This year, almost every family has had a taste of what it is like to educate their child at home. Some families have found it very...

Last week I rescued a bumble bee. I had just watered the plants and was about to pour the leftover water into the kitchen sink, when I...

We are in the process of re-designing our garden. As is the norm at High Winds, our beautiful house constantly throws us unexpected challeng

Written by Clare Berry This world can throw all sorts of problems at us. It can also provide some of the answers, in part. In the world...

How do we gain the victory when our goals seem so great and far off that we don't know where to start?

Today I had to wait for the kettle to boil! I haven't boiled a kettle since May. "That is oddly specific," says Martin. "Yes, well that's...

You wouldn't believe the number of trees we have at High Winds. We have (if I have counted right) 39 Holly trees, 3 Scott's Pines, 1...

My family often think I am crazy. It was my birthday not too long ago and when my brother, Reuben, asked me what I wanted he was rather...

When we were house hunting we looked around a really interesting house. It had a huge back door with a key the size of a wooden spoon. It...

Here is an interview with our furriest member of the family, Simba. In her favourite place Where is your favourite place?: Oh that has to...

Christmas Eve at High Winds Hello! I hope you all had a great Christmas. We had nine for Christmas dinner which by our books was a very...

Benjamin doing some maths Let me introduce you to our children. Sam, Benjamin and Robyn. Sam is Jan’s son and the other two belong to...

Please tell me I am not the only one who lets their ironing pile turn into a mini mountain. Well my Mum’s does too, but hey is there...

High Winds is a dream come true for us. After my Dad retired we relocated to a nine bedroom home where we could all live together. So the...

Benjamin was particularly proud of the tower he made out of cushions. He collects cushions from all over the house and then hoovers them...

Just another meal time at High Winds!

A snowy arrival Welcome to High Winds! We have been here for 9 months now. We arrived in the snow three days before Christmas. Yes, I...