Country style has never been more ‘now’ with heritage-style boots, accessories, fabrics and trims – be they leather or feather – very much on trend. The Field has compiled a…
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Lives well lived
Why We Garden by Claire Masset My immediate reaction to the title was to respond “but I don’t”. However, this is true only insofar as I outsource it because others…
How to plan an Easter egg hunt that is family friendly (and labrador-proof)
The origins of the Easter egg hunt What we think of as the Easter ‘bunny’ is thought to have its roots in 17th-century German folklore: children would leave nests in…
Safari Jackets Are Attire Fit For Adventure
There are wardrobe staples and sartorial icons. The safari jacket sits above all: a garment colossus that is hugely evocative, ultimately practical and still the stuff of high fashion. In…
Kit to covet for springtime
From comfortable leather boots to elegant cashmere coats these are certainly pieces of kit to covet for springtime. KIT TO COVET FOR SPRINGTIME BINOCULAR BAG THE CAMBRIDGE SATCHEL CO Made…
Books to open windows on the world
The Lighted Window by Peter Davidson The subtitle of this meditative, lyrical, affecting work is ‘Evening Walks Remembered’, and there is indeed a rambling quality to it – in the…
How to keep muntjac out of the garden
A reader wrote to Country Queries with this question. We seem to have a ‘rat run’ strip of woodland near our garden that muntjac pass through regularly. I am not…
The Pig at Combe: a welcome escape
I’M PRETTY sure the Elizabethans would have experienced the same bonhomie on welcome when The Pig at Combe was first built, in 1580, as we did on arrival. Walking through…
Life hacks – another word for tips. Here are some of our favourites from Field readers
You may have started hearing the phrase ‘life hack’ and wondered what it meant? Well, it’s a newly minted word for an old expression – basically a life hack is…
How to find a folding sporting knife
Question Having got through many sporting knives over the years, I am in need of another. My trusty companion would be a good pocketknife to be carried in the trouser…