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Lessons from cheeky chicks (on our summer holiday)

Making plans for the summer holiday? What do you have in mind? The summer holidays present a wonderful opportunity to explore the outdoors, to get fresh air, to climb and run and feel free.  To get wet and not worry about catching a cold, to play in the sand and collect shells.  The list goes […]

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Revisiting Resolutions…

The bare branches frame a view that is large and impressive; we get to see that which is otherwise hidden in the leaves. Birds nests high in the trees, a train in the distance. It is meant to be good for the eyes to use our long-distance sight that often goes unused in a city of buildings so close to one another.

Its lovely to watch the[…]

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My Hang-on-to-Summer Resolution

I am sitting in the garden, admiring the blooms that have survived the football, trying to appreciate the last bit of sun while ignoring the chilly breeze. To me summer means outdoors, open spaces, fresh air, lots of light, longer days.  And I’m not looking to give these up so fast.  My children, too, are […]

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