I grew up in the 1970s and early 80s and enjoyed an education free of a set curriculum, targets and the results-based environment schools face today. Most afternoons in primary school I was free to explore and play with the materials which the teacher had deemed suitable for the day/topic/budget/weather. Many happy hours were spent…
Tag: Waldorf
Sensory Play- naan
Often the loveliest opportunities arise from life’s small problems. Having two little ones with some food allergies, our options are sometimes limited when it comes to buying some edibles such as naan (Indian flat bread)- which contains Ghee. As such, we have been making our own naan to go with our delicious lentil and tomato…
March- A Few Highlights
Mediterranean blue skies, golden sands and inspiring artwork provides a stunning backdrop to a local beach… The sculptures softening into the landscape as they are claimed by the barnacles and sand…. Our weekly bus ride through our rural villages… Spring picnics at Wyre Estuary Country Park… Gorgeous local food delivered to our doorstep…
The Four C’s of Happiness
Over the last few months we’ve been making a conscious attempt to limit our social media; de-registering from Facebook, making plans with friends for real life social activities and limiting our own screen time. There’s no doubt that social media has had positive outcomes over the last decade but I find that I feel depressed…
Postcards From The Weekend
fresh green leaves growing from tiny buds… making more friends… the smallest of picnics… a flask of hot coffee and sweet potato and apple muffins enjoyed by the sea making special ‘bird cakes’ for the hungry birds who have (finally) found our bird table… Recipe For Bird Food melt fat ( lard, coconut oil, butter…
Joy found this week (despite the rain)
meeting the natives…. a tiny bit of this… rainy days… …and discovering some truly fantastic toddler waterproofs vegan vegeburgers which even my meat-loving hubby enjoys … a tea party with not-so-healthy (but oh-so-lovely) fayre for a friend’s birthday… a lot of this… Happy February ! Some more interesting things… a gentle nudge do you let…
Food
We’ve been thinking a lot about ‘real’ food at home this month. According to The Guardian, food made in factories from ingredients and additives which would have not been recognised by our great-grandmothers now makes up over half of the UK diet. Known as ‘ultra processed foods’, these often consist of high salt and sugar…
Finding the joy in January – 2018
Keeping cheerful during windy and wet days can be a challenge, we have had no snow this year ( not unusual due to our coastal location), but it has rained for days on end with gales and freezing temperatures. We have found that the best remedies are home-spun… We’ve invited friends and neighbours for tea…
Winter
Despite the relentlessly rainy weather we’ve been spending as much time as we can outdoors, soaking up the precious few hours of sunlight available in our northern climes. Winters are always a challenge with the lack of light and much shorter days, often with just a few hours of daylight. Sunsets at 3pm and dark…
