I can’t help thinking that children are most happy playing with homemade toys and natural play areas. They do love other toys, but there is a different level of fun. This week, I offered to take Middle One to the village play park as we waited for her brother’s coach. […]
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AlphabetPhoto: S is for snail
A few years ago, the children and I entertained ourselves one rainy day, by finding different snails around the garden. Once we started looking, we realised just how many different types there were in our own back garden. This one is the snail I remember the most. It’s shell looked […]
Read moreAlphabetPhoto: R is for rosemary
I can’t imagine having a garden without at least one rosemary bush somewhere in it. Preferably more. We planted one bush behind our swinging bench. Every time it swings, there is a lovely scent of rosemary, pretty much all year round. Perfect. It’s not just us that appreciates rosemary. At […]
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Every year I can’t help noticing how the flowers on our school run always come out in the same colour order. Have you noticed? After the white of the snowdrops, it shifts to celandines and their glorious yellow, like little suns clustered under the hedgerow. Soon we notice the yellow […]
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