{24 : march}

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 What a whirlwind this Spring has been. Catching up and looking back, it's so fun to watch the world just explode with life, sunshine and warmth again. March was full of friend, outdoors and beginning weekly open hours back in the community garden. We became more consistent and routine with our homeschool and our weekends as a family were spent relaxing and enjoying creation together. 


on the last day of March, N prepped a bday cake for Dad! 

a lovely parish picnic after church 

complete with a footie match

we found this gorgeous National Trust site - Cragside! 
Def a new favorite and LOTS more to explore. 
We only scratched the surface.





seriously - how cool are these trees tho!?!?! 

happy bday Dad! 



a fun moorland hike with church!



On Good Friday we took a hike with our church and did some worship on a moor top by an old chapel. 

sprucing up Harty Rd with some wildflower beds! 

Spring at the Community Garden! 

M had a day off - so we took the afternoon and spent it in the woods 
at one of our favorite local parks

beginning a classic with the boys

loving our flow and learning styles

mornings spent spying on a the local birds. 
So far we've spotted a herring and a Great Cormorant 

library and ice cream! yes, please!

just checking back in with the birds. 
It's super fun to keep tabs on them 

hiking up roseberry topping


Saturday morns spent in the warm sunshine

relaxing with some rays and coffee 



we had SO many weeks of clouds - and on this particular evening we stepped out of the library to a view of a full moon next to a glowing chapel and both M & I said - WOW! God is SO COOL! 

rainy, cold days are best spent in forts!

signs of spring!

World Book Day - our Jo! 


Happy to be back to the garden with friends and the community! 

a day spent in nature, learning about poetry and writing their own

garden gals!


we planted trees and put in a pond! 


just another school day with Pooh Bear 

Schafer had a nice spa day 

As part of the GEM UK Board - I traveled to York for a day! 

I went early and got a few minutes in the local park as the sun rose!

It's one of my favorite English cities!

a happy, muddy puppy dog after a morning at the garden 

Pond completed - check!!

hard at working laying the stones around our new pond. 

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