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Autumn Picnic
Life has a way of interfering with the best laid plans! This week we had plans to meet up with some fellow homeschoolers for a picnic in the gardens of a nearby historical house. however,…
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Poppy’s Poppy’s Everywhere…
They are everywhere at the moment. Everyone is wearing them. Everyone wears them in remembrance of those brave men who gave their lives for a better world. Down the road there is a…
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I Stand in Awe of You…
Africa – so beautiful and wild but broken… Today I got word of a dear friend and her family (visit Nothing Ventured in my sidebar) who suffered a trauma that few people who live in ‘safer’…
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Homekeeping and Autumn Walks
It’s been a busy week – but we have finished off with a lovely slow day. With it being half-term, we planned a couple of fun outings and visits. Friday however was reserved…
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Holiday Snaps
I am still tackling a mountain of laundry, the only remnants of our glorious week away in Scotland. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. So instead of boring you with…
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Off To the Highlands…
Well, the time has finally come for us to set off for a week in the Scottish Highlands! We are so super excited. 15 years ago -BC (before children) my DH and I…
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Sliding into the Weekend
Well it certainly has been a week to remember here in England! One the nation in general is glad to see the back of. The weekend lies before us, promising rest and calm.…
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Quaintessentially English
Falconry – (Fal-con-ry) -1. Hunting of game with falcons, 2. The art of training falcons for hunting It is alive and well in England and it is absolutly facinating! Falconry was probably first…