the view from fanling

Most of us, when speaking or writing, use more words than are necessary to convey our intended meaning. Sometimes this is done deliberately,...

When I posted the original Out of Order in October 2013, I provided an unintentional clue. My son Tristan told me that he approached that p...

The original Down on the Farm laid out the science behind organic farming, but this post is a much more frivolous endeavour documenting som...

In the last instalment in this series, I stated that “there will be fewer photos of stained walls” in future. However, I couldn’t resist inc...