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18 Dec 2012
Ten ways to celebrate Yule
The Winter Solstice is the shortest day and longest night of the year (this year it actually falls on 22nd December at 00.22). Many celebrations in the Northern Hemisphere focus on this sacred time in Nature, when the promise of light and life returns. Festivals of light can be found in many cultures. Here are ten ways to celebrate the Winter Solstice with your family. […] more
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12 Dec 2012
22 steps to a stress free christmas
Already feeling a bit ragged by the annual build up to those few days? It’s amazing the pressure we put ourselves under to make them memorable and perfect in every way. Perhaps the most important thing we can remind ourselves is to take a step back and enjoy all the little moments of connection and wonder that pass us by when we’re on the treadmill of perfection. Here are our top 22 tips to make the most of your family’s festive season: […] more
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12 Dec 2012
Top ten free museums
Isn’t it just fantastic that walking through a city on a wet and windy day, you can step into an art gallery or museum and soak up some of the world’s great offerings for free? I always relish the rush of delight I get from stepping into The Natural History Museum in London – that this incredible and wondrous world of learning is free to explore! There are so many great places on our doorsteps, some well-known and some less so. […] more
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11 Dec 2012
Raising an off-grid child
Rather by accident, we are an off-grid family. Our married life started in a little country cottage with just a wood burner for warmth, moved to a boat with a smaller wood burner and has become a fully off-grid life by the sea, where we now live with our son. The cottage we live in has no mains power and we rely on solar power to run our computer (sporadic in winter!), candles for light, and a Rayburn and wood-burner for heating. […] more
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4 Dec 2012
Five ways to celebrate human rights
Human Rights Day, which takes place annually on 10th December, highlights global human rights issues and what we can do to make a difference. The theme this year is inclusion, and the human right to participate in public life. […] more
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