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Writing About Writing: People
When I was a teenager I remember reading somewhere that an author – quite a famous one, I think – had to write. I can remember at the time I cringed. It sounded so precious and so pseudo-sensitive. Then, as … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Cadbury, Francis Pryor, Lifers' Club, Unbound, writing
Not Losing the Plot
I’m sometimes asked how I manage to combine sheep farming with writing. A follow-up question is often about the difficulty of getting back into the swing of writing, after a period away from it. I suspect both would be answered … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Cadbury, lambing, sheep farming, Unbound, writing
Preliminary Musings: Hazel Nuts: Britain’s first farmed food?
Prehistory and archaeology are subjects where traditions die hard and where orthodoxies can rule the roost for generations. It must be great to prick balloons, but having said that, I don’t think I’m a great believer in acting the iconoclast: … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Gardening, My life
Tagged archaeology, Corylus avellana, Francis Pryor, hazel, hazelnuts, Maisie Taylor, trees, writing
