May-blossom
May is out, and it is safe to remove jackets, shirts and other gar- ments. I have never been sure about the old rhyme's meaning, but the month of May has gone and the blossom of......
The Village Shop
One looks at the things in the window of a village shop not because one expects to find bargains but because it is only there that such odd articles are offered for sale. The......
Country Life
FROM time to time it is rumoured that cock-fighting still takes place M country districts of the Midlands and North. * Like other barbaric sports, it has been driven underground......
Herb -cures
Herb remedies are endless. Every old country-woman once had her own pet cures. Nettle .beer was for the blood, hops for the pillow of those who could not sleep, elderflowers for......
Weeds And Seeds
There is nothing that will do for weeds but hard work. So many lovely things are coming into flower and ripening that it is easy to stand and stare. Meanwhile, the weeds seed as......
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