A Year in the Woods is the story of Norwegian writer Torbjørn Ekelund who spent a whole year taking a little time away each month, to spend alone in the woods. He communes with nature in quiet reflection, leaving the city after work one day each month to camp near the same tiny pond in a forest, then returns…
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what we can learn from Catholic saints
Who needs celebrity tosh, when you can read about Catholic saints? St Francis of Assisi was a real party boy in his time, and Durham’s own St Cuthbert (buried on the island of Lindisfarne where he spent most of his life as a hermit) used to guard sheep. He even passed laws to protect eider…
bedtime stories for little environmentalists
The Fog is a lovely book with original text and whimsical drawings. It tells the tale of Warble, a small yellow warbler who lives on the beautiful island of Icyland, where he pursues his hobby of human-watching. But one day, a deep fog rolls in and obscures his view. The more the fog is ignored, the…
books to help you paint relaxing watercolours
Learning to paint is a nice hobby to help you relax, and can even turn into a nice home business, selling prints locally or online. Use manuals with biodegradable watercolour paints and eco papers. Watercolor Made Simple is a lovely book to explore your creativity and learn to paint in watercolours, by a popular teacher….