It was the last day of half term. The girls were so eager to wash the fleece from the weekend. We weren’t going to let a bit of rain put us off. So we put on boots and went outside. First we filled the old bath tub with warm water […]
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Golden Wedding Anniversary and wool
This weekend we went to my in-laws’ golden wedding anniversay celebration. It was beautiful. It was simple and was about spending time with friends and family. The children loved it as they felt grown up eating in a lovely restaurant, loved playing with their much adored cousin and were excited […]
Read moreEarly morning garden activity
The day started early. The girls had decided that they really, really wanted to camp in the garden, last night. So they did and inevitably woke early. We saw the bees arrive for breakfast. I suspect that this bee had not encountered water irises before, because it took a wrong […]
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When we went to the nature reserve on Monday, we picked up a leaflet for each of the children, about the upcoming garden nature count, from the RSPB. The children are captivated by the identifying pictures supplied and the tick boxes. For the last few days, they have been eagerly […]
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