I think it’s Australia and we have had rain in the outback so we are a bit greener than expected

Dotjoygladruth

A tuxedo cat sleeping in a cardboard box but doesn’t fit in it- his leg is hanging over the side

My Nana used to say no sense, no feeling

Poised, ready to strike

It’s been a folk explanation for crazy kid behaviour among teachers forever

Funny how this makes me really appreciate actually teaching

Oh stop 😂 😋!

Ambiguity

A draft is useful for two things- showing the teacher where you are at with your learning and as a way for the teacher and others to suggest ways to improve the writing. Neither works if the teacher doesn’t read the draft and provide useful feedback

Teacher for 35 years. For most of that time you’d be risking your career if you let kids out before time- not to say it never happened but you would not announce it or name it 😂

I can’t express my affection for the expression old mate sufficiently

Same- a landlord is providing a service and should invest like it’s a small business to keep a good tenant

Euphorically, in dreams that seemed more real than ordinary life, so that waking up was a disappointment. Like swimming, but in air

On my train line it’s sniffing. Several people, out of sync, for the entire journey. I’d tram it, but I risk When I Was In Jail man. He’s a whole other delight 😀

Oh Lordy mine went nuts after the anaesthetic and jumped everywhere plus got her cone off in the crate on the way home. And wouldn’t eat for 3 days. Absolutely fine.

Their little furry trousers 😩

I’m a member of Teachers Health (open to teachers and their families) in Australia

A tuxedo cat with an unhinged expression sitting on a table

Tuxie senses a kindred spirit

Oh lord the Vietnamese course 😩

Can and did 😀

Wow! That’s a fabulous colour!

Are you a cat by any chance?

It’s lawn mowing day at our place. It puts everyone on edge. Especially the leaf blower at the end.

He made dolls houses. He could not be more perfect

Here’s another thought. In our overstretched resource poor classrooms the teachers who thrive might well be neurodivergent themselves.

I teach. A quarter feels right to me based on my classes. A lot of parents suddenly understand their own difficulties once a diagnosis happens. In my own family a half century of miscommunication might have been avoided.

A Tuxedo cat is staring very hard at their human at 5.30 am

I am not up at 5.30 am when I have responsibilities

Omelette with grated potato. Passata on it if I’m feeling fancy. Or Cuban rice- fried egg on rice with a passata border

Underripe mango with salt and chilli powder