An English farm, Summer 2016
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The English countryside, Summer 2016
The crazy nettle lady plants wildflowers
The crazy nettle lady, also known as moi, is moving along with my plan to plant wildflower and bluebells seeds …
Mountains out of molehills
Today my uncle Frank and I are going to tackle the molehills in one of his top fields next to …
Wildflowers of the north of England
One of the very nicest things about England is all the flowers. The gardens (sometimes it feels as if everyone …
The Crazy Nettle Lady
Recently a man and woman came down to the farmhouse to tell my cousin’s wife that a woman was on …
Queen-spotting: Queen Elizabeth comes to Lea Mills
This morning I went to see the Queen. You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who doesn’t like the Queen. I …
The farm: up the lane and down the wood
I’m back in my very favorite place in the world–my grandfather’s farm in the Peak District of England, which now …
Cromford, Derbyshire, where the Industrial Revolution began
Melissa, who blogs at the wonderfully named Smitten by Britain: For People who Love Great Britain, asked me …
The publication of A Pennine Childhood by Brenda Wallis Smith!
Dear Readers of The Year of Living Englishly, I am absolutely delighted to announce the publication of the memoir and …
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