‘Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?’
My friend told me about a poet who stashed pencils in the branches of trees, so when out walking, she would always have [...]
Childhood Heros
Childhood Heros Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, FRAeS ‘Rules are for the guidance of [...]
Winterising the Worms
Winterising the Worms As a shepherd brings in the sheep when the snow begins to lay. As the temperature began to drop, I [...]
Podcasts
Podcasts We all have our secrets. Mine is despite appearances whilst working in the garden with my earphones on, I am not listening [...]
My Family and other animals
My Family and other animals I read ‘My Family and Other Animals’ by Gerald Durrell when I was a child. I read it [...]
The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea Whether it is Ernest Hemingway’s writing style, the well known story of his life or his rugged [...]
Swallows and Amazon
Swallows and Amazons Swallows and Amazons written by Arthur Ransome in the 1930’s is about a group of children who find independence and [...]
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows Our little patch of Scotland called my garden has felt like the South of France for the past [...]
