As I walked barefoot across the lawn this morning, delighting in the nodding penstemons and bee-deep lavender, my pleasure was interrupted by an abrupt encounter with a small turd. Fear not, I didn’t step in it. But oh, what a … Read More
Gratitude Gratitude has been scientifically shown to improve our physical and mental wellbeing. When we take steps to include this in our daily practice it uplifts us and supports many of the other points that I’ve listed here. What’s more, … Read More
Infinite Potential If we bring together all that we can learn from Nature and the animals, I believe that we have infinite potential to create a new way of being that better serves us, both as individuals, and as a … Read More
Nature For me, one way we can do this is by getting back to Nature. We can approach this in a variety of ways: By sitting in Nature and noticing all the different sights, scents, sounds and sensations By observing … Read More
Did you know that next Thursday, 12 July is National Simplicity Day? I’ve been a fan of simplicity for a long time, believing that we as humans – and certainly myself as an individual – can have a great tendency … Read More
…and what, if anything, does it have to do with me? According to Rewilding Britain: Rewilding is the large-scale restoration of ecosystems where nature can take care of itself. It seeks to reinstate natural processes and, where appropriate, missing species … Read More
Many years ago when I was living at home with my parents our beautiful rough collie Jemma finally left us. She had been in our lives for a long time and we were all devastated. For me it was a … Read More
I think I’m getting old. I have developed an interest in gardening. That’s something for retired people, isn’t it?! Unless you do it for a career, of course. I know there are people who enjoy gardening to produce home-grown food, … Read More
The main room in the cottage used to be a kitchen/lounge where we also had our desks, it was a little cramped but a huge difference from living in the caravan so all this space seemed amazing! However, we needed … Read More
The first year here we put in a veg patch, all pleased with ourselves that we had managed to get it done in time and our seedlings had taken off on the window sill. We proudly planted out all our … Read More
