How About Spring in England! 1750's Airbnb Cottage in the Cotswolds

Resteem repost share SHARE!! Flit in to the HEART OF ENGLAND to this awesome #Airbnb rural retreat ~ 1750's Cottage #England ~ Special Availability window this Spring 2018; April 12-27. 'Heart of England' means Gloucestershire; close to Stroud, Bath, Bristol, and not so far from Glastonbury/Isle of Avalon, Stonehenge and such, if you are so inclined.

This Airbnb is actually my sister Heather's, and this particular window of time is when she will be in California with me.

"This is a 1750's cottage on a country lane in an extraordinary location [biodynamic valley], 20 minute walk to the small town of Nailsworth, and a pastoral walk through the abundant waters & garden valley leading to Ruskin Mill Centre & Cafe (best homemade food around!). 'The Cottage' is 3-storey white painted stone, with an overview from kitchen and sitting room of tall trees, green hillside and sky. The close proximity of Ruskin Mill Trust (see below) puts us in the heart of all that inspired the vision for young lives and land and waterways. Our Airbnb visitors come for all of this and more."

WHY RUSKIN MILL ENVIRONS IS SPECIAL:
A little history -
"The seeds of Ruskin Mill (Educational) Trust were sown in 1967, when Robin and Barbara Gordon transplanted their young sons Aonghus and Alasdair from the hothouse of the Ruskin Centre for Art Appreciation in Venice to the cold-frame of a dilapidated former textile mill in Gloucestershire.

They had fallen into fertile soil. Within the steep, wooded valleys of the Severn escarpment, a thousand years of the wool trade had bequeathed Horsley and Nailsworth a built environment of exceptional quality, a pioneering spirit and a keen pride in design and craftsmanship.

Over the next fifteen years, they were energised by the inspirations of three men whose visions had helped shape the lives of the Gordon family: Rudolf Steiner, John Ruskin and William Morris.

By 1984, they had germinated into the Ruskin Mill Centre for Arts and Cultural Regeneration. In that year, pupils from nearby Cotswold Chine Special School helped restore the mill's water-wheel.

The next year, two more joined what was soon to become the Living Earth Training Course. The Living Earth Course combined biodynamic agriculture in a market garden with the craft curriculum sourced from the Arts and Crafts movement, the insights into human development provided by Rudolf Steiner and a commitment to responsible stewardship of the land for future generations.

This curriculum, the so-called Descent into Matter, accessed the four elements of Earth, Water, Air and Fire through the three Kingdoms of Nature:

• Animal - leatherwork, felt-making and weaving
• Plant - basketry, carving and green woodwork
• Mineral - pottery, stone carving, stained glass and metalwork

Students boarded with local families, and received additional support through anthroposophic medicine and associated therapies. Crucially, students were constantly immersed in the commercial activities of the Mill: the small craft workshops, cafe and other retail outlets.

This braiding of practical education, home-making, commerce and environmental awareness gave them the unique therapeutic experience of transforming their environment into useful commodities, for exchange within the market economy.

This vision has remained at the heart of the Trust's work ever since."

Ruskin Mill Trust says: "This is how we want our world to be: Each individual experiences meaningful relationships with universe, earth and people and has the potential to shape their own future."

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