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Wet girl
At the weekend we watched the surging grey seas smash onto the rocks as we climbed up to the top of the cliffs at Sidmouth and I made a mental note to pack extra sets of clothes for Little Owl’s … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends
Tagged adventures, cliffs, mud, parenting, rain, rough sea, school residential, school trip, sea, sidmouth, sisters, waves
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Still moments
On Monday, I narrowly missed being drowned by the pouring rain as I dashed between visits. On Tuesday, I didn’t go to one home when someone didn’t comment on how cold it had got. But on Wednesday all was calm … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged boats, coffee, cold, community nursing, district nursing, estuary, flask, monday, patient visits, rain, rounds, taking a moment, tuesday, view
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Almond Shortbread
The river banks are full of the frothy plumes of Meadowsweet which scents the air with the smell of almond shortbread. I have been making the effort to try and walk home from work now and again. At three and … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Growing things
Tagged almond shortbread, almonds, attic, bothered, commute, edits, end of term, hot, kelpies, meadowsweet, peace and quiet, preschool, rain, river, scent, solitude, sport, sports day, summer rain, walk, waterways, window
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Sunbathing
What a June it is turning out to be! We went to a local pub for lunch with some friends for Father’s Day. Inevitably the children could only sit at the table for limited length of time so we headed … Continue reading
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Tagged allotment, beer garden, birds, children, community nursing, district nursing, father's day, frog, gardening, golden mornings, grasses, june, manure pile, nature, parenting, pub, pub lunch, rain, river, rounds, slow worm, slow worms, sunbathing, sunshine, visits, water meadow, wildlife
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Hedgehog news!
This evening thunder rumbles so close overhead that we can feel the vibrations through the floor, and lightening illuminates the inside of our house like someone taking a photograph. Thick clouds cover the sky and rain pours down. Our garden … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 Days Wild, bench, Biff, Chip, city garden, family garden, flower bed, garden, gardening, gardening for wildlife, gardening with kids, hedgehog, Jane, Kipper, learning to read, lightening, Oxford Reading Tree, parenting, Pat the Dog, Peter, phonics, pond, rain, reading aloud, sleeping, small garden, snoring, sounding out, storm, sunshine, thunder, urban garden, Wilder Future, wildlife
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Eggs
The rain is pouring from the sky in torrents. On the allotment I lost a compost bin lid and the downpipe on my shed to the wind, but thankfully the greenhouse has come through with no ill-effects. Upstairs Finch is … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Growing things
Tagged allotment, blood blisters, bumped heads, children, concussion, eggs, gardening, neuro obs, parenting, rain, tomato seeds, twins, wind
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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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Kelpies Prize
I’ve tried to write this blog post a few times and it hasn’t gone well. It’s hard to find words for something that I still feel speechless about. Maybe, in true British fashion, I should start with the weather… On … Continue reading
Half term storms
I am back at my desk after an action-packed half term. The camping trip was a surprising success considering we slept through an almighty thunderstorm. ‘Sleeping’ is probably a bit of a stretch but we definitely nodded off at some … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Growing things, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged allotment, Be Inspired Exhibition 2018, builders, camping, chickens, children, childrens' book art, cows, cygnets, dog, Exeter Illustrators, exhibition, farm, feeding swans, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, landscape, loft conversion, milking, mill lane, paddling, pigs, rain, sleep, stream, swans, The Welcome Cafe, thunderstorm, toilet
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