May 2011 Well, we've been talking for ages about doing something about the field ornaments. Not to complete minimalist standards, but just to de-clutter a little. To this end, we're delighted that Free Be and Asterix have found a home…
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March 2011 February at Moor Wood was fantastic for us, with temperatures in the 20°s, beautiful sunshine, trips up amazing volcanoes, and boat rides to watch whales and dolphins frolicking in the sea. Oh no, sorry, that's not Moor Wood,…
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January 2011 It'll come as no surprise to anyone that the very cold weather has interfered with any plans we had, unless it was to improve our sledding skills! Where we live, on a private estate, the driveway is about…
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November, 2010 There we were,living the dream, and then winter started. It's hard to break the habit of thinking the long summer days are still with us. It seems like just a few weeks ago that we could work till…
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September, 2010 As usual, it's been unusually hectic. For a couple of months, June and July, we had almost no help as our working pupil got a great job opportunity and left with very little notice. Another helper with kids…
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I was fortunate enough to go to the Monty demo at The Hand last night. I guess anyone is lucky to go, but I felt particularly pleased because my two young children were almost accepting of me going, as having…
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May, 2010 As we mentioned in the last issue, we’ve got a new working pupil who has made a real difference to the place. We’ve just been doing the bare necessities for so long now it’s a real pleasure to…
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March 2010 At last! Some warm weather after the coldest winter in 31 years. It’s lovely to feel that Spring might really be on its way and that the snow could become a distant memory! We’ve been doing a series…
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January 2010 Events on the yard have been set on hold, at least in theory, because of the publication of our hopefully soon-to-be best selling new book Born to Whisper (available from www.borntowhisper.com), which finally took place on 16 Dec.…
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September 2009 Everything is just about beginning to settle into an abnormal normality following the birth of our daughter Layla in mid June. She is thriving, an absolutely amazing little person. It's a distant memory that I took most of…
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