This weekend we decided to have a our own little 40 hour carbon reducing time/reconnecting with each other again time. We were also really hankering for more of a simple time, missing the outdoors. The boys put up the tent with the Big Guy, and I set about organising the fire pit on top of the grassy area.
It was beautiful to sit around the fire that night, looking at the fire and the stars, remembering different places that we had been camping around Australia and stories that people had told us. It was a great way to connect. we used the solar lanterns from the garden as our lighting. It felt relaxed and peaceful.
Breaky was slow cooked on the fire (fuel by sticks and hardwood in the backyard), as was lunch the next day. There really is something to be said for just slowing down a little.
On Sunday night, Mr 12, the oldest, told me that he was much more relaxed sleeping in his sleeping bag and tent than in his bed. This may become a more regular event!
Sounds like good fun. Right now it is 38 degrees, no camping for us in that heat.
ReplyDeleteI think you passed the heat on to us! Mr 12 went on a scout camp in the heat and one of the kids got heat stroke:( Only respite for us was late in the evening in the garden.
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