Red Sky at Night: The Book of Lost Countryside Wisdom
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Book Overview
The indispensable guide to everything we knew and loved before modern life got in the way. This gorgeous and beautifully illustrated countryside miscellany is the perfect purchase for anyone wanting to go back to their roots and rediscover a lost world...
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Ever wondered how to predict the weather just by looking at the sky?
Or wanted to attract butterflies to your garden?
Is there a knack to building the perfect bonfire?
And how exactly do you race a ferret? In this world of traffic tailbacks, supermarket shopping and 24-hour internet access, it's easy to feel disconnected from the beauty and rhythms of the natural world. If you have ever gazed in awe at stars in the night's sky, tried to catch a perfect snowflake or longed for the comfort of a roaring log fire, then this is the book for you. From spotting Britain's five kinds of owl to gardening by the phases of the moon, from curing a cold to brewing your own ale, and from navigating by the stars to making sloe gin, Red Sky at Night is packed with instructions and lists, ancient customs and old wives tales, making it an indispensable guide to countryside lore.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0091932440
ISBN13:9780091932442
Release Date:July 2010
Publisher:Ebury Press
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.88 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 5.5" x 8.0"
Customer Reviews
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love this book
Published by Bunneh , 3 years ago
I can't tell you how much forgotten wisdom I got out of this book. Not for everyone mind you. My mother used to say "Red at night sailors delight, red in the morning sailor take warning". She was from the sea side but had many strange little rhymes about the weather and it made it easy as a kid to remember them all. This one and many more are in the book and now I'm teaching my kids them.
Also some great gardening tips. Some of which I knew from my husband's Native background
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