A worrying development, this. As you know we have reversed roles. I want the tortoise to go to a good tortoise home. Sarah wants him to stay. And to prove how much she loves him she’s started talking to him. ‘Hey Tonky Tonks’ (yes really) I found her murmuring. ‘Hello mate.’ Hello mate? The tortoise [...]
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By Twittering In The Hedgerow
Two technologies at opposite ends of the archaeological spectrum define our lives here on our hill. Yesterday I began to lay a hedge. Slow work. First cut your chestnut poles and cart. Then put them through the peeler. Then split them into four on a cleaving break. Sharpen. Tie into bundles and cart to hedge. [...]
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This is the story of a rural life, lived by Sarah and Christopher on their 40 acre Wealden farm, near Rye, which they share with assorted animals, wild flowers, trees, an eclectic array of locals and the odd visitor who thinks it's an idyll. Sometimes it is.
