When a voice from the past cuts through daily life, reminding you of a lost passion for nature and a magical childhood garden, you know, in an instant, you need to act.
This happened to me when I opened an old book on butterflies and out dropped a letter my father had sent me 28 years previously.
The letter contained a heartfelt message for the future and a wish that I would always remember the pleasure nature gave me as a child. “Don’t lose the child inside you, dear Annabel, and never forget that nature brings enduring peace and happiness,” my father said.