Adrian J. BoasDec 31, 20202 minOn SandcastlesWhenever I think of a country house, a Wodehouseian vision comes to mind, a rather grand ivy-covered Palladian or Neo-Gothic mansion with...
Adrian J. BoasDec 28, 20204 minOn a Sometime Safe HavenTwo occasions driving through this village might have ended badly for me. Once, having just passed the turnoff leading to the ruins and...
Adrian J. BoasDec 25, 20203 minOn Seeking a LikenessThe thing about castles is that no two are quite the same. T.E. Lawrence knew that when, on trying to deal with how they evolved in form...
Adrian J. BoasDec 21, 20204 minOn Natures Gifts and a Mysterious Balm My father once gave me a lump of bauxite that he had brought back on one of his travels. It was rust-coloured stone consisting of small...