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Hello 2019!
How was your Christmas and New Year? I hope you had a lovely time, and managed to find some restful moments in amongst the busyness. We travelled back yesterday from Yorkshire after visiting Big Dreamer’s side of the family. The … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration, Making changes
Tagged car journeys, christmas, daylight, local, new year, new year's resolutions, simple, slowing down, winter, yorkshire
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Peace
It is a late one this year. The children only broke up on Friday. Little Owl has managed to peak at just the right time, that is, collapsing in tears as the school gates closed on the term having worn … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends
Tagged busy, carols, children, christmas, christmas cards, Christmas jumper, Christmas production, Exeter cathedral, frenzied activity, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, illuminated gardens, merry christmas, nativity, peace, Prince of Peace, Saltram House, singing, Wise Man, wonder
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Lemon Biscuits
We have had clear star-filled nights here making it easy to see and admire the Harvest Moon. Consequently the mornings have been cold and bordering on frosty. I found a frozen dandelion clock on the allotment. I have needed a … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Wildlife
Tagged author event, author signing, autumn, autumn birdsong, birdsong, book festival, books, Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival, children, children's books, children's fiction, clear skies, cycling, David Lack, dawn, Fairy Tale Pets, family, frost, full moon, Harvest Moon, Hubble Bubble Granny Trouble, lemon biscuits, nosy crow, parents, rain, sunrise, Tracey Corderoy
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One of the Many Days
Autumn is here. It was dark coming back from Brownies with Little Owl and her friend last night. Black clouds scudded across the sky. I was hustled and bustled by the wind on my bike this morning. One minute I … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Wildlife
Tagged acorns, autumn, baby carrier, bats, bike, bike ride, blackberries, Brownies, children, clouds, conkers, countryside, dark, dawn, early morning, evenings, extract, family, fungi, night, Norman MacCaig, One of the Many Days, parenting, poem, poetry, quote, rose hips, rowan, seasons, storm, storm ali, walk, wind
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Back down to earth
It’s been back down to earth for me this week…literally. As many of you know, this last year I have had a portion of my friend’s allotment. It has been a lot of fun even if I have made some … Continue reading
Lost a shoe but gained a…
We are back from a lovely time away, involving lots of ice cream, sand and sea. Finch lost a shoe but gained a dumper truck. Little Owl had to retire her favourite kite (hole in one side) but learned how … Continue reading
Real, good jolly times…
So that’s that. The term is over. The warm weather has made it feel long over due. Last June and July we made the mistake of committing to lots of things, forgetting that we really do have the best weather … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends
Tagged Anne of Green Gables, beach, end of term, imagination, L. M. Montgomery, river, shady glades, siblings, summer, warm weather
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Hot!
How are you all getting on in the heat? At every opportunity we have headed off for shady river banks and cool sea breezes. The warm weather has brought out the jellyfish along the coast near us. They always give … Continue reading
