Milkweed & Teasel

Bartering is still an accepted form of trade in the countryside. In fact I'd go as far as to say that bartering is the preferred curren...

The clocks went back last night. In my old life, that gave me an extra hour in bed which I used to fixate on with an unhealthy obsession - a...

We are the proud owners of a new tumble dryer AND a new chest freezer. Both are brand new, though not for want of looking for a preloved dry...

It was a shoot day today and, besides picking up lots of partridge for the bag, I picked up a few chestnuts for the larder. I found a pro...

A priest for giving 'last rites' There's a saying about a plate of ham and eggs: a day's work for the chicken, a lifetime...

It's not gone well today. Hazel, the spaniel with the severest case of spanielitis, decided to do a runner this morning. Mike left it to...

Well, technically it's 7 if you include wild boar. But traditionally the 'Big 6' is a British sporting achievement where the aim...