Country things are the necessary root of our life - and that remains true even of a rootless and tragically urban civilization. To live permanently away from the country is a form of slow death.
Esther MeynellA garden has a curious innocent way of consuming cash while all the time you are under the illusion that you are spending nothing.
Esther MeynellBooks, to the reading child, are so much more than books-they are dreams and knowledge, they are a future, and a past.
Esther MeynellYouthful days are longer than those of later years, as we all learn as we grow older.
Esther Meynell