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Welcome to my blog, I'm Helen, a home educator, home maker, homesteader and mum to four wild boys living in the Forest of Dean, musing, writing and painting my way through the messy majesty of motherhood.

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Tuesday, 3 March 2026

Rain

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I leaned against the window frame watching the rain dripple sadly down the outside of the glass for yet another day, and I imagined myself a...

Saturday, 7 February 2026

Ice

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The last place I expected to find myself on this cold winters day was the minor injuries hospital in Cinderford. This was definitely not the...

Saturday, 31 January 2026

Mist

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Car headlights appeared, spectre like in the night, materializing almost out of nowhere and floating like eyes from an unconnected from...

Sunday, 11 January 2026

New Year's Day

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I drew breath sharply through clenched teeth as I stepped gingerly down the slippery stone steps of the ancient well, it’s water’s a con...

Friday, 26 September 2025

Covid Story

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About this time 4 years ago I was collecting Paul from hospital on his 40 th birthday. He had been in Gloucestershire Royal hospital fo...

Monday, 26 August 2024

Whole persons

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I have been familiar with, and a proponent of the Charlotte Mason method of home education for many years but it has only been recently tha...

Sunday, 25 February 2024

Social Media Fast - my 40 days offline

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It's Lent! This is a special time of year for some Christians as we prepare to celebrate Jesus' death and resurrection on Good Frid...

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