At last snow arrived albeit for one day! At least Luce and Theo had one day to make snow sculptures and angels and use their sleds. I left the two of them in the garden – with their dad and not alone – and headed straight for the woods surrounding us in our small valley. […]
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Whenever we go for a walk my children instantly start searching for trees to climb. And I always let them climb trees. Number one in the National Trust’s list of “50 things to do before you’re 11 ¾” is climb a tree. In parks and woods where there are trees whose lower arms spread out
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What stories and images come to your mind when you think of an enchanted forest? Let me take you on the fairy tale adventure of the twins Luce and Theo at Groombridge Place. They boarded a boat and went along a quiet canal where the trees appeared above and below the water. Alas, they were shipwrecked.
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The flowers are fading but the colours of autumn are blooming right now. I gave my kids a simple task when we headed off for a walk – collect as many leaf colours as you can find. We then sorted them in colours and patterns when we returned home. “Autumn is a second spring when
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It was time for a fairy tale adventure in the woods. A brave combination of two sets of twins were on a knightly quest to protect their forest castle. Swords were ready in case they encountered any dragons or other beasts. Fallen trees didn’t stop them as they made their way through the woods. Once they reached
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“I saw old Autumn in the misty morn stand shadowless like silence, listening to silence.” Autumn by Thomas Hood An early Sunday morning in October but our garden and the little valley it sits on top had disappeared. I followed my children outdoors for a walk in the autumn mist. Dew drops clung to spider webs
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