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Nov 20, 2023Liked by Lucy Fleetwood

Thank you for this, Lucy. It’s really interesting learning more about the microbiome. Makes me want to drop everything & get out into the garden! The highlight of my Sunday was trying a walk on the other side of my new village, just before dark. A place I haven’t visited since childhood, so I want sure how to find it... It became a beautiful bear hunt, with a wrong turn taking me over a stone stile & through colourful grassland, until eventually I found the woodland. The trees were all so colourful & beautiful. I was speechless. In the middle stood a majestic beech tree, who I immediately recognised as a grandmother & greeted as such. It was a wonderful. Xx

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That sounds like a lovely place to have so close. Beautiful 🧡

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Love this Lucy! It's so rich in texture and sensory wonderment, and so evocative of English autumns as I sit here in Auckland with spring creeping towards summer. West Auckland is something of a rainforest too. I love the dense, luscious, sub-tropical greenery and dramatic landscapes, though some days my body complains loudly about the damp and humidity! My simple things today also include getting out into my garden, getting my hands in the dirt, clearing weeds and preparing for some planting. Thanks for the reminder about the gift this is to our microbiome 😊💚

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Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it, I’d love to see pictures of your garden and habitat. 🧡😊

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Funny as I wrote that comment I thought of attaching a picture of West Auckland's Waitakere ranges (our rainforest) but I don't think the comment section let's you add pics 🤔

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I can’t see one either, I’ve just tried to copy paste a photo, but it didn’t paste. I’ll do some googling 😊

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How fun to see the picture of you and your little ones, Lucy! And to hear how you dragged them over to work on the allotments :). Such a gift and no doubt played a beautiful role in their becoming.

So far as today's simple, ordinary things, my partner and I went on a walk along the ocean. And he made a stew last night that we're eating again this evening. Feels and tastes like November.

I hope you savour listening to the storm and owls outside while staying cozy and baking. Thank you for bringing more ease to my Sunday. xo

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Thank you, Dana (I learnt about the comma before your name from your posts!), I’m glad you enjoyed this, your walk along the ocean, how lovely 🧡😊

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