tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27902233012989690382023-11-16T04:02:35.128-08:00 Thistle ApplesNataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125279884636095897noreply@blogger.comBlogger257125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790223301298969038.post-2250120387904348132014-01-21T03:27:00.000-08:002015-01-31T00:52:28.247-08:003/52<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A: In a wet suit, coat, hat and gloves. Digging, being free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">J: In the water, running, jumping, splashing. Salty cold hands</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We visited my parents and sister this last weekend, visiting the beach on Sunday was the highlight for me. The children were in their element, they love the sea. I feel so alive watching the waves and it took away with it all of my worries</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had plans. Plans for make a sweet delicious brioche loaf, for Saturday morning breakfast with strawberry preserve and lady grey tea. Plans it seems do not a loaf make. Friday evening needed children to be fed, baths to be run, husbands to talk to, books to read and a bed to fall into.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last night I looked in our very bare bread bin, we needed bread for lunch boxes and breakfast in the morning. I searched through some of my favourite recipe books looking for three words, EASY, HANDMADE, BREAD</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This recipe is from a Tana Ramsey book I have called <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tanas-Kitchen-Secrets-Tana-Ramsay/dp/1845335112">Kitchen Secrets</a>, the pages are torn, splashed with sauces made for meals long ago and dried, pressed herbs sit in the spine. A well loved recipe book</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I made a plate which was as simple as rolling the dough into three sausages, squeezing the ends together and moving one piece over the other. The recipe provides enough dough for 2 small loaves, I made the plate and some little rolls for lunch boxes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">840g strong white bread flour (I substituted 100g for 100g wholemeal bread flour)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, yeast, sugar and salt. Stir in 500ml tepid water and mix into a soft dough. Using an electric mixer with a dough hook, kneed the dough for 5 minutes, then turn it onto a floured surface and kneed well by hand for 10 minutes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We live in a small town nestled between Bristol and Gloucester on the edge of the Cotswolds. Since moving here 8 years ago we have slowly found some beautiful places to visit, our favourites are free, outside and are within close proximity to a good eatery.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Coaly peak is one of those special places, it has breath taking views and a woodland for adventures near by</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sometimes with no planning whatsoever magic happens. We were driving to the local skate park when we saw hand gliders over head, the sun was so bright, the wind low and air crisp. We followed them and watched in owe, such majestic beauty, the boys were enthralled, as was I. See, magic </span></div>
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Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125279884636095897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790223301298969038.post-15825315588144425202014-01-11T01:26:00.001-08:002014-01-11T01:26:57.570-08:00The year in books :: January<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I recognise in myself that I very rarely rest, there are always so many jobs to do that my intention to sit for a while with cup of tea in hand is never realised. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A good book for me is an escape, I can for a short while at least consider the characters, soak up the words and in my favourite kind of books immerse myself in the nostalgia of times gone by</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I took two books away with us at Christmas, </span><a href="http://www.persephonebooks.co.uk/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Persephone</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. Two out of a collection of 104 neglected fiction and non-fiction books by mid-twentieth century writers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The making of a marchioness is pure wistfulness for me "her dress was only blue linen with white beads on it - and she had only a sailor-hat with a buckle and bow"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Taking part with Laura on </span><a href="http://circleofpinetrees.com/category/the-year-in-books/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The year in books link up</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A:Muddy and happy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">J:Cake and a sink full of water, he was so happy, playing for nearly an hour</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am so pleased I managed to finish last years 52 project, looking back through the photos the boys really have grown, not just up but I can see a change in their faces, some how more angular. They are growing into themselves</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's been a long week, we survived our first week back at school, late everyday, but at least we got there. Must do better next week</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Taking part with Jodi on her </span><a href="http://www.practisingsimplicity.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Practising Simplicity blog</span></a> <br />
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Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125279884636095897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790223301298969038.post-60184956760129461762014-01-09T04:53:00.003-08:002014-01-09T04:53:58.992-08:00#52loavesproject....<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am a unadulterated bread lover, be it a crusty French stick, a soft sweet brioche or our <a href="http://hobbshousebakery.co.uk/bakery/our-breads/6-seed-malted-large">weekly seeded loaf</a>. Nothing makes me feel more content than fresh warm toast, salty butter and a smearing of jam. So when <a href="http://littlegreenshed.blogspot.co.uk/">Lou</a> said she was challenging herself to make a loaf a week for a year there was no question if I was to join </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My first loaf was made using my new <a href="https://www.yeovalley.co.uk/the-family/our-cookbook">cookbook</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I loved the nectar tasting honey and the deep richness of the raisins. It was a little dense, I think I need to give more time to the second rise </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the cold days of winter I yearn for soups, casseroles and pies. If we do go out for lunch you will always find me studying the menu for a red soup, or a buttery pastry topped pie. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My mother is a great cook, when she comes to visit my sons and I will always ask her to make a batch of our favourite vegetable soup.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> For Christmas I was given a really great <a href="https://www.yeovalley.co.uk/the-family/our-cookbook">recipe book</a>, in it I found this recipe, so simple and so delicious. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have a go when you next see tomatoes reduced at your green grocers, a cheap supper which I think tastes better the next day, great for mid week suppers, when time is in short supply</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">10 servings</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1.75kg tomatoes</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> olive oil</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 4 large garlic cloves, chopped</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3 large thyme sprigs, plus extra to garnish</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3 x rosemary sprigs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 3 medium onions, halved and thinly sliced</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 3 fat celery stalks, sliced</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 1/2 tsp fennel seeds, lightly crushed</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 1/2 tsp crushed dried chillies</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 1.2 litres good vegetable or light chicken stock</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 1 tbsp tomato purée</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 2 tsp caster sugar</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> juice of 1 lime</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> salt and freshly ground black pepper</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">FOR THE MUFFINS:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 115g plain flour</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 1 tbsp baking powder</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 1/4 tsp salt</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 100g dried polenta</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 85g cheddar, finely grated</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 1/4 tsp crushed dried chillies</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 1 medium free-range egg, beaten</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 175ml whole milk</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 50g butter, melted</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. Preheat the oven to 190°C/Gas 5. Halve the tomatoes and lay them cut-side up in a single layer in a large, lightly oiled roasting tin. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and a few tablespoons of oil and roast for 45 minutes-1 hour, depending on their size, until they have shrivelled and concentrated in flavour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I made this for dinner on Wednesday, then also took it in a flask yesterday to the park, the flavours had defiantly developed overnight and were more mellow.</span> Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125279884636095897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790223301298969038.post-44776476314466589872014-01-01T12:43:00.000-08:002014-01-01T12:43:46.007-08:00Hello 2014 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>On Christmas day, a rainy one. Going for a walk just to splash in puddles and walk the dogs</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last night we spent the evening eating deep filled trout fishcakes, drank red wine and watched Star Wars. A quiet start to the new year but just how I like it. I wish I was a lover of new years eve but it does fill me with sadness, another year passing, the clock ticking, did I accomplish all I wanted? This year I am spending time unravelling my year ahead with Susannah Conway's 2014 </span><a href="http://www.susannahconway.com/2013/12/lets-make-some-magic-in-2014/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">planner</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have loved writing in this space the last year, I hope to fill it in 2014 with my loves, trials, new recipes, creative ideas and above all my thoughts and reflections</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wishing you all a 2014 which is full of love</span></span>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125279884636095897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790223301298969038.post-87421912659856352202013-12-31T04:48:00.001-08:002013-12-31T04:48:42.760-08:0051 and 52 of 52<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">My final portraits of the year, I have loved this project as it has given me the focus to photograph my children, to watch them more and capture those moments which are meaningful to us. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">I wanted to finish the project with a shot of all three of us, my little men still smaller than me, knowing this won't last long</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Last weekend a group of women gathered, all bloggers, all inspiring, all individual, all friends. <a href="http://littlegreenshed.blogspot.co.uk/">Lou</a> had organised a pretty much perfect day, Christmas market, lunch, wreath making. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">We all chatted over the dirty burgers we had all ordered, some pork, some beef, mine lamb.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">We all hot footed back to <a href="http://oyster-pearl.blogspot.co.uk/">Lottie's</a> home through the heavy rain to spend two hours making beautiful wreaths. My eyes went straight to the pink peppercorns and guinea fowl feathers, heaven</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Such generous and wonderful women, <a href="http://bristolparentingcafe.blogspot.co.uk/">Cathy</a>, <a href="http://littlegreenshed.blogspot.co.uk/">Lou</a>, <a href="http://oyster-pearl.blogspot.co.uk/">Lottie</a>, <a href="http://housewifeconfidential.co.uk/">Kat</a>, <a href="http://decoratorsnotebook.wordpress.com/">Bethan</a> and <a href="http://circleofpinetrees.com/">Laura</a>. Looking forward to the next time</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">I was inspired to make my Christmas cards this year, I wanted something sustainable and found these brilliant recycled paper cards and envelopes on eBay, they were £10 for 50.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">I used a tree stamp, silver and black pens for the design, simple but festive. I love the idea of putting a photo inside Christmas cards, it makes them so personal and with young children our families are always asking for updated photos of them. I managed to get a shot taken on a recent trip to visit Father Christmas at the GWSR railway in Cheltenham. If you register to snap fish you can order up to 40 prints for.....FREE!!! I paid just over £1 for postage, bargain!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">So here they are, I am so pleased with them and hope they make our friends and family smile when they open them</span><br />
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Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125279884636095897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790223301298969038.post-51685236207716537572013-12-18T02:02:00.000-08:002013-12-18T02:02:44.234-08:00A Christmas wreath - Nature in the home<a href="http://distilleryimage7.s3.amazonaws.com/4904cefc65b511e38a890e398a342ca3_8.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://distilleryimage7.s3.amazonaws.com/4904cefc65b511e38a890e398a342ca3_8.jpg" title="The wreath I made today, I think it is destined to stay on my kitchen door" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">A Christmas wreath made on Sunday with some amazing blogger friends, more on that later. I used damp moss, heavenly scented pines, soft pink peppercorns and guinea fowl feathers all supplied by Xanthe from </span><a href="http://www.ivoryflowers.co.uk/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Ivory Flowers</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Thank you Lou for organising such a wonderful day and Lottie for hosting in your handsome home. I felt a sense of belonging in this strange world of the Internet, such encouraging and supportive women to be around. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">My parents surprised me with a visit this past week, they came carrying the leathery-leaved beauty, mistletoe, a big bunch picked from their friends apple tree. Much happiness ensued while I made lattes and we chatted over what they have been doing of late and Christmas preparations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">My oldest boy, now six years old. I can barely believe it</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">You asked to visit a pizza restaurant with your friends, we played parse the parcel and had a make a plasticine model competition. We spent Sunday with Daddy's family visiting the church and listening to the Christdingle service. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">We gave you a bag of mobilo and a </span><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Build-Human-Body-Skeleton/dp/160710413X"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">build the human body</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"> book. You spent your birthday at home with us building Lego cars and horse drawn carriages.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">We visited Father Christmas this past weekend, as we ran down to the station to catch the steam train I felt so happy that we are experiencing the magic of Christmas through our children's eyes. They were both so excited to go on the train. I had bought them reindeer gingerbread biscuits for the journey, they loved them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">We were given tickets by my parents to visit the park, we had such a lovely day, it was a day where everything seemed to be funny, we all were in such good spirits. With four of us those days where one of us is not tired, slightly grumpy or stressed are rarer than we'd like. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Time away from the pressures of school, doing what my boys do best, playing</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">J -sat on a wall watching and listening to the waves, wrapped in my coat to keep warm</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Last weekend we visited Westonbirt arboretum, we were all excited to see the autumnal colours and have hot chocolate and marshmallows in the woods. Thankfully it was a beautiful bright sunny day and only started raining as we were heading home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">There were bright red, pops of yellow, browns and still the brightest greens coming from the pines, which also gave off the most fragrant scent. The boys did laugh at me though, saying it is one thing to hug trees but was I really going round smelling them? So funny!</span><br />
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