For a peaceful home, for a peaceful world
There are shoots in all of the beds. Pots filled with purple crocuses have opened up all in unison, as if a code word had been mentioned. We’ve started seeing bees (bees!) and I have seen my first frog. The birds are singing loudly, sweetly, and my daughter is suddenly drawn to our scruffy garden…
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What a year this has been. I am so tired. Are you exhausted too? But I am also craving December festivities like never before. We’re only two-thirds through November, but the advent calendar is ready to be hung, final gifts are trickling through the door, and I’m just about ready to wrap up “normal” life…
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Autumn is my favourite time of year, and I think I love the shift from summer to autumn most of all. The days are warm and mild but the mornings and evenings are darker and colder; I feel justified in wearing snuggly slippers and lighting candles, and called to bed earlier each night. I’ve found…
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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 Spring Equinox! I’ve been thinking recently about Easter; this year, Frida is old enough to really have a sense of the festivals we celebrate, and I know that many the seasonal rhythms we lay down now will stay with us for years to come as they are slowly woven into the fabric of our…
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It might sound a bit strange to be posting about our winter weekly rhythm half-way through January, but bear with me! I love the idea of having a strong rhythm in our home as I feel it is comforting for the child to know what is coming next; children have so little control when it…
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