The farmer and his wife

IT all started the previous Sunday when we went to the morning service at Kingsbarns church. Anne stopped to chat to a couple who sat near the back. “Oh, John, I’ve asked Ann and Heck for lunch on Wed

A short while after we married, Tom and I made the decision to leave behind our hectic London lives and relocate to the tranquillity of rural living. We wanted a slower pace of life where the countrys

FOR some people, fresh air combined with freshly grown, organic vegetables would be their idea of heaven – but not for me. Instead, mine would be a busy order book for my interior design business and

The garden at Salthrop Manor, Wiltshire The home of Sophie Conran

YOU know, I do love living in the UK, Maureen, but . . .” “But it’s not much fun on Eurovision night when nobody votes for us?” I supplied. “Well, that certainly seems to be true. Apart from when love

A CHANCE CONVERSATION PROMPTED ANNE AND JOHN TO EMBRACE A RURAL LIFESTYLE AND TRANSFORM A FORMER VICARAGE