Frozen Pond
When I visited it, the pond was frozen, and the ice was covered with a confectioner's dust- ing of snow. I stood and looked around for a while, admiring the glitter of sunlight......
Country Life
BY IAN NIALL FOR me, at least, trees arc as much part of a place as the habitations of man. At the ap- proach to a village on a hill near us two trees were to be seen until a......
Chess
BY PHILIDOR No. 36. G. HUME (2nd Prize, 'Good Companions,' 1921) WHITE: (II men) BLACK (14 , men) WHrfE to play and mate in two moves: solution next week. Solution to last......
Owl Talk Curiosity May Have Killed The Cat, But The
poor cat is not the only creature afflicted With curiosity. I came along the side of the wood just before dusk and heard the first owl call up in the pine trees. Something......
Early Sowing
Boxes of healthy leek and onion seedlings are to be prized when it comes to laying out the vegetable garden. In wet or hard weather, when little can be done outside, it pays to......
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