Grounded: A Companion for Slow Living by Anna Carlile
Anna Carlile
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Australian Author: Anna Carlile
Grounded (adjective): used to describe a person who has a good understanding of what is really important in life.
This book is your entry into a world that spins slowly and draws its inspiration from the earth, the ocean, the sun and the sky. Each turn of the page through projects organized into chapters for the four seasons will lead to discover a new way to practice slow living and weave nature into your everyday life. Build a garden bed and plant seeds. Watch your vegetable garden grow, and pluck a tomato or two to make a salad. Go on a walk in the woods, build a campfire and then read the moon. Rediscover a childlike joy of nature through over 20 projects to cook, make or do outside. Grounded is the ideal way to put down your devices and spend time in natural surrounds with your friends, your family and, of course, yourself.
About the Author:
Anna Carlile is the founder of Viola Designs, a communication design company that draws inspiration from nature and promotes design that celebrates and protects the environment. She had worked on five previous titles with Hardie Grant Travel, including Walks in Nature: Australia and 365 Nature. Anna lives in Melbourne, Australia with her partner Nick and two children, Freya and Tasman.
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