Francis is on Twitter
- RT @ElgoodsBrewery1: @hcdept @PryorFrancis Morrison’s stock warrior , in kings lynn , downham and wisbech. Hope you find some ! 6 hours ago
- Are you sickened by the Election and the lies, fantasy and rubbish being spouted by politicians? Then try something… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 11 hours ago
- RT @EANotesQueries: Trying to recruit anyone on Twitter who is interested in East Anglian history in all its forms. The higher the number o… 13 hours ago
Follow with RSS
The Lifer’s Club: Francis’s first crowd-funded novel
The Way, the Truth and the Dead: Alan Cadbury’s second outing
Buy Flag Fen: a Concise Archæoguide as epub or mobi file for your Kindle
Francis Pryor’s books available:
-
Recent Posts
Archives
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
Categories
- Adrian Teal
- Alan Cadbury
- archaeology
- ash dieback
- autumn
- autumn colour
- BBC
- Belton House
- Brancaster
- copper mine
- Corylus avellana
- cowslips
- crowd funding
- daffodils
- DigVentures
- ewes
- farming
- fens
- Flag Fen
- Francis Pryor
- Fritillaria meleagris
- garden
- garden design
- gardening
- gardens
- hay
- hazel
- hazelnuts
- Head of Zeus
- hellebores
- Hemerocallis
- hillfort
- home
- jigsaw
- lambing
- lambs
- Leucojum aestivum
- Lifers' Club
- lleyn sheep
- Maisie Taylor
- Mick Aston
- National Gardens Scheme
- newts
- NGS
- Northern Ireland
- Phil Harding
- photography
- politics
- potatoes
- Primula veris
- Radio 4
- Roman fort
- roses
- Seahenge
- shearing
- sheep
- sheep farming
- snakes head fritillaries
- snowdrops
- Stonehenge
- strawberries
- summer snowflake
- The Fens
- The Way the Truth and the Dead
- Time Team
- tomatoes
- tups
- Unbound
- vegetables
- weather
- wisteria
- World War I
- World War II
- writing
Meta
Category Archives: Tirades
Wallpaper Words
What has happened to the quality of political debate and discussion in modern Britain? I don’t know about anyone else, but I find I too often turn on the radio or open a newspaper, or worse, look at a current … Continue reading
Autumn Reflections
I’ll start this post with a view of turning birch leaves taken in the glade garden a couple of days ago. At the time I was feeling more than a little stressed: the deadline to produce the final edited version … Continue reading
Posted in History, Tirades
Tagged brexit, democracy, Donald Trump, politics, referendum, Theresa May
Suburbia: Taking a Different View
It’s so easy to let one’s mind fossilize. Over the years one accumulates opinions and these tend to become more fixed and rigid with time. And I don’t know how others feel, but I find that in these days when … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape, Tirades
Tagged Greengates, housebuilding, Housing, Metroland, Persephone Books, planning, R C Sherriff, suburbia, suburbs
Cutting the Mustard
And now for something completely different: a guest blog. It’s by Mrs. Pryor, aka Maisie Taylor, who is not writing about her favourite topics of ancient wood-working, gardens or our new puppy Baldwin (and there’ll be more about him in … Continue reading
Posted in food, Tirades
Tagged Maisie Taylor, mustard, Waitrose
Britain and Europe: The Long View
Followers of this blog will know that one of my pet hates is the obsession modern politicians have with short-termism. And hence the name of this blog: In the Long Run. Over the past few months my posts have mostly … Continue reading
Posted in In the Long Run, Tirades, Uncategorized
Tagged brexit, eu, european union, referendum
The Iniquity of Unpaid Labour
When I began my life in archaeology in the early 1960s, I worked for several groups of amateurs as a volunteer. I had zero experience, even less knowledge, but boundless and ill-directed enthusiasm. Looking back on those times I am … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Tirades
Tagged archaeology, internships, theatre, volunteers
More Words on the Weirdness of the Season
At last I now understand why politicians have invented Quangos (Quasi-autonomous non-governmental organizations). It is of course to avoid blame. More to the point it’s to avoid having to make long-term decisions. So you tie the Quangos’ hands with stupid … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Tirades
Tagged David Austin roses, Environment Agency, fens, flooding, Iris unguicularis, roses, Somerset Levels