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A Year to Do What is Good for the Soul

Posted on 31 January 20265 February 2026 by kim cotton

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A Year to Do What is Good for the Soul 2026 feels like a year to pause and remember something essential — to do what is good for the soul. It’s something many of us forget in the hurried rhythm of modern life, as we earn a living, care for our families and friends, pets, […]

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Wooden Toy Sailing Boats ~ Traditional Toy Boat Makers

Posted on 15 September 20208 June 2022 by kim cotton

It’s not often you meet the makers of the toys we buy for our children. It’s even rarer to meet a crack team which are the keepers of a dying tradition of crafting slow toys. Meet Bateaux Tirot ~ the last of the artisan family, which creates eco-wood French sailing boats or pond boats crafted […]

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