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Have yourself a manic Monday... in the best possible way. Image: Londonist 🎵 Bah-da bah-da-da-da... Monday Monday... 🎵 For many of us, Mondays are a time to put a wash on, bung some fish fingers in the oven and catch up on who's been chucked out of Pottery Throw Down. In fact it's easy for Londoners to forget that even though it's a Monday, they still live in the greatest city in the world. Once in a while, then, it's your goddamn duty to throw caution to the wind — and get involved in some of the marvellous things going...

Braingle's Daily Trivia Quiz for Feb 12, 2023 An Other Quiz : How well do you know the names for the phobias that almost everyone has one or more of? Watch for the clues! 1. If you have Paraskavedekatriaphobia, you must be afraid of Jason.2. If you have Pediophobia, Barbie would not be popular with you.3. If you have Phobophobia, you must be afraid of everything!4. If you have Pteronophobia, you must be afraid to laugh when playfully touched by this soft item.5. If you have Ranidaphobia, you wouldn't like my collection or my name!6. If you have Samhainophobia, you...

One example from this global list of tourist attractions appeared in the blockbuster film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, while a second was once climbed by Princess Diana.

From Happy Birthday to birth control, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 The world’s richest person, Bernard Arnault, is head of which company?2 What disrupted game three of the 1989 World Series in San Francisco?3 Which period is known as the quattrocento?4 Who coined the term “birth control” in her magazine The Woman Rebel?5 Which crustacean forms most of the blue whale’s diet?6 What was the first subatomic particle to be discovered?7 Where was the Rif war fought in the 1920s?8 What does Samuel French specialise in publishing?What links:9 Happy Birthday; If I Can Dream; Pride (In the Name...

Have you seen that my book Introverted Mom is a Kindle deal right now – on sale for just $2.99?! (afflink) Weekend homeschool links: Connection Is King Worldschooling in London Why Copywork Doesn’t Always Work for Teaching Spelling (I do think it’s a good place to start, though!) How to Make the Best of Tricky Homeschool Seasons Parenting Teens: the Most Asked Questions and A Real Mom’s Answers 5 years ago on Simple Homeschool: Pam’s homeschool day in the life (with an 8-, 10- and 12-year-old) In case you missed it: Melissa’s Homeschool Day in the Life (with a 9-, 12-,...