
Reading aloud on the window seat
Why we read after lunch whatever the weather, and how Naomi now reads a chapter to Ruth while I wash up.

November 5, 2026 · 6 min
No unit, no planner and no timetable: the long walks, the library trip and the one thing I still ask the children to do.
A short letter every Sunday from the kitchen table: the unit we are on, what worked and one thing to try with your own children.

Why we read after lunch whatever the weather, and how Naomi now reads a chapter to Ruth while I wash up.