I’ve noticed the passing seasons by what I gather and cut outdoors to bring inside. It’s only early September but I can see, smell, hear, feel and taste the change. Despite a lingering sadness in me that I have to say goodbye to summer and the swallows who sang to me every morning outside my […]
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I love where we live in the West Sussex countryside. Often we wake up to the view of deer grazing in the field behind our house. The only downside is the state of rural communications. I’ve been quiet recently on the blog as we temporarily have no phone line, no internet and almost no mobile
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I’ve been rather silent recently here. I haven’t gone away, it’s just summertime. Time to focus on family, friends, overdue projects and, of course, my beautiful twins. Sometimes it’s also good to slow down in order to generate new ideas and plan ahead. And just enjoy the season and aim for slow living. I don’t mean being lazy.
In the late 19th century there were around 3.5 to 4.5 million working horses in Britain. In farm fields, forests, cities and even along canals, these large majestic animals toiled, transported and helped us. And now? Now many of the breeds of working horses are considered ‘at risk’ by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust. The
Last summer my daughter had her first riding lesson. She was excited but nervous around horses. Now I watch her calmly and confidently lead the horse out of the ring after her lesson.
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I had my first real taste of English country life at a local village fair this past weekend. Often I’d seen in films and TV shows and read in books how they can be a special event in the countryside but it was my first experience of wandering around one while bumping into friends and recognising
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