Sam
Sloe Crafts: Writing
Writing may seem a strange place to start a series of posts on crafts, yet I'm not alone in finding my creativity stimulated by handwriting.
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Sam
- Dec 10, 2023
- 4 min
Winter Walking
Winter walking is one of the best pleasures of these colder months: frost, crisp air and subtle colours.
Sam
- Nov 12, 2023
- 4 min
Three Sloe Reads for the Darker Months
The evenings are drawing-in, and the lure of an armchair and a good book becomes hard to resist... Here are three great reads for autumn.
Sam
- Jul 16, 2023
- 5 min
Rehabilitating the Barbecue: Advice for Modern Outdoor Eating
Barbecues have acquired something of a bad reputation, but with a few tips, you can turn outdoor eating into a calming, modern experience.
Sam
- Jun 11, 2023
- 4 min
Among Old Friends: The Importance of Ancient and Veteran Trees
The recording of ancient trees is important, urgent work: despite their ecological and historical importance, few are protected in the UK.
Sam
- May 29, 2023
- 5 min
Unthink: Improving My Relationship with the News
Until only a few months ago, I felt I had become addicted to the news. It would seem I am not the only one...
Sam
- May 3, 2023
- 4 min
The Fate of the Skylark in the UK
Skylarks are important to us here in the UK. Yet, despite their central place in our culture, they are now critically endangered.
Sam
- Apr 4, 2023
- 3 min
Getting Back to the Sloe Life
The foraging season is just starting again after the lull of winter. It is the perfect time for harvesting three very similar wild greens.
Elle
- Oct 11, 2022
- 3 min
The Pumpkin Patch: Pick-Your-Own at Rougham Estate
One of our favourite things about the Halloween season is decorating the house with pumpkins and squashes of every shape, colour and size.
Elle
- Jul 31, 2022
- 5 min
The Small Pleasures of a Picnic
Perfect picnic days can be few and far between, so here are a few quick tips to help you seize the moment when the opportunity arises.
Elle
- Apr 28, 2022
- 5 min
Spring Storms and Fallen Trees
Spring heralds the return of colour, but also the arrival of storms. The destruction can be terrible, but also brings renewal.
Elle
- Jan 29, 2022
- 4 min
B is for Brussels Sprouts
Is there any vegetable that divides opinion as much as the humble Brussels sprout? It certainly divides our household...
Sam
- Dec 30, 2021
- 3 min
A Year of Suffolk Reading
We set ourselves five rural reads, and I soon fell in love with those books about the people who have lived and farmed here in Suffolk.
Elle
- Dec 22, 2021
- 5 min
Over-Consumption: 3 Ways to Break the Habit
Over-consumption is not going to be an easy habit to break, but after the excess of Christmas, this is the right time to challenge myself.
Sam & Elle
- Dec 11, 2021
- 5 min
Rural Reads V: The Fat of the Land
Today, the idea of the countryside being "an escape" seems very modern, but The Fat of the Land proves this urge is as old as the hills...
Sam
- Nov 25, 2021
- 4 min
Fog and Ruins: A Walk to Rougham Hall
Between the trees ahead of us, the ruin of Rougham Hall materialised out of the mid-morning fog like a ghost.
Sam
- Oct 29, 2021
- 4 min
Rural Reads IV: Adrian Bell's Corduroy Trilogy
Adrian Bell’s trilogy, beginning with Corduroy (1930), creates a world of quiet beauty that I'll carry with me for the rest of my life.
Sam & Elle
- Sep 28, 2021
- 2 min
A Seasonal Shift: Autumn
Autumn is on its way. Already the colours of the trees are shifting to the golds and browns and yellows, and the leaves crunch underfoot.
Elle
- Aug 23, 2021
- 3 min
Rural Reads III: Hollow Places
The third of our 5 rural reads: Christopher Hadley's detailed investigation into mythology and landscape in rural Hertfordshire.
Sam
- Apr 26, 2021
- 4 min
A Seasonal Year: Twelve Months in Six Photographs
Over the last year of working from home, we have been photographing the same corner of a nearby field, watching it change with the seasons.
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