In January Luce and Theo helped rebuild and set up a broken bird feeder platform in our garden. We wanted to attract wild birds to our garden especially during the cold weather. Well, they came! Now the platform and the ash tree next to it is rather a social hubbub for birds. Soon a wild pheasant, who […]
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Luce and Theo love going on walks together. Of course, I’m always trailing behind them as they make up adventures or look for trees to climb when we’re in the woods. At the end of this wood walk Theo saw a bench to rest on overlooking a pond. Luce joined him. Until I reached the
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Last November my children found where to build their secret den. They wanted an outdoor place where they could hide and play. They didn’t care whether it was a den, a hut or a treehouse as long as it was their secret place with one rule: adults not allowed. At first they found ‘the’ place nearby but
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I saw a rose bud this morning! It’s March and the sunshine is out but I didn’t expect to see a new rose when I went for an early morning walk. Perhaps it knows that Mother’s Day in Britain is almost here? “It will never rain roses. When we want to have more roses, we must plant
Okay I’m going to admit straightaway that I’ve probably been as thrilled as my kids (or perhaps even more) watching buds grow indoors! The bonus is that it’s an indoor activity that helps Luce and Theo appreciate more the wonders of nature when they’re playing outdoors. Sorry but there’s something wondrous about watching buds split apart….and then leaves
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Suddenly there are sprinkles of colour everywhere…This week I literally have a mishmash of March flowerings from our garden and a neighbour’s. I always think Crocus look happy – like smiles scattered in the grass. So here are some yellow smiles as well as purple ones peeking out of a garden path. Somewhere in the
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