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A notebook, filled with pictures of bats drawn in black ink by a child.
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A Book of Bats

by Lydia September 21, 2023

I am slowly resurfacing after being knocked for six by a particularly vicious bout of flu. Excepting childbirth, that’s the worse I’ve felt since I had Covid.

Here’s a book of bats – I opened my work notebook on Monday morning to find it full of these little creatures, courtesy of Auri.

September 21, 2023
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A Fall in Time

by Lydia September 14, 2023

Starting today, my brother will be recounting his time on his own on the West Coast of Scotland, referring to his photographs and journals from that time.

“That night, as the sky was beginning to darken, I set up my hammock between two gnarled oak trees, strung my tarp above, ate a quick dinner and fell asleep. I was to stay out in those woods, alone, until December.”

A Fall in Time by Alexander M. Crow.
September 14, 2023
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A baby grins cheekily from a highchair at a campsite.
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Cheeky Camper

by Lydia September 11, 2023

Back from a weekend camping. Elfi’s first time in a tent! She loved it, as she does anything that’s outside – definitely an outdoors baby.

September 11, 2023
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A peacock butterfly rests on some ferns
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A Look Back at July, August 2023

by Lydia September 5, 2023

Our (two-) monthly recap has just been sent out. As always, you can read it here, and sign up here.

September 5, 2023
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Books on bookcases.
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Book Christmas

by Lydia September 3, 2023

Yesterday, I spent twelve hours taking apart my old, rickety bookcases, dusting and cleaning the books, and putting them all on their shiny, new bookcases. This morning, walking into the sitting room was a bit like getting up the day after you’ve decorated the house for Christmas.

September 3, 2023
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A man, a baby, and a little girl stand in the woods with their dog and a basket full of mushrooms, smiling for the camera.
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Mushroom Haul

by Lydia September 2, 2023

Quite the haul of chanterelles!

September 2, 2023
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A leaf, inscribed with poetry, lies on a woodland floor.
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Scribbles and Sketches

by Lydia September 1, 2023

Starting today, I will be sharing a series of seasonal notebooks, four a year, each lasting a calendar month and following a single theme. The first notebook is Leaves of Poetry.

September 1, 2023
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A Red Admiral butterfly rests on a stone wall.
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A Butterfly Day

by Lydia August 31, 2023

Today was a butterfly day, with Red Admirals and Peacocks aplenty. There have been so many this year.

Walking to school, Auri and I spotted nine butterflies on a single buddleja bush, with more resting on the stone wall beside.

August 31, 2023
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A child's drawing of a family, with three stick people (one of whom is holding a stick baby) and a stick dog.
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Family Portrait

by Lydia August 30, 2023

Family portraits don’t come much cuter than this.

August 30, 2023
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A baseball hat, with the word 'Nairn' on it, lies abandoned on the gravel of a carpark.
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Nairn, Lost

by Lydia August 29, 2023
August 29, 2023
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Take one Southern and one Northern. Throw in two determined (very) young women and their four-legged guardian and partner in crime. Immerse in the Highlands.

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