The joy of lambs

As he coaxes a galumphing porcine up to her summer abode on a bright July morning, John Lewis-Stempel considers whether it was an uphill struggle or simply a pig of a day

Our four-legged friends also have curly tails

When I was aged 10, the farmers used to come round the schools to pick volunteers to work on the farms during the summer holidays, mainly to help bring in the harvest. The country was still building u

Many years ago a friend taught me how to make teddy bears, and I still have a few that are precious to me. But the bear that I treasure the most is a very tiny bear hand stitched by my friend as a spe

For 45 years, Jill Barklem’s ‘Brambly Hedge’ series has been captivating young readers. Emily Allen explores her magical miniature world

LIGHT is everything when it comes to taking pictures, and after weeks of nothing but drab greyness, the weather is set fair. In a quiet corner of our rambling garden, I have set up my small portable p