The Quest for England
Today I read Chapter two of Rambles Round Willow Farm by Arthur O. Cooke. It was published before the First World War and tells of life on a farm in the West Country. Written for children, along with a series of other countryside books, the author introduces youngsters to rural life away from the large […]
The book Rambles Round Willow Farm by Arthur O. Cooke was published before the First World War and tells of life on a farm in the West Country. Written for children, along with a series of other countryside books, the author introduces youngsters to rural life away from the large towns and cities. For us, […]
The lovely Julia and I are in the quaint village of Rusper, just north of Horsham. We take a walk around the church and then along the high street. I used to live in Horsham as a younger man, but never visited this nearby village. Today I am delighted to see all the old timber […]
Who knew there was a Motte and Bailey Castle in Horsham in West Sussex. Not me, and I lived in Horsham as a boy. The lovely Julia and I pop along to a piece of wasteland in the North East of the town to discover the old Norman defence, where soon after the invasion of […]
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Today I go to find out about the power of the herb, not necessarily for cooking, but for health in the whole body. I travel to Lewes in East Sussex to meet Kym Murden, practising herbalist. As Kym says on her website, ‘I grow, collect and harvest as many herbs to make my remedies as […]