Promotional Post: Young Writers “Poem”

My son’s year at school were asked to submit a poem for a Young Writers competition.  He worked on it alongside a friend and fortunately their work was selected and will be published in a short book of other poems.   As a treat, I promised them some advertising space on this blog and in return for daily payment in the form of car cleaning and cups of tea, their work would have access to my lovely blogging community.

Poem is based on the Tudor era, U9′s category.  Well done Rajan & Ryan.

A Rare Gem Amongst Sikh History Books

Courtesy of http://www.bhatra.co.ukWith the kids on Christmas holidays and the snow gracing our streets and roads, Ifound myself limited with what we could do.  Having exhausted draughts and almost turn my 8yr old into a champion (he beat me at my own game), we decided to get the car out and drive a little down the road to our local library.  I love our local library because it’s small, cosy and you sometimes find some real gems. Continue reading