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Episode 59: Heather Winslow LeFebvre – Touching history

‘Teatime is a way to actually taste history’
- Heather Winslow LeFebvre

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Heather is a nature journal teacher with a unique focus. She uses literature and history as a way of connecting her students with the natural world. In her online classes, Heather explores the life and landscape of authors such as Beatrix Potter, James Herriot, Jane Austen and The Brontë Sisters.


Listen to hear more about:

  • Heather’s early nature experiences.

  • The benefits and challenges of coming from an artistic family.

  • Charlotte Mason and her focus on nature observation and nature journaling.

  • How Heather came to be combining literature, history and nature journaling in her work.

  • How studying the lives and landscapes of people in history can help us connect with our own present-day landscapes.

  • The importance of ‘Teatime’ for Heather and her family.

  • Heather’s favourite nature journaling materials and the colours she chooses for her palette.

  • Sensory awareness in nature.

  • How gratitude is an integral part of Heather’s nature connection.

Find out more about Heather and her online classes on her website: www.thenaturejournaler.com.

You can learn more about Heather’s membership program The Nature Creative here: www.thenaturejournaler.com/thenaturecreative.

Follow Heather on Instagram and Facebook.


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