While I was away with Luce and Theo on the East Sussex coast this week, I realised that Charleston was only a short drive away in the heart of the South Downs National Park. I’d been before to this home and country hub of the writers, artists and intellectuals known as the Bloomsbury Group but was […]
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We’d heard there was a badger sett somewhere in the woods near us but we weren’t sure where it was exactly located. It was time to be nature detectives and follow a badger path to see whether it would lead us to the sett. Badger communities – or clans – live in underground communal dens
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When I took my twins Luce and Theo for an Easter hunt they were searching the ground for eggs and clues while I stopped and stared at a burst of camellias above our heads. Soon there will be colour growing wildly at our feet as it does feel like spring is finally here.
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A fun way for kids to play with mud and clay are to mix seed bombs. The seed bombs are a mix of compost, clay and seeds which will grow into wildflowers that are friendly to bees, birds, bugs and butterflies. My children learnt how to make wildflower seed bombs when we went to a botanical
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These last days of March I’ve finally felt the season changing. Something about the light and a subtle warmth in the air. Baby lambs are now in the fields. The crescendo of bird song in the garden is beautiful. I even made a spring wreath for our front door. A mixture of fresh and dried
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My daughter wanted to make sure that both the Easter bunny and chick knew they were welcome in her bedroom this weekend. Happy Easter!
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