Monthly Archives: September 2012

Autumn Logs

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Francis Pryor

I can’t believe it: I’m about to write a blog on logs. Next, I can hear you saying through clenched teeth, he’ll be giving us a post on toast. Or a contribution on … oh no, that won’t work. Start … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, humour, My life | Tagged autumn, fall, Francis Pryor, logs, trees, weather

Ruskin’s View

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Francis Pryor

DON’T PANIC! I’m not about to write about one of Ruskin’s many views on art, life or anything else, for that matter. One of the first and most influential of art critics, Ruskin had loads of views – perhaps even … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, My life | Tagged Church Brow Cottage, Cumbria, Francis Pryor, John Ruskin, Kirkby Lonsdale, Maisie Taylor, Ruskin's View, Vivat Trust, Westmorland

Predatory Plants

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Francis Pryor

What a very strange year it has been in the garden. For the first season ever – and I’ve been growing outdoor tomatoes for the best part of 30 years – our crop has been a complete failure. I sprayed … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, humour | Tagged bay laurel, blackberry, blackberry Merton’s Thornless, wisteria

Drool Britannia

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Francis Pryor

Like I’d guess sixty million other Brits I’m in a bit of a daze. First it was the man with the side-burns on his bike, then the Olympics, then the Paralympics and now Andy Murray. We sit in front of … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Olympic Games, Paralympic Games

Coma, Semi-Coma – Full Stop.

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Francis Pryor

It has been an exhausting series of Time Team. The sites have been demanding and as for the weather, well, the least said the better. I think it was at the Machine Gun Corps camp that Raksha told me about … Continue reading →