Hannah was only blip in a month of lush greenery
Country Living with Francis Farragher
Our fourth month of the year has slipped by almost in the blink of an eye and while of course we all accept the empirical evidence that time passes at...
Strange goings-on in the darkest hours of silence
Country Living with Francis Farragher
Probably in common with most of the human population, strange dreams often infiltrate into the world of The Sandman, some of them quite happy but also other ones than can...
First World woes of those annoying Summer holidays
Country Living with Francis Farragher
I’m not sure whether it’s a joy or a sorrow but one of the distractions of sitting in front of a computer screen for most of the day is that...
Easter holds key that opens the door to Summer season
Country Living with Francis Farragher
As Christian festivals go, I’ve always been a man for Easter. It’s probably more weather and light related than religious, but regardless of its irregular arrival every year, Easter always...
Beware of new taxes for ‘the good of the people’
Country Living with Francis Farragher
Sometimes, as I grow older, I get a strange feeling that some of the stuff happened around has all occurred before. No, I’m not putting forward any new versions of...
The seedy world of wealth, words and media influence
Country Living with Francis Farragher
Newspaper editors in the heavier hitters of the media world like Independent News and Media, The Telegraph and The Daily Mail in England, will probably be tempted these days to...