17 August 2017 A Beefy Game The battle over shooting by J.R. Thomas It is that time of year again, when the Shaw Sheet puts on its best tweeds, tightens its plus fours, pulls on the old deer stalker, and goes for a walk on the wild side to hear the sound of gunfire. Not… Continue reading Issue 118:2017 08 17:A Beefy Game (J.R.Thomas)
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Issue 79:2016 11 10:Military Manoeuvres (J.R.Thomas)
10 November 2016 Military Manoeuvres Noise in quiet places by J.R.Thomas Maybe you live in one of the wilder places of Britain; maybe you just dream of moving there; or merely you satisfy yourself with a week’s walking in August or on odd weekends (most of it spent on the motorway, stationary). But many of… Continue reading Issue 79:2016 11 10:Military Manoeuvres (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 55: 2016 05 26:Dig your garden (J.R. Thomas)
26 May 2016 Dig Your Garden by J.R.Thomas This week is the traditional opening of the English summer season, which revs up via Ascot , Wimbledon and Henley to a peak of outdoor sociability in late June, runs down into more informal and private gatherings in July, and ends in mid-July as the exhausted participants… Continue reading Issue 55: 2016 05 26:Dig your garden (J.R. Thomas)
Issue 15: 2015 08 13:Grousing about
13 August 2015 Grousing About by J R Thomas George Earl’s great painting “Going North – Kings Cross” depicts an astonishing hubbub of activity at King’s Cross Station the day before the Glorious Twelfth of 1893. The platform (no barriers then of course) was crowded with spaniels, setters, pointers (but no labradors – their day… Continue reading Issue 15: 2015 08 13:Grousing about
