The heat is scorching here at the moment. Everything in the garden is getting burnt. I send the boys out for a little bit in the morning, and again at night so they burn off some energy but our days are consisting heavily of board games, books and movies. With the odd trip to the beach and runs through the sprinklers. I do so love school holidays! I have even learnt to play chess, which was a game I didn't have patience for growing up. But this family of mine do love a good board game and we are discovering some beauties.
I hope you are all managing to keep cool for those of you in Australia! There is some good reads this week, and I have included a couple of books that I really love. If your Australian and haven't yet, I highly recommend getting onto this free public library app Libby. I think this might be the best app ever. Endless free books at your fingertips!
Ronnie and Henry, best mates! This dog loves his boys.
lower waste goodie bags prizes and stocking stuffers
Sometimes we want to give little ones a small gift for what ever reason, these are some nice low waste ideas.
The Guardian
"For 30 years I've been obsessed by why children get Leukaemia. Now we have an answer."
Just...wow. Basically what I get from this is to follow my desire to use natural cleaners like vinegar, bicarb and essentail oils. To use simple and natural body cleansers, and the power of eating simple nourishing food cooked with real ingredients while continuing to embrace fermented foods. That there is something in my inner desire to have a house full of animals to give my children the kind of experiences I read about in story books as a child. It seems to be shown time and time again that these things strengthen our children's immune system, and the research about gut health is becoming more and more prominent.
"Driving Over Lemons" by Chris Stewert
I am devouring allll the books written by people who have made the move to a farming life, in an unconventional way. This book is hilarious, and wonderfully heart warming. You can read it for free with the Libby app or purchase online.
'The Art of Frugal Hedonism' by Annie Raser-Rowland
Brook McAlery from 'The Slow Home Podcast' interviewed Annie Raser-Rowland the Author a little while back, but her book has been playing in my mind recently. If you haven't read it I highly recommend it. Its a small, but powerful little book that can help you see the small moments of ordinary things as a total luxury. Also here is the podcast between these two wonderful ladies, its a goodie.
Podcast
Uber Frugal Month
This is a great free challenge from a blogger by the name of Liz. I am following along the best I can. Grant and I are having these conversations about our financial plans moving forward into a new season. The transition of moving house makes it a little imperfect as our routine will be out of whack, but I think sometimes you just need to start the best you can.
I hope you enjoy this weeks links as much as I have!
Much love,
Emma
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