My twins went on a bug hunt and found lots of little creatures. They were taking part in activities for kids in the woods at Wakehurst Place, the Royal Botanic Garden of Kew’s country estate in Sussex. My son was rather excited about a spider he caught among the leaves on the woodland floor. That’s when I […]
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I spent early Saturday morning cutting roses and other flowers from my garden. I was right in picking them early but I did make some mistakes. Guests were arriving for the weekend so I wanted the house filled with fresh flowers. There was something rather relaxing and wonderful about picking one’s own flowers in season
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When we moved home when my twins were younger one of the top requirements was finding a place to build a new den. My kids were sad about abandoning their previous ‘secret’ den so we needed to start over in the woods near our new home. As I’ve discovered it’s important for kids to play
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Little did I know that I had arrived in Dungeness this past June weekend at an ideal time for wild flowers. This headland on the Kent coast is a unique wilderness touched both my man and a spectacular plant life. I was gawping at the contrasting surreal and strange scenes when I began noticing the
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A great friend took me to Dungeness on Sunday and I’m already planning a return trip this summer with my kids. It’s the most surreal and visually fascinating place I’ve wandered around for a very long time. It’s located on a strip of headland in Kent on the most south eastern tip of England. The
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Sometimes at night we hear the cry of the fox, but last week one made its appearance in the broad daylight. First of all I saw something move around in the undergrowth but it was rather camouflaged. Then out came the red fox and walked up a dirt lane near our garden. My daughter was home with
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