From the advent truck today, emerged the green man bearing gifts from the trees. We brought in the evergreens and thanked the trees, we selected our yule log, we lit our fire to tempt the sun back, and we attached notes to the log. Each note documenting the things we […]
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Totoro and the advent truck
So I made the polar bear. I made the wolf. With three children, I had to make a third. Options included a tractor, dinosaur or a Totoro. All would have provided a great shape for the millet bag, but due to an (imaginary) Totoro accompanying us on several adventures over […]
Read more…and back to snow fun
We looked out this morning and it had snowed overnight. I was getting used to looking at all the green grass and mud. Now our surroundings are back to dazzling white. The children ran out in their new waterproofs and made a snow being. We had no carrots ( I […]
Read moreFrosted garden
I’m a day late posting this one. We have had heavy frost for a few days in a row. Not unusual for the time of year. The difference this year is that it has not thawed during the day. The temperature has stayed below freezing point day and night. Each […]
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