US vs UK: “Two posh boys who don’t know the price of milk”
David Cameron, prime minister of the UK, has finally said something that I can admire. When Mitt Romney, who ran …
Monthly Archives: July 2012
In Which I Carry the Olympic Torch
The Olympic torch, made of what appears to be gold-colored metal, is a meter long and surprisingly heavy. In order …
A donkey in search of a scratching post
I saw this donkey and its mother a few days ago in the field next to our holiday cottage in …
The crackling of winter barley
“Gordon,” I said to my cousin this morning in his farmhouse kitchen as he was pouring hot milk into mugs …
Cattle Market
After six months of mild, mostly dry, sunny weather–so dry that there’s been a 19-month drought–it’s been god-awful for the …
How to Build a Stone Wall
To me, there are few things more beautiful than a well-built dry stone wall. A stone wall is a work …
Who will farm the farms?
Two weeks ago I walked along the Dimple Lane that extends from my aunt’s house near the Crich marketplace to …
The Year of Living Englishly 