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Walking With Kids Family Walks and Mini-Adventures

5 days ago

Two more uni assignments then I'm free (for a month) to go beyond the garden with Miss 7 and Master 5. ... See MoreSee Less

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Yes, need to walk again....

Walking With Kids Family Walks and Mini-Adventures

2 weeks ago

"The garden exists in the past, the present and, most of all, in the future. To plant a shrub, a tree or even a peony is to look forward a few years, perhaps a few decades, and provides a temporal perspective so often missing from a world made febrile by incessant stimuli." - Adrian Higgins

We've been tending to our well-neglected small backyard for the past few months. The kids have since uncovered trees to climb, all the egg laying spaces for our ducks and chicken as well as the many burrows dug by our rabbit. They've found lizards, a frog (could have been a toad) and lots of insects. They're learning to sow seeds and harvest the crop emerging. I hope that when the children see our garden in the months and years to come, they will remember the discoveries they've made in the time of CoVID. ... See MoreSee Less

The garden has lessons for us in this quarantine, if we are willing to stop and listen

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During this interlude, we should consider strengthening our relationship with the plant world and all its treasures. It is a bond that promises to bring us back to ourselves.

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People have discovered alot of good things during the lockdown. We just hope that we'll keep those good things going

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