That right there is sunrise over the garden of Eden. No I don't mean the tourist attraction in Cornwall, I mean the wonderful valley which Coombe Mill nestles in. That was the view that we had each morning when we pulled back the curtains in our cabin.
Breathtaking isn't it?
Little wonder that the three of us spent the entire time smiling, laughing and enjoying the fresh air. The Boy enjoyed a plethora of new experiences, and we both were able to smile and revel in his new found confidence.
This is The Boy who strode into the poultry and wallaby pen on the first morning, who fed donkeys and stroked their noses, who glared down an alpaca. My little precious bundle who walked into the pigs' pen, cuddled their rumps and then uncurled their tails, who walked in amongst the goats and fed them, who walked within ten feet of a deer. This is The Boy who let a fragile chick stand on his head and arm.
And after he'd finished discovering all about the fauna, we popped over to the official Eden Project to take in the flora in the biomes where The Boy saw how bananas grow, that coffee comes in green beans, that those elusive tomatoes which mummy won't let him near (he's allergic) start out green.
We even picked a grain of rice from their mini paddyfield and saw how hard they are when they come straight from the plant!
Arriving home , Mr. TBaM and I remarked to each other how much he'd grown over the weekend; and as parents isn't that our job? To guide them when exploring their new world.
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Wow, where do I start, I am blown away by the the wonderful photos you always manage to take and to see them of The Boy here at Coombe Mill is very special for me. Loving the title and the fact that I think The Boy wore his Farmer Nick's Little Helpers hat all weekend! Thank you to all 3 of you for being such lovely friendly guests of ours.
He really did wear it all the time, even in Eden! Bearing in mind he wouldn't put it on at the beginning of the first day!
What fabulous memories for you all. He does seem to be completely at home with all creatures great and small
Weird bearing in mind he used to be petrified of them!
A wonderful experience exploring the great outdoors. Its lovely to see fun and education combined. I imagine he learnt so much 🙂
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He had the best time and really boosted his confidence.
Amazing! We have been to Cornwall a few times and yet we have never made it there, it looks and sounds like an amazing experience
You must go to The Eden Project, it's amazing there. Take a warm coat though for outside.
Gorgeous photos and looks like the perfect holiday away! Can't wait to take Dylan in a couple of years! x
It's fantastic there, a dream holiday.
Wonderfully written and makes me want to return, we loved both trips also and My Little Man is allergic also 🙂 x
Thank you lovely.
Thank you for the comment on my blog and by the way your blogposts are brilliant
Thanks very much.
Aww this looks like an amazing time out.
It really was, and 'time out' is exactly what it was. The next day when I was taking the register I couldn't believe that 24 hours before I'd been feeding pigs.
i love this post. your photos of the boy at the farm are so lovely and i have seen a change in him and his confidence over the past few months. he is a treasure and a credit to you and Mr TBaM x x
That's fantastic to hear that you think his confidence has increased as well. Thank you so much for being so lovely in your comment.
It sounds like you had an amazing time. xxx
We really did, it was amazing.