Tag Archives: school
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Çocuk Bayramınız Kutlu Olsun – Children’s Day
1Saturday 23 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike
On April 23, 1929, upon Atatürk’s proposal, the Turkish Grand National Assembly decreed April 23 as a national holiday dedicated …
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Not all days start with a smile
24Thursday 03 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Here’s a lovely bright springtime picture from here on the farm. Unfortunately my day wasn’t quite the same. Talk about …
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The wall – An iconic memory
10Friday 10 July, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Often I blog about my rebellious past. Most of us have one, and at times I’m happy to report that this …
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Rebellious age
9Friday 01 May, 2015 by Uncle Spike
To say I went through a rebellious stage during my seven years of teenhood would be putting it mildy. However, …
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Life in Türkiye
17Sunday 29 March, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Western influences continue to transform Türkiye; now whilst some are for the better, that does not account for everything of …
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Morning Train… Teenage DJ Spike
15Sunday 08 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
May 1980, and I was a weekend teenage discjockey at a small private boarding school in Hampshire, southern England. I …
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And That Was My 2014 Was It?
27Sunday 28 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Similar to last year, but different… It’s been a very busy but largely uneventful year (that’s a good thing), but …
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Pint-sized Rebel #6
5Thursday 25 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Cousin Spike Jnr off to school full-time from age 2½…. .
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New School Year – yay!
5Thursday 18 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
After the mammoth 92 day summer break, the small people have migrated back to their schools to a) learn stuff, …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Off to school
2Wednesday 17 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
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Sumz @ Six
41Wednesday 04 June, 2014 by Uncle Spike
. Our resident small person, Cousin Spike Jnr is a nerd. It’s a commonly known fact, and one that he …
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REBLOG: Happy Mummies Day
1Sunday 11 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Originally posted on Cousin Spike Jnr:
A few weeks ago for my art class homework my teacher told us to look and… -
My Kid’s Been Abducted By Aliens
19Tuesday 06 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Cousin Spike Jnr is six and a bit, and in the first year of primary/ elementary school. Like all kids, …
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Çocuk Bayramı – Children’s Day
17Thursday 24 April, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Across Turkey every 23rd of April, kids of primary and middle school age celebrate Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı, or “Holiday …
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Tuxedo Bug
27Tuesday 22 April, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Found a new friend in the workshop yesterday. Can you see him? He’s half way down the handle of that …
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Only Sixteen – Just About Remember That…
7Wednesday 16 April, 2014 by Uncle Spike
So today’s Daily Prompt is called ‘Only Sixteen‘; challenging us bloggers to remember back to those days (as in me), …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Threshold (III)
11Sunday 06 April, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s third entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is two school children having their juice and candies at the …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Threshold (II)
14Saturday 05 April, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a simple one of a kid in a tube; that scary …
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Star Wars Knickers Save The Day
33Wednesday 08 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Cousin Spike Jnr went off to school as normal this morning, all full of it and prepared to do battle …
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Sunday Giggle Time
9Sunday 29 December, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Here’s a quick post for a Sunday morning…. Aunty Spike sent me this link just now to share with The …
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Immaturity – Hmm, Parent or Kid?
8Sunday 08 December, 2013 by Uncle Spike
I’m a growed-up, honest. In fact in terms of decades, this is the 6th that I have seen…WTF..!! Trouble is, …
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Why I Wasn’t Famous
22Saturday 09 November, 2013 by Uncle Spike
When I was a scrawny little lad at primary school, my mum had thoughts of betterment for her second child. …
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Big Nerd : Little Nerd
7Tuesday 22 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Shame young nipper is growing up so fast. If he wasn’t so heavy and tall now, we could replicate our …
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First Day As A Padawan
13Monday 09 September, 2013 by Uncle Spike
The shortest member of our clan started school today.
