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I've said before about autumn being one of my 4 favourite seasons, and I could say the same about this time of year. When late spring starts to gently roll round to summer, it is beautiful. Not yet high summer, with its heat and parched lawns, but still early, when the leaves are still new, flowers are beginning to bloom, and the novelty of long days and warmer weather, and wearing our summer clothes again (even if it is with leggings and a ... Read the Post...
What is Forest Bathing? Forest bathing, also known as shinrin-yoku, originated in Japan in the 1980s. It involves spending time in nature, walking very slowly or being still, and using all five senses to engage with the forest environment. It's based on scientific studies that show that spending time in nature has a positive effect on people's physical and mental health. It seems entirely appropriate that the idea of spending time in the ... Read the Post...
It's a funny thing about nature that we are constantly reminded of cycles, yet as 21st century humans we seem to do everything we can to ignore them. It's late spring here in my little patch of Norfolk, and it's one of my favourite times of year. Everything is green. The cherry blossom is over, but now the hawthorn is in flower and there are buds on the elder. There are lilacs in people's gardens, and giant hogweed alongside the hedges. A ... Read the Post...
Whatever kind of approach you take to making things, whether you like to follow a pattern or if you prefer to do your own thing, you will probably need to make a decision about which colours to use. It sounds easy! Just pick some colours you like and use those! Except it isn't that easy. There's more to it than just choosing your favourite colours and hoping for the best. It's very easy to pick colours that don't go. What is most difficult is ... Read the Post...
