Country diary : My family has lived near here for 300 years – no wonder it feels like home / (…)

Tebay, Cumbria: Some of my ancestors were fell pony hauliers and our farmhouse used to be a coaching inn. Might they have called in for a drink? There is always some waiting around at lambing and calving time, so I like to have a project ongoing. Some years I have written books; this year I’m (…)