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Tuesday 11 September 2012

Going in

"I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in. Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves." ~John Muir

It has been a long while since life really slowed down, for more than a few moments, and in day light. Work and children, joyous as they are, are constant. We snatch sweet moments here or there, like hanging out the laundry, when everyone else is inside, for a moment there is just you, the blue sky, the birds, hopefully a ray of sunshine and phew, breathe.

Anyhow, our long while was up. We packed the car, dropped all four children at their grandparents (thanks goodness for grandparents!) and headed for the hills, quite literally.

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No lights, no phones, no television, no computer, no people. Just shelter, earth, fire, air, water.
Simon fished, I stitched (the skitchbook!) and foraged.

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We made wild mushroom risotto, something I rarely cook because the children loathe it, so it was a special camp fire treat.

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And our sleeping arrangements were delightfully comfortable (thank goodness for grandparents AND airbed's!), resplendant with jolly vintage bed linen, the bed and it's layers are my camping indulgence, and yes, I confess, that is a rug on the floor of my tent, what can I say? It folds up real small...

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John Muir was a clever old boy, wasn't he?

11 comments:

  1. Gorgeousness abounds! What stylish campers you are indeed :-) No fish for supper though? John Muir was amazing, I saw a doc about him not so very long ago, very inspiring!

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    1. Fish for supper indeed, I tell Simon it is counter intuitive to catch the fish and throw it back, but they are carp and not for eating, apparently. I keep trying to get him into to trout fishing, but he is having none of it :(

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    2. Mmmmm fresh trout - how can he not go for that??

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  2. beautiful post.. what a lovely get away!

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  3. this is just how camping should be!

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  4. oh that tent looks so snug! and I detest camping......I may be tempted with the addition of a rug though.

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  5. sounds heavenly!! what a wonderful getaway you must've had! my hubby and i rarely get time away from the kiddos (we have 5!) so i would absolutely LOVE a time away from it all like that!
    that tent looks so cozy too! :)

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  6. The photos in this post are like from another world. It feels, on my computer screen, as if even from another time.

    My husband and I lived in a tent for over a year when we did a bicycle tour through Europe as newly weds. Then we camped with our four children many times.

    Never, have I had a comfortable bed complete with beautiful rug in my tent, and I say to myself. Why not?

    The threads also - everything - so beautiful.

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  7. I adore your tent and all of its loveliness, why not have beauty and comfort when camping? I especially love the stitch book and the twigs for wrapping floss on!

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  8. I adore your tent and all of its loveliness, why not have beauty and comfort when camping? I especially love the stitch book and the twigs for wrapping floss on!

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  9. I love everything in your tent, and also especially the embroidery floss on twigs. I will be copying that idea! I hope you don't mind too much:)

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