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Countryside Tales: Friday
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Friday, 14 August 2015. Needless to say he fell back asleep once I'd managed to get him back into bed and lying the right way round, and I had an hour of wakeful rain-listening instead. I couldn't decide whether the sound of rain falling on leaves or against window panes was my favourite. For the foxes because I think it's the same or very similar fabric she's been using to make lovely Teddys with this week. In fact, I am thinking she might have inspired me to have a go at something stuffed myself. I wal...
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Countryside Tales: PLEASE HELP: Wildlife Laws Under Threat. Please Sign The Petition
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Friday, 15 May 2015. PLEASE HELP: Wildlife Laws Under Threat. Please Sign The Petition. UK Wildlife is under threat from a review of essential wildlife protection laws in Europe. For years, UK wildlife has had to rely on European legislation to get any real protection at all. The last wildlife-related Act passed in the UK was the Countryside and Rights of Way Act in 2000, and that did very little to help wildlife in real terms, being more about access to land than anything else. Filling the pitiful gap l...
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Countryside Tales: Dreams and Rain and Pathways
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Thursday, 13 August 2015. Dreams and Rain and Pathways. Kind of thing. I have, at times, needed to be firm in defending the peace and tranquility of our home when other people have attempted to bring conflict into it, a thing neither of us will tolerate. I looked down and saw that the space between the two walkways was filled with water, deep and dark, but every now and then, at regular intervals, posts of solid wood stood out. Wanted to get to the path at the top. I woke up at that point but the meaning...
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Countryside Tales: Wrens, Shorts & A New Visitor To The Garden
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Sunday, 2 August 2015. Wrens, Shorts and A New Visitor To The Garden. I've got an hour to myself. Yesterday, we took the boys to London. We went to the Science Museum for L, who has his eye on being an engineer, and to the British Museum for F, who is set on becoming an archaeologist. Isn't it nice when things divide quite so neatly? For the most part the Grumpy Teens were well behaved and not particularly grumpy, despite being ' dragged out of bed. Half way through the night, mum! This one is a boy (lon...
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Countryside Tales: March 2015
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Monday, 30 March 2015. Oh Dear Poppy. WHAT Have You Done? Pop has a lot of energy. If she doesn't have a good hour's run off the lead of a morning she is liable to become disruptive, which usually takes the form of raiding upstairs or chewing the nearest shoe/ newspaper/ toy/ Teddy. Sunday, M took her and Ted out for an hour across the fields, and this morning she had her hour's run through the woods and along the footpaths. Of five miles, I did walk a little bit of it. Given that my regular runs are...
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Countryside Tales: August 2015
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Monday, 31 August 2015. Life In The Garden. As the weather cools and dampens, it is tempting to assume there won't be much left to see insect-wise, but as soon as the rain pauses the Small Things reappear. Perhaps not in such great buzzing numbers as during the warmer, dryer months, but they are present none-the-less,if you have the patience to look for them. Earwigs can often be found inside. Flowers, where they hide from the sun or the rain during the day. Can you spot this one, head down, bum up?
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Countryside Tales: How To Make A Quilted Patchwork Overnight Bag
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Sunday, 9 August 2015. How To Make A Quilted Patchwork Overnight Bag. I've been working on this for the past couple of days. There have been some Countryside Adventures too, but home-based versions. The arrival of a female Holly Blue laying her eggs in our hedge was a particularly lovely moment. I have photos and will give her her own post in due course. In the meantime, how do you fancy a tutorial on how to make an overnight bag? Fully lined and padded and all. 3 Then lay the pattern piece for the front...
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Countryside Tales: May 2015
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Saturday, 30 May 2015. Of Badgers, Blackbirds, Longhorn Moths and Listening To Gardens. I got attacked by a blackbird this week. It's the first time that has ever happened. The Blackbird Children I showed you in the last post all fledged Thursday morning apart from one who got himself stuck inside. The Green Finches are back, which is a Welcome Sight. I've actually only seen the male so am hoping his wife is egging somewhere nearby. I went Badger Watching on Wednesday night. We didn't see any badgers, de...
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Countryside Tales: To Studland!
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Wednesday, 5 August 2015. We had a lovely day by the sea at Studland on Monday. Not - before you get excited - the nudie bit. No, the other bit, with golden sand and dunes behind it. Old Harry's Rocks between Studland and Swanage. We took the boys with us. Risky, given that they'd already endured a full day of our undivided attention in London on Saturday, but because we all came through that relatively unscathed we thought we'd push our luck and try another Family Day Out. The health and safety. L made ...
