Day trip to the Lake District

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Picnicking under Beatrix Potters apple tree in the drizzly Cumbrian weather.

We had a lovely trip to Hill Top Farm yesterday which ended in perfect timing as we opened the gate to leave sheep were being herded into an adjacent field. Beatrix Potter bought Hill Top and turned her life from writer and artist to farmer , she left over 4000 acres and 15 farms to the national trust when she died in 1943, which has no doubt preserved the Lakeland landscape and preserved agricultural living and working in the area in a way seldom replicated elsewhere. I don’t think it’s a coincidence this is one of the most beautiful areas of England to visit.

We then made a visit to Wray Castle and a boat ride over to Ambleside. Which the little one absolutely loved. Enjoying the last week of the holidays with my children and husband (who has taken the week off work) we have another week next week, but I really want to take that week to start to get into a rhythm of some sort ready for back to school.

Wishing you all a lovely week! Do you have any favourite countryside spots you love to visit?

Seashell Treasures Bag

Handwork. It was one of the first things that really led to my love journey with Waldorf education.

Carving out time in my day to do handwork, to make things for our home, for myself and for the children has not brought me so much joy, and it’s instilled a sense of industrious activity in the little one, who wants to naturally sit along side me and join in.

Today I made the Seashell Treasure Bag from my Summer 2 Worlds under Water Guide which I will be putting away for the little ones third birthday next month. A lovely bag which she can store treasures she collected on our recent holiday to the seaside.

These precious projects I hope as the little one grows help nurture a love of the handmade, a respect for the hands that make them and an immense appreciation to their value.

When we make things by hand, gifts, clothes etc instead of buying them mass manufactured and mass produced we are making a statement toward the sustainable and a positive step toward a better future for our precious world. We are putting a little of our soul into something treasured by someone else, there is so much love in that ❤️

If you have never made anything by hand you should start! Even the most novice of sewers can make something which is treasured and loved to a child, something which brings life and personality to the home! Even the most accomplished embroiderer once made their first stitch!

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A Joyous Holiday

The most AMAZING short break to the North Norfolk coast has come to an end today! It was so good for the soul and we all had such an amazing time as a family!

If you have never been I highly recommend it absolutely beautiful and there is something for everyone!

Back home now and an evening of rest before we unpack and tackle the mountain of washing tomorrow!

I’ll pop some posts in my highlights for those if you who may fancy a break there - there were so many places we simply didn’t have the time to see, the Catholic shrine to Our Lady of Walsingham is one of them! But we are already planning our next trip.