Category Archives: books

and the winner is…

By Lucy | Published August 15, 2010

well actually the three (and it was hard to narrow it down to that for everyone!) winners are: Maria with Sensory Perceptual Issues in Autism & Asperger Syndrome (Maria – your email has bounced back to me – could you email me your full name and address?) Nikki with That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals: A [...]

Tagged play | 5 Comments

The Artist’s Way and a giveaway!

By Lucy | Published August 10, 2010

Reading The Artist’s Way just now (after hearing about it on making it up), faithfully doing my morning pages, 3 pages of early morning scrawlings, uncensored beautiful brain drain, and recovering my creativity, dealing with my blurts of negativity and realising where they originated… very powerful stuff :) I have experienced these sorts of connections through art [...]

Also posted in art, odd | Tagged dance, education, memories, play | 27 Comments

Silmarils

By Lucy | Published July 10, 2010

Listening to an audiobook of The Silmarillion just now while browsing the Atlas of Middle Earth. This follows on from our epic watching of the extended versions of all three Lord of the Rings films in preparation and inspiration for our own mountain quest. Nice to be back in Middle Earth other jewels: smoothie and [...]

Also posted in films, food, garden, raw, smoothies | Tagged grow, herbs, reading | 2 Comments

rhubarb, tweets and elderflowers

By Lucy | Published July 4, 2010

We have a veritable forest of rhubarb so into jam some of it went yesterday! recipe over on frugal where there is also a twitter competition detailed on the front page to win my copy of The Moneyless Man (who is vegan by the way, don’t think I mentioned that before) Gathered some elderflowers in the wood [...]

Also posted in food, garden, links, woods | Tagged cooking, grow, sweet | 4 Comments

trees for life

By Lucy | Published June 12, 2010

Four of us girls (Charlotte, me and Lucy and Eleanor from moonrabbits) are doing a sponsored climb to raise money for trees for life, the wonderful charity that is replanting the Caledonian Forest. We intend climbing Bennachie 3 times in one day, taking all three routes to the Mither Tap in about a months time. [...]

Also posted in friends, resources, woods | Tagged mountain, reading, Scotland, trees, walk | 2 Comments

mellow

By Lucy | Published June 6, 2010

a very mellow listen: Deltadream - based on the ancient lost Solfeggio frequency “Ut”, a tone linked with releasing guilt and fear, the shorter track there is a free download. mellow and cooling eat: minted noodle soup books weve been mellowing out to in the sun: Named of the Dragon, a gentle mystery, writers, Arthurian and Tudor [...]

Also posted in food, garden, music, odd, resources, reviews | Tagged education, grow, herbs, history, memories, reading | 7 Comments

a mouse and relaxation

By Lucy | Published May 28, 2010

We bought some Relax Kids CDs at Findhorn years ago and they have been used to great effect for relaxation and self esteem boosting ever since. They now have many new titles for children and teens and a wonderful website where you can listen to excerpts Related posts:festive scrapbookingflood and firemusic, history and the future

Also posted in garden, home educational bits, music, resources, reviews | Tagged wildlife | 8 Comments

Bring on the Learning Revolution!

By Lucy | Published May 26, 2010

The title of Ken Robinson’s new follow up talk to his wonderful Schools Kill Creativity one from 2006. His book, The Element is also excellent Related posts:stellarium and poppiesbutternut soup and vampiresit’s not too late

Also posted in home educational bits | Tagged big bad, education | Comments Off

faeryland

By Lucy | Published May 25, 2010

These cards remind me of the woods – a lovely story telling tool Other faery places: CD of ROC’s lectures UK and US, there is deep wisdom within, much before it’s time as concerns the environment. Related posts:poor wee thingword clouda green book giveaway