…and seas of blue It seems like barely any time has past since we spent a mini holiday at the seaside and we’re already planning the next. It was freezing. The rain poured down, yet every day my girls begged…
Chasing the Fae…
This is a time of year for reflection, for pondering and for weighing up the good and the bad of the last year. For me it was a year of great change. I’ve escaped a job I’d grown weary of…
Ch-ch-ch-Changes
‘I watch the ripples change their size But never leave the stream Of warm impermanence and So the days float through my eyes But still the days seem the same…’ — David Bowie Change is the perfect word to describe…
Follow The Path Of Laughter
March was host to the International Day of Happiness followed by the International Day of Forests. Combine the two and you get a happy ramble in the woodlands in the first spring sun. Instead of our own little wood, we…
The Calm Before The Storm
Or rather the calm before the storming of children. The snow came down thick and heavy yesterday. Well by English standards, we’re not very good at dealing with adverse weather conditions. My lovely aunty sitting in her Canadian log cabin…
New Year Resolutions Woodland Style
Thinking about my New Year resolutions, it seems only fitting to look to the trees for inspiration. I love all trees; some are special features in my garden and some mark different memories of my woodland. All of them have their…
Out-thunked!
While daydreaming in yet another mandatory staff training session I was introduced to thunks. “What on earth are thunks?” I hear you say. Well, after a little surreptitious googling under the desk I discovered thunks are ‘Questions to make your…