Archive | March, 2013

small willow wreath

Our Willow Wigwam

  I had been thinking about one for years.  I’ve written about them, recommended them to people and talked about them.  At last this week we have been playing out in the garden and building a willow wigwam. A trip to collect the willow wigwam kit from the World of Willow, a local supplier, was […]

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World Book Day: Mission: Explore Food

For the last 2 years I have reviewed a kids gardening book for World Book day.  This year I am continuing with the same theme, but with a twist. The Geography Collective’s Mission: Explore Book on Food is the most original and wacky kids grow it cook it and eat it book you will ever […]

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A Walk Through the Ice Age

Well, I may have used a little artistic licence with this title.  However, we saw much more than we had bargained for on a winter’s day walk this week. It all started with a pub lunch.  Often not a good idea as the cosiness of a pub and a full stomach are not always conducive […]

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