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I am thrilled to tell you that the Wonderful Life Farm shop is now open! Our first seasonal collection is the spring Back to Nature Collection, and features everything you need to picnic in style, great outdoor amusements for the kids (including my favorite kite kit), and more! I hope it will inspire you to create some beautiful family memories, embrace the simple joys of life, and make the ones you hold most dear feel loved, as you plan some special moments.

Picnicking in the fresh outdoors is one of the things our family loves to do! With springtime upon us and the grass greening and days getting longer, my thoughts always turn to picnics. I chose for the Back to Nature Collection an assortment of picnic items that I felt would be both useful and beautiful. I like picnic goods that are enduring…both in classic style and in their quality. I wanted you to be able to use them now and use them for every picnic for the next 20 years.

Starting with the basics of any picnic, I chose the Tartan Wool Picnic Blanket and the Classic Picnic Basket. I am absolutely thrilled with the quality of this picnic blanket AND that it was woven in England (…because you know my English-loving heart!). And no one does wool better than England, with all it’s sheep-dotted countryside. Our family loves wool blankets for picnicking, because wool is naturally water-resistant, which makes it perfect for the (sometimes) damp days of spring.

And the Classic Picnic Basket was a collaboration with Peterboro Baskets, a company which is local to me, but which was founded in 1854. Proud to offer American made, especially at this time when we’re all doing all we can to support our cherished small businesses. I worked with them to design for you exactly the picnic basket that I know from experience is enduring and useful. So, you will find this basket is sturdy, roomy, classic in every design way, and has a removable shelf at the bottom. That removable shelf enables you to store something, like a warm skillet, a dessert, or a breakable serving piece in the bottom without it being damaged, or getting anything else in your basket messy.

In the Back to Nature Collection, you will also find high-quality enamelware and real forks and knives, because I love the permanent feel of real dishes and cutlery in my hand when I’m picnicking. It’s great to be able to pack up and go for a picnic whenever you want, knowing you have everything you need stored away in the picnic basket. The Ivory Enamelware dishes (plates, bowls, and mugs each sold separately) pair beautifully with the Picnic Cutlery. While the enamelware is new, the cutlery has been gathered from my antiquing trips around New England. You’ll love the weight and feel of this cutlery in your hands, and how the design of the pieces is simple, yet feels incredibly civilized for a picnic.

When you visit the shop, you’ll also find other picnic items, like the Picnic Water Bottle, the Picnic Warming Stove, and the Small Cast Iron Skillet. Even when we first got married, I always thought that investing in high-quality, classic, picnic pieces was an investment in making people happy. It was like a little promise that I’d plan good times for our family…that we’d get outside and enjoy the beauty of nature and each other’s company.

One of my most favorite items in the Back to Nature Collection is the Children’s Simple Kite Kit. When I think of spring days, I think of how carefree they feel…of running in a meadow, the sunshine on my face, the gentle breezes. And almost nothing feels so carefree as an afternoon of kite flying. I have the fondest memories of assembling kites with my dad, and how wondrous it was to watch them soar in the wind together. This kite kit is so easy to assemble, even I could do it (which, if you knew how unmechanical I am, would truly impress you). But any (normal) adult or even an older child will be able to assemble it themselves, and younger children can do it with help. Included in the kit is a small bundle of colored pencils, so your child can personalize their kite with their own artwork. (Do please tag me @wonderfullifefarm on Instagram with pictures of your children’s colored kites! I’d love to see!) Guaranteed to fly and put a smile on your child or your grandchild’s face!

You will also find a Kid’s Butterfly Net and a Kid’s Tic-Tac-Toe Game in the Back to Nature Collection! All three of the kid’s items would be great for Easter baskets, to tote along on a picnic, birthday gifts, and more.

Also included in the spring collection is a Bulb Forcing Vase. If like me, you live in a part of the country where springtime is a little slow in coming, a bulb forcing vase can bring springtime indoors to you. The calendar may say it’s spring, but trees are still bare and flowers are a long way off, and our hearts can just yearn for a bright spot of color in our homes. With the Bulb Forcing Vase, you can place a bulb in it with just a bit of water touching the base, and watch as it grows from a plain bulb…to a bulb with roots…to a flower in just a few short days! I’ve always thought that we share such great memories with people when we watch things grow together. It’s a great way to share the love and wonder of nature with your children, as you watch the bulb grow and bloom.

I hope the Back to Nature Collection encourages you to create some beautiful memories with those you love this spring! The collection is in the Wonderful Life Farm shop now!