A great summer break

The school holidays have started: six weeks stretch ahead.

We’ve kicked off by having a few days to ourselves while daughter has her special time with one of her grandmothers.

I was away this weekend with girlfriends: outdoor swims, lying under the shade of an enormous tree beside a river with bright blue damsel flies darting about, and meals eaten outside.

I arrived back yesterday evening, ate aubergine & courgette parmigiana on the deck with my husband and then walked Jess (our dog) up to the allotment to pick veg and water.

A perfect few days.😍

AND a reminder of the key ingredients for my version of a great summer break,

Picking produce from the garden and making simple food
Eating outdoors
Outdoor swimming
A camping holiday – garden or elsewhere
Making things outside together – like a covered space on our deck and some simple furniture.

I wonder, what are the key ingredients for YOUR ideal summer?🤔

Let’s flourish together!

Arlene x

PS. For those of you in the southern hemisphere, I realise you’re in the second part of winter, when the energy begins to stir beneath the surface, but not quite ready to show itself on the surface yet. What are your key ingredients for this time you’re in?

Arlene Francey Lyne

Coach, writer, mama, and raving fan of Mother Earth.
Life a work in progress: like a garden, it’s never finished!
Sharing practical inspiration to help you tend to what matters💖