Luce and Theo prefer playing games on their tablets sitting next to each other. Often they pause to check out how the other is doing. Sometimes they’re silent and other times they give running commentaries on their progress. Even though they’re focused on their own game, they’re still together. Sometimes we allow them to connect to each […]
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Once upon a time three hundred years ago, 104 Sweet Chestnut trees were planted by the Evelyn family in two avenues that formed a V leading to the entrance of Felbridge Park. It was 1714 when the country was celebrating the return of a Protestant monarch with the accession of George I to the throne.
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My kids went wild recently making blossoming paper flowers which seemed magical to them but are also a little science experiment. We made petal shaped cut outs in different colours and papers. Luce then created a butterfly and a happy bug to put inside her flowers. She then folded her creations inside the paper flowers and
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I used to be a Londoner, but what I adore about settling in the countryside is that I can just put on my wellies and take a walk on the wild side. Like yesterday morning’s encounters with wildlife in our garden or near where I live in Sussex. The sun was out so I decided to
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My Sunday photo shows the sudden departure of a Robin, Great tit and a Nuthatch from our bird feeder. Just before this the Nuthatch had been watching from the tree trunk the Robin and Great Tit snacking on the platform before joining in. The Nuthatch is actually able to climb down a tree headfirst. Sorry but
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On a recent walk I found myself looking at all the bare winter trees and humming to myself, ‘Who’s that tree? It’s..umm’ (If you’ve watched the TV show ‘Who’s that Girl? you’ll know the tune and words). Without any leaf foliage to help me in the winter I was fairly clueless about identifying way too
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