A visit to a historical house led me to ponder on approaching Christmas with simplicity rather than falling into the madness of the season that can so quickly overwhelm us if we do not take a thoughtful and purposeful approach. To escape the festive crowds and the cold, I nipped into the doorway of a …
Have you ever wondered what life lessons we can glean from nature to apply into our lives for better connection and mental well-being? I find that being out in nature and free of the distractions of busyness and technology, I am free to slow down enough for my thoughts to have room to breathe and …
Winter has come marching in… Winter has well and truly arrived in North Wales. We woke on Wednesday to snow-capped hilltops and a scattering of snow in the garden. I, of course, was thrilled! I LOVE snow and seeing the countryside cloaked in her winter splendour. We were certainly not expecting to wake up to …
My Dear friends Welcome to Seasons of Grace and Learning… As many of you know, this little corner of the internet began many years ago under the name Under an English Sky, a place where I shared the rhythm of our days, home education adventures, the simple joys of homemaking, and the everyday beauty of …
In the season of mothering and educating my children, I began the habit of observing the seasons and trying to make each one special by thoughtfully planning activities that would bring a bit of what the season has to offer to our attention. This has helped us live in the moment, slow down, and notice …
After 15 months of living in state of flux, we finally completed on the sale of our house in Chester on Friday last week. It was a bittersweet moment when I received the telephone call from our solicitor telling us that we had completed. We were no longer owners of the home that has housed …
Each Thursday I’ll be sharing a post from the archives—words written in earlier seasons of my homeschooling journey that still hold meaning and encouragement for today. I spent 15 years home educating my daughters at a time when home education in the UK was very much the road less travelled. Instead of following the traditional …
Home is where we practise gratitude in the ordinary, where we nurture our families, and where we remind ourselves that God’s goodness is still all around us. One of the small yet meaningful ways I mark this season is by showering our home with autumnal touches—simple decorations that speak of warmth, abundance, and the comforting …
The Seasonal Home in Early Autumn The approaching autumn brings a gentle shift in the air—a coolness in the mornings, the first golden leaves crunching underfoot, and a quiet turning inward that seems to come quite naturally as we prepare to welcome in a new season. Early autumn always brings with it a sense of …
We are just a few weeks away from the start of a new season, my favourite season of all…autumn. I am aware of the fading summer garden and the shortening days. I am no longer awakened at 4am with the rising sun, and I am having to switch on the lamps earlier in the evenings. …
