For a peaceful home, for a peaceful world
Frida’s birthday is coming up soon, and I’m starting to get into planning mode for the upcoming celebrations. I love celebrating her birthday; it gives me so much joy to have a day dedicated to celebrating and honouring this sweet life that I brought into the world. But I also know that with enthusiasm comes…
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I am delighted to announce that booking is open once again for my Calm Celebrations course. As a parent, I know you want to give your children joyful experiences. You want to make memories that they will cherish well into adulthood, gifting them moments of calm togetherness alongside exuberant celebration. We know that spending quality…
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Calm Celebrations will run in May 2019, with booking opening on the 4th April. Read more about Calm Celebrations here. A Beautiful Childhood will run in June and July 2019, with booking opening on the 7th May. Read more about A Beautiful Childhood here. Rhythm in the Home will run in August 2019, with booking…
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“In this time of extraordinary pressure, educational and social, perhaps a mother’s first duty to her children is to secure for them a quiet growing time, a full six years of passive receptive life, the waking part of it spent for the most part out in the fresh air.“ Charlotte Mason wrote this over 100…
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It is starting to feel like proper, Shirley Hughes-style spring here in London. Sunshine, clouds, rain, mud, wind. Sunny mornings and wet afternoons, new welly boots and garden dirt under our fingernails. Bulbs on the table, flowers brightening up surfaces, seedlings on the windowsill. After months of neglect we’ve started to venture out into the…
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I am delighted to announce another run of my Rhythm in the Home course! The last course sold out in a few hours and I know some of you who wanted to join in missed out, so I will be running it again in April. It will be the seventh time I run this course –…
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As the year slowly draws to an end, I have been spending more and more time looking inwards to the year that has passed, and considering some gentle intentions for the year ahead. I’d like to share a little of my process of reflection with you here. Over the past year… Frida has continued to…
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Although the festive season brings many culinary reasons to be joyful (personally I am all about the roast potatoes, garlic fried sprouts, mince pies and custard, and a strong gin and tonic), for some of us navigating the season’s family meals with their children can be challenging. From well-meaning family who load your children up…
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I have been getting lots of requests to share what we are gifting Frida this year, so here is what Frida will be opening on Christmas day. Stocking gifts The photos in this post are of Frida’s stocking presents. I love the process of choosing sweet gifts that I know she will really love to…
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I am delighted to announce another run of my Rhythm in the Home course! The last course sold out in a few hours, which was a lovely surprise, and I know some of you who wanted to join in missed out, so I will be running the course again in February. Why did I create the…
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