English countryside pigs and the Rambling Muse
As the one year anniversary of the Rambling Muse rapidly approaches, I thought I would recap my love of pigs and pork derived products. It all started in Switzerland where pigs are symbolic of...
View ArticleThe British countryside’s weather-proof activities
There is nothing like the British summer’s winter to rain on my countryside parade- quite literally. Though I have fallen in love with the Cotswold and all the bucolic bounty it offers, the whole...
View ArticleYou know you have been in Britain too long when….
After living in London for almost three years, I have decided that I can quite self-assuredly call myself a Londoner. With the feeling of stability and home however come the creeping certitude that, in...
View ArticleA farm in England with pigs
For those of you who have, in the past, asked me just how inspiration strikes the Rambling Muse, wonder no more. The answer partially lies below in my exploration of the British countryside...
View ArticleInto the wild: British pubs
The Three Horseshoes. The Green, Frampton on Severn, Gloucester GL2 7DY There is nothing like the British wilderness… And by that I don’t mean forest and trees but rather the kind that is found in...
View ArticleSpring is in the air… kind of
There is no doubt about it: spring is in the air here in London… somewhat. Though, in typical British weather style the days of sun and warmth have been few and sparse, their first appearance after an...
View ArticleWhat it looks like: life in the country
Still wondering what life in the country looks like? I must admit that my forays into the “wilderness” located sometimes just a few hours aways from London have always been fascinating. Whether it’s...
View ArticleThe carnivorous countryside- eating roadkill
While I truly and dearly love the city of London, there are times, namely if the weather is good when I like little more than spreading my wings and traveling to the nearby countryside and more...
View ArticleWeekend breaks- Oxford
The English countryside has not always been a walk in the park for me. In fact, for a country that historically waxes so much poetics about the great outdoors versus the grimy and dirty city, it’s...
View ArticleScotland votes yay or nay
Will Scotland stay? For those of you that have been living under a rock, Scotland votes next week on whether to stay in the United Kingdom of which it’s been a part of for 307 years or secede. Poof! It...
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