Articles About Patterdale Hall Diaries

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | On pinschers and poplars

  By Guest ContributorApril 20, 2025

  

  “A yellow-bellied sapsucker sounds like a made-up name — like a great-crested fad gadget, but I shall bow to greater knowledge, even though the ever-useful ‘Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America’ is at my right hand.”

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | Life’s what you make it — celebrate it

  By Guest ContributorApril 6, 2025

  

  “I now feel like walking Archie rather than just hiding under a pile of tissues while watching Crufts dog show. I hope the little Jack Russell terrier wins best in show; it’s a very sweet little firecracker of a dog.”

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | True romance

  By Guest ContributorMarch 7, 2025

  

  “As a scientist in Britain, I would often busily spend the day not understanding anything at all, failing to get reproducible data, breaking things and swearing. I would often do all of this in the dark, as I used light-sensitive chemicals.”

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | A high albedo

  By Guest ContributorFebruary 17, 2025

  

  “Walking a dog in these conditions is deadly. Whilst Archie may only weigh 15 pounds, he can go from 0–60 in seconds and exert the force of a complete team of sled dogs.”

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | A cheeky pint

  By Guest ContributorFebruary 4, 2025

  

  “A very common and significant part of British life, the cheeky pint plays a key role in keeping people sane during trying times.”

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | In-between days

  By Guest ContributorJanuary 9, 2025

  

  “As we drift through the wilderness that is this time of year, I have a little time to reflect. Archie and everybody else are asleep, all the pots are clean, and I’m working on my second cup of tea.”

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | A recipe for de-stressing

  By Guest ContributorDecember 20, 2024

  

  “I’ve been writing this diary for two years now. Putting my thoughts down has been enjoyable, and documenting this time of my life is kind of fun. I’m slowing down.”

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | Truly an entangled life

  By Guest ContributorDecember 7, 2024

  

  “Raising children is hard and rewarding, and both Bob and Morris seem to be thriving. I’m glad we now have Patterdale Hall. I’m very tired and I need to rest. The Hall is the place where I will rest.”

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | Harvest time at the Hall

  By Guest ContributorOctober 15, 2024

  

  “The semester is in full effect. Summer flew by. I saw turkeys again out at the Hall last night. Five hens were on the prowl around the house while I was reading in the great room.”

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | Wyatt’s predilection

  By Guest ContributorSeptember 30, 2024

  

  “An exciting day: Yellow Springs Brewery is making the English pale ale ‘Wyatt’s Eviction,’ and so I shall show up to empty the mash tun and generally get in the way.”