Newsletter No. 15: Semi-immersed

writing & research · milestones · Anthea Bell · island wardens · hillforts · pubs · oak trees · ancient ships · self-improvement · Mark Cocker · Jan Morris · Melissa Harrison

sidelines · Robert Macfarlane · Julian Hoffman · Amy Liptrot · Little Toller · Sir Thomas Browne · Tim Dee · Adam Nicolson · Julia Blackburn

Newsletter No. 15: Semi-immersed

writing & research · milestones · Anthea Bell · island wardens · hillforts · pubs · oak trees · ancient ships · self-improvement · Mark Cocker · Jan Morris · Melissa Harrison

Newsletter No. 14: The terror Carter’s warriors

Liverpool · chinese warriors · Ben Myers · shoes on wires · Patti Smith · Wuthering Heights · stratigraphy · astronomy · ancient DNA · storm petrels · LIMONCELLO ICE CREAM!!

Newsletter No. 13: Bramblings!

bramblings · wheatears · Mary Beard · Beaker folk · Meera Sodha · recipes · John Tyndall · Eunice Foote · religion · Ben Myers · Austin Kleon · Walter Benjamin · giant sloths · Shetland · Neil Ansell · Charles Darwin

Sidelines – Richard Carter

23 June 2019

A topaz treasure, and suppressed claustrophobic memories.

21 June 2019

This year, the summer solstice coincided with the annual visit from the chimney sweep. I seem to have acquired a stinking cold from somewhere, so kept out of his way. In the afternoon, I glanced out the study window and saw a young rabbit hopping about on the freshly mown lawn. Make the most of…

19 June 2019

An avian stealth fighter and a vile insect.

18 June 2019

A hillfort and an exciting botanical first!

jan morris

Book review: ‘In My Mind’s Eye’ by Jan Morris