Sometimes in the country everything happens at once. Others, nothing happens, twice in a row. That’s been the last week. Not strictly true of course. The fire got worse, so we waited patiently for lovely Michael Penfold (great local name) to turn up this morning with his ladders. I’d do it myself but climbing to [...]
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New Year Drinks
Having the neighbours round for drinks ought to be a fairly straightforward affair. It isn’t - we have learned the hard way. It seems that once invited for a drink some friends and neighbours fully expect to stay for several days. We’ve tried the mid morning “come round for a Sunday sherry” in the past [...]
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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.

