Linhay Restored
In June 2022 I published a country diary titled ‘Linhay, Tallet and Barn.’ https://stephentomlin.co.uk/2022/06/27/linhay-tallet-and-barn/ Traditional west country farm buildings might be something of a minority interest but the spirit of my friend Tom’s writing style comes shining through and the story of their restoration updates my earlier blog. Linhays, Lintels and Lunkeys by Tom Roskilly,…
Physic Visit
A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all, it teaches entire trust. Gertrude Jekyll There’s something of a thrill to be had in stepping out of a noisy London street into an old walled garden. And not just any green urban oasis but the…
Medieval Treasures
Where are the men who came before us/ Who led hounds and hawks to the hunt, / Who commanded fields and woods? / Where are the elegant ladies in their boudoirs / Who braided gold through their hair / And had such fair complexions? Extract from an anonymous poem c. 1275, trans. Michael R Burch)…
Light Over Jutland
Maybe it’s from watching too much Danish television and cinema, but the northern region of Jutland lodges in my imagination as a cold windswept archipelago breeding outlaws, from Viking raiders to Scandi noir murderers. How refreshing then to set the record straight with a welcome immersion in the luminous world created by one of that…
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