A Brief, Unsparingly Honest Guide To The Real British Countryside From Someone Who Knows

Feels a bit showboating - and maybe a bit risky? - to share a photo of the front of my house on the internet but I have to admit I am feeling super proud of it right now, especially the pretty flowers I’ve been growing around the doorway.

It comes as something of a surprise to me to realise I have now been living in the British countryside for almost fiv…