I can’t quite believe it’s approaching mid-August and I’m hearing and reading the term late summer. And, of course, here in England one day it’s raining and the next sunshine or a mixture of both. Apparently George II in the 1730s described the British summer as “three fine days and a thunderstorm.” The same cliche can […]
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Summertime always means we have watermelon to eat at home. I hate wasting any of this sweet summer fruit so have been making my kids watermelon with lime ice lollies. Since watermelon needs to be stored in a cool place it’s also a great way to use up half of the fruit if you’re low on fridge
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A small sparrow appeared flapping inside our stove fireplace this week after falling down the chimney – no fire of course! Luckily my lovely gardener helped me capture it after it flew around the room. A moment later the rescued sparrow was flying away happily into the sky with no injuries.
I’ve been rather silent recently here. I haven’t gone away, it’s just summertime. Time to focus on family, friends, overdue projects and, of course, my beautiful twins. Sometimes it’s also good to slow down in order to generate new ideas and plan ahead. And just enjoy the season and aim for slow living. I don’t mean being lazy.
After kissing my son goodnight earlier this week I looked out of his bedroom window and saw this deer family in the field behind us. The stag, fawn and hind were nibbling at some hay left there by the nearby farm.
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To mark the start of the summer holidays, as a special treat I took Luce and Theo, my twins, for afternoon tea at Gravetye Manor. We were hoping for cakes and finger sandwiches in the garden, but it rained. Instead our reserved table was waiting for us in a beautiful wood panelled drawing room inside
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