Winter Greens

Where the early potatoes have been lifted, plant winter cabbage. Firm the bed well by treading down, and puddle the plan". After a few days look them over, for the fly may have......

Death Out Of Doors

There was no doubt that the hedgehog was dead. He lay on his back among the leaves and grass, and his helplessness made him a sorry sight. He was old. His claws were horny, and......

Women Of Letters

SIR,-1 know Mr. Derek Hudson and Miss, Glynn Grylls will be relieved to hear that at least two libraries in London are as tender of the feel- ings of women writers (and......

Looking Sheep Over

When the days are hot and there is little breeze, the farmer looks anxiously at the behaviour of his flock. If he sees one or two that seem to ruminate long in one place, he......

Country Life

IRONMONGERS' shops in country places attract me. When I see the coils of a long net, a cluster of purse-nets or snares, I stand in reverie and cause an obstruction on the......

"the New Yorker"

SIR,-1 did not intend to describe Mr. Ogden Nash as a " part" of the New Yorker, but as a poet.—Yours, &c., 8 Rue HaWty. Paris IXe. D. W. BROGAN.......

The Swift's Flight Three Small Boys Came Down The Road,

crowding each other and looking very concerned. One held something in his hands, and every so often they stopped and inspected the object. I watched them as they approached, and......

Caravan Homes

SIR,—As a British woman who has lived for over thirty years in France, and as a regular reader of your paper, which is of particular value to peopILNabroad, I beg to state how......

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