watcher. One seagull in particular uses my chimney stack as a perch. A quick blast of fumes from my gasfire changes its mind. Gulls are large ungainly birds, so landing in small gardens must be awkward for them compared to rooks etc. Animals are not a passion for me either except as interesting neighbours. Polar bears' 'habitat is shrinking with the loss of ice fields in the Arctic. They are the top predator in the Arctic ice. Similar to lions, crocodiles and sharks in their specific environments. Their loss would be the loss of a beautiful animal from the world forever. That would be very sad. Regards, John. Hi Mrs Green and Little Miss Green,

I am purely a backdoor bird watcher. One seagull in particular uses my chimney stack as a perch. A quick blast of fumes from my gasfire changes its mind. Gulls are large ungainly birds, so landing in small gardens must be awkward for them compared to rooks etc. Animals are not a passion for me either except as interesting neighbours.
Polar bears’ ‘habitat is shrinking with the loss of ice fields in the Arctic. They are the top predator in the Arctic ice. Similar to lions, crocodiles and sharks in their specific environments. Their loss would be the loss of a beautiful animal from the world forever. That would be very sad.

Regards,

John.

]]> By: Mrs Green http://littlegreenblog.com/uncategorized/a-waffle-from-me/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Mrs Green Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:38:03 +0000 http://littlegreenblog.com/2008/05/30/a-waffle-from-me/#comment-200 Hi again John, You seem to know quite a bit about wildlife? Do you know anything about polar bears? Little Miss Green read something in a kids newspaper yesterday about the plight of polar bears. She asked me what their 'role' in the animal world was and what the consequences of their extinction would be on other animals and humans. Do you know what I might tell her about that? Why would the seagulls long term future be in doubt? I'm not very up on my animal issues I'm afraid. mrs g x Hi again John,
You seem to know quite a bit about wildlife? Do you know anything about polar bears? Little Miss Green read something in a kids newspaper yesterday about the plight of polar bears. She asked me what their ‘role’ in the animal world was and what the consequences of their extinction would be on other animals and humans.
Do you know what I might tell her about that?

Why would the seagulls long term future be in doubt? I’m not very up on my animal issues I’m afraid.

mrs g x

]]> By: John Costigane http://littlegreenblog.com/uncategorized/a-waffle-from-me/comment-page-1/#comment-199 John Costigane Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:18:22 +0000 http://littlegreenblog.com/2008/05/30/a-waffle-from-me/#comment-199 Hi Mrs Green, Magpies are active everywhere in the garden. Seagulls are more recent refugees from the coast. Being so large, they must find a lot of food to sustain themselves. They have to compete with local birds for scraps and their longterm future must be in doubt. John. Hi Mrs Green,

Magpies are active everywhere in the garden. Seagulls are more recent refugees from the coast. Being so large, they must find a lot of food to sustain themselves. They have to compete with local birds for scraps and their longterm future must be in doubt.

John.

]]> By: Mrs Green http://littlegreenblog.com/uncategorized/a-waffle-from-me/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Mrs Green Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:50:21 +0000 http://littlegreenblog.com/2008/05/30/a-waffle-from-me/#comment-198 they sure do have attitude :D The magpies have a certain 'character' as well, especially when they clear out my gutter next to our bedroom window at around 6am. That's some alarm system........... Mrs G x they sure do have attitude :D
The magpies have a certain ‘character’ as well, especially when they clear out my gutter next to our bedroom window at around 6am. That’s some alarm system………..

Mrs G x

]]> By: John Costigane http://littlegreenblog.com/uncategorized/a-waffle-from-me/comment-page-1/#comment-197 John Costigane Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:40:22 +0000 http://littlegreenblog.com/2008/05/30/a-waffle-from-me/#comment-197 Hi Mrs Green, Rooks are funny birds, with attitude. The way one of them grabbed several large scraps put me in mind of Emu of Rod Hull & Emu. The same over filled beak and sneer were displayed. Regards, John. Hi Mrs Green,

Rooks are funny birds, with attitude. The way one of them grabbed several large scraps put me in mind of Emu of Rod Hull & Emu. The same over filled beak and sneer were displayed.

Regards,

John.

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