For a peaceful home, for a peaceful world
The word advent, from Latin, means “the coming” and this period – the four weeks or so before Christmas, beginning on the Sunday closest to the 30th November – can be seen as one of joyful anticipation as well as (spiritual or personal) reflection. Although we are not a religious family, I love the advent period…
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Are you feeling it yet? That chill in the air, the darker nights, whispering that the festive season is ready to begin? I don’t know how your family celebrates, but for me November is when I start planning for our Christmas, Chanukah and New Year celebrations in earnest (although in reality, I order Frida’s advent…
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I am delighted to announce that booking is open once again for my Calm Celebrations course, which will run again from Monday 4th November. 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…
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I speak about our family’s rhythms a lot – I run a whole course on crafting your own rhythms, after all! – and have been getting a number of questions on what our rhythm looks like this Autumn now that we are “officially” home educating Frida. So I thought I would share our current rhythms…
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Every day with Frida, as part of our morning time rhythm, we sing some sweet seasonal verses. I love doing this early, after we’ve read our daily poem but before we dive into books and French and maths and stories. I simply sing some verses, and she can join in if she wishes too. We…
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Happy September! I always get “back to school” feelings when September approaches, and this month is no different. There is a distinct chill in the air in the mornings and evenings, the sun is going down a little earlier, some of the local trees are starting to turn, and rosehips are growing fat in our…
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For the last couple of years I have made Frida a needle-felted birthday crown to celebrate her birthday. I’ve really enjoyed taking a few moments to create something with my hands for her: made with love, it’s certainly not as perfect as if I’d bought something, especially given my inherent lack of artistic talent, but…
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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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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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