The Quiet Life
"To live here and run out of tea !" I thought aloud. We were passing along a valley where the road wound past a single grey- stone Cottage. Brown and white hens fed on the......
The Angler's Passion
All kinds of men have a passion for angling. Some come to the water with ancient rods that are shaky and droop as sadly as the willow, while others, the more prosperous, with......
Drystone Walls Where There Are Drystone Walls There Will...
be vermin, a keeper told me once, and of course the remark is so true that it hardly needs to be made. The drystone wall is the most solid shelter for all small creatures. Mice......
Country Life
THE most encouraging thing in March is the promise of spring when a freakish day arrives and there is no cloud. The sun glints on the water, sparkles on whitewashed walls and......
Rose-pruning
This is a good time for rose-pruning. With bushes, prune to just above an out-grow:ng bud, leaving the heart open. Remove suckers from the root-stock, whether above or be!ow the......
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