The woods came alive this weekend for my kids. And luckily Luce and Theo didn’t set the ancient woodlands on fire! We spent Saturday at the Wild Wood Weekend (23-25 May 2015) at Wakehurst Place in Sussex. Coinciding with the half term and May bank holidays, Wakehurst is holding a three day event to celebrate […]
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A beauty to behold. A friend’s garden is filled with all sorts of varieties to feast upon.
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I spent this past weekend at the Spring Fayre at Forest Garden Shovelstrode in Sussex. As children played in the sunshine, wild flowers glowed in the woods, a terrier leapt into the pond, and visitors strolled around the stands or watched wood crafting displays, that spring feeling struck me. Not surprisingly that spring emotion is
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They went on a short walk after school in May. Theo ran down a lane as fast as he could. Luce belted out a song. With two front teeth missing, Theo wanted to make faces. So Luce decided to distract him. Oh, there’s a tiny spider in your hair, she said. I’ll return it to the bluebells. But it
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Since last summer Luce has been taking riding lessons. When I was taking pictures of her last lesson I noticed how much more confident and relaxed she was as a rider. She also wanted a picture of the horse to keep with her first certificate and rosette from the Association of British Riding Schools. My personal favourite
I heard a strange noise up in the sky this week. I was just having a cup of tea on my back deck when I saw two birds swooping above – a buzzard and a crow. I wasn’t sure who was chasing who! A rather odd couple having a squabble but I think the crow was
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