Countryman's Daughter
![Priya the Standard Poodle was lethargic and not her usual bouncy self before she was diagnosed with Addison’s Disease](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18254754.jpg)
![Priya the Standard Poodle was lethargic and not her usual bouncy self before she was diagnosed with Addison’s Disease](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18254754.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![Do you have any stories about a special ring in your life?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18230091.jpg)
![Do you have any stories about a special ring in your life?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18230091.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![I love it when work takes me to beautiful places like Bilsdale](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18230041.jpg)
![I love it when work takes me to beautiful places like Bilsdale](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18230041.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![The box tree caterpillar can decimate a tree in days](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18178516.jpg)
![The box tree caterpillar can decimate a tree in days](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18178516.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![I now have a nice stand for my teapot made by National Products England from a material called Silveroid. I’d like to find out more about it](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18178435.jpg)
![I now have a nice stand for my teapot made by National Products England from a material called Silveroid. I’d like to find out more about it](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18178435.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN's DAUGHTER
![Wedding bands have been worn by both sexes since the time of the ancient Egyptians, 5,000 years ago](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18142028.jpg)
![Wedding bands have been worn by both sexes since the time of the ancient Egyptians, 5,000 years ago](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18142028.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DUAGHTER
![Keeping dogs cool on hot days can be a challenge](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18119386.jpg)
![Keeping dogs cool on hot days can be a challenge](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18119386.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![Should we compost our dog waste like Sarah Tyson from Australia?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18100689.jpg)
![Should we compost our dog waste like Sarah Tyson from Australia?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18100689.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![Mr Nosey Parker was a term in common use from the late 19th century onwards. This postcard is from a series published in 1907](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18066072.jpg)
![Mr Nosey Parker was a term in common use from the late 19th century onwards. This postcard is from a series published in 1907](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18066072.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![The Holy Bible](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18040228.jpg)
![The Holy Bible](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18040228.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![The average British garden is home to thousands of snails](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18015879.jpg)
![The average British garden is home to thousands of snails](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18015879.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![While looking after my niece’s huskies, I noticed few houses had net curtains at the windows](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17996065.jpg)
![While looking after my niece’s huskies, I noticed few houses had net curtains at the windows](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17996065.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![I’m convinced the Hungarian Vizsla dogs I looked after punished me for going away by digging holes in the garden](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17961042.jpg)
![I’m convinced the Hungarian Vizsla dogs I looked after punished me for going away by digging holes in the garden](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17961042.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![Former nurse Janet Pearce’s husband Mike who died in pain three and half years ago. She believes in medically assisted dying to avoid putting people through the awful experience suffered by Mike](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17944602.jpg)
![Former nurse Janet Pearce’s husband Mike who died in pain three and half years ago. She believes in medically assisted dying to avoid putting people through the awful experience suffered by Mike](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17944602.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![They may look adorable, but what they leave behind is causing a big problem](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17920475.jpg)
![They may look adorable, but what they leave behind is causing a big problem](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17920475.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![Clare Proctor’s home, pictured when it was still a working farm in around 1945. The farm is long gone, but it is still called Ivy House Farm today](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17869591.jpg)
![Clare Proctor’s home, pictured when it was still a working farm in around 1945. The farm is long gone, but it is still called Ivy House Farm today](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17869591.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![Dame Esther Rantzen](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17864284.jpg)
![Dame Esther Rantzen](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17864284.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![Janet Pearce with her newborn baby Ben in 1981. Because she was an unmarried mother, she was put in a room by herself, deliberately kept separate from the married mums](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17814585.jpg)
![Janet Pearce with her newborn baby Ben in 1981. Because she was an unmarried mother, she was put in a room by herself, deliberately kept separate from the married mums](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17814585.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![Reader Paul Ireson on one of his horses in Newton-on-Rawcliffe in about 1987. He owned and named Old Pond House which featured in my columns about witch posts in January 2023](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17809699.jpg)
![Reader Paul Ireson on one of his horses in Newton-on-Rawcliffe in about 1987. He owned and named Old Pond House which featured in my columns about witch posts in January 2023](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17809699.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![Hair and beauty salons are where we feel safe to speak about innermost secrets, knowing it won’t get back to the people we know](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17760096.jpg)
![Hair and beauty salons are where we feel safe to speak about innermost secrets, knowing it won’t get back to the people we know](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17760096.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![John Wesley, the founder of Methodism](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17760061.jpg)
![John Wesley, the founder of Methodism](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17760061.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![Bella B and her daughter Heidi, who both have New Year birthdays](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17717469.jpg)
![Bella B and her daughter Heidi, who both have New Year birthdays](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17717469.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![A memorial plaque dedicated to North Yorkshire-born Joseph Pilmoor in North Carolina](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17697647.jpg)
![A memorial plaque dedicated to North Yorkshire-born Joseph Pilmoor in North Carolina](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17697647.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![Facebook celebrates its 20th birthday on February 4](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17668374.jpg)
![Facebook celebrates its 20th birthday on February 4](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17668374.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![My sister’s father-in-law Fred, whose birthday was on December 25. The family celebrated his birthday in the morning before beginning the Christmas celebrations](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17668339.jpg)
![My sister’s father-in-law Fred, whose birthday was on December 25. The family celebrated his birthday in the morning before beginning the Christmas celebrations](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17668339.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![Goathland Plough Stots on their Day of Dance in January 2008](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17645089.jpg)
![Goathland Plough Stots on their Day of Dance in January 2008](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17645089.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![The now disused St Hilary’s Church, Picton](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17621704.jpg)
![The now disused St Hilary’s Church, Picton](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17621704.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![Services to mark Plough Sunday still take place](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17596883.jpg)
![Services to mark Plough Sunday still take place](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17596883.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![I like to end the year with a New Year’s Eve shindig with friends](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17581388.jpg)
![I like to end the year with a New Year’s Eve shindig with friends](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17581388.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![If you want to impress your other half this Christmas, avoid buying their gifts from the supermarket](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17536935.jpg)
![If you want to impress your other half this Christmas, avoid buying their gifts from the supermarket](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17536935.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![Trainers come from as far away as Darlington to use the top of the range facilities at Langton Gallops near Malton](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17512017.jpg)
![Trainers come from as far away as Darlington to use the top of the range facilities at Langton Gallops near Malton](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17512017.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![Me in our ‘posh’ room with my brother Andrew in 1970 celebrating his 18th birthday. We were allowed in the room on special occasions, or sometimes to play our records too loudly on the radiogram](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17511930.jpg)
![Me in our ‘posh’ room with my brother Andrew in 1970 celebrating his 18th birthday. We were allowed in the room on special occasions, or sometimes to play our records too loudly on the radiogram](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17511930.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![Recent storms have been battering the towns and villages along the east coast, including Staithes, seen here Picture: Alastair Smith](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17504252.jpg)
![Recent storms have been battering the towns and villages along the east coast, including Staithes, seen here Picture: Alastair Smith](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17504252.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![Will beautiful coastal towns like Scarborough rediscover the glory and status they once enjoyed?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17471597.jpg)
![Will beautiful coastal towns like Scarborough rediscover the glory and status they once enjoyed?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17471597.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![Wensleydale Creamery, home to Yorkshire’s most famous cheese](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17412305.jpg)
![Wensleydale Creamery, home to Yorkshire’s most famous cheese](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17412305.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![The effects of Storm Babet in Scarborough](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17355752.jpg)
![The effects of Storm Babet in Scarborough](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17355752.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![The reward for climbing Wansfell Pike in the Lake District is the spectacular view from the top](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17385481.jpg)
![The reward for climbing Wansfell Pike in the Lake District is the spectacular view from the top](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17385481.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![Twins Minnie and Fanny Benson, who were notable and well-loved characters from my home village](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17355884.jpg)
![Twins Minnie and Fanny Benson, who were notable and well-loved characters from my home village](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17355884.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![The outline of one of Joseph Foord’s water races can still be seen at Newgate Bank on the Helmsley to Stokesley Road](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17336282.jpg)
![The outline of one of Joseph Foord’s water races can still be seen at Newgate Bank on the Helmsley to Stokesley Road](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17336282.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![Brompton by Sawdon near Scarborough claims to be the 'Birthplace of Aviation'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17254176.jpg)
![Brompton by Sawdon near Scarborough claims to be the 'Birthplace of Aviation'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17254176.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![Minnie Benson, with one of her many Lassies](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17285660.jpg)
![Minnie Benson, with one of her many Lassies](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17285660.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DUAGHTER
![Visitors to the ancient settlement of Skara Brae in the Orkneys have been throwing coins into what they thought was a well and making wishes. Turns out it is actually a sewage drain](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17260889.jpg)
![Visitors to the ancient settlement of Skara Brae in the Orkneys have been throwing coins into what they thought was a well and making wishes. Turns out it is actually a sewage drain](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17260889.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![Brompton by Sawdon near Scarborough claims to be the 'Birthplace of Aviation'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17254177.jpg)
![Brompton by Sawdon near Scarborough claims to be the 'Birthplace of Aviation'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17254177.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN's DAUGHTER
![Steve was attacked in the face by angry wasps after running over their nest with his ride-on mower (Picture )](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17178842.jpg)
![Steve was attacked in the face by angry wasps after running over their nest with his ride-on mower (Picture )](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17178842.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![According to readers, one reason dimpled pint pots with handles disappeared was because when broken, the handles could be used as offensive weapons in a pub brawl!](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17178790.jpg)
![According to readers, one reason dimpled pint pots with handles disappeared was because when broken, the handles could be used as offensive weapons in a pub brawl!](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17178790.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![The Gypsey Race just about visible in the centre of this picture, near the village of Duggleby on the Yorkshire Wolds. The word ‘Gypsey’ refers to the fact that it ‘comes and goes’, flowing intermittently above and below ground](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17164400.jpg)
![The Gypsey Race just about visible in the centre of this picture, near the village of Duggleby on the Yorkshire Wolds. The word ‘Gypsey’ refers to the fact that it ‘comes and goes’, flowing intermittently above and below ground](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17164400.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN's DAUGHTER
![Wasps can become a nuisance at this time of year](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17102187.jpg)
![Wasps can become a nuisance at this time of year](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17102187.jpg)
![Jack Suggitt’s cobbler’s workshop recreated at the Ryedale Folk Museum. I remember Mr Suggitt cutting my hair](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17089159.jpg)
![Jack Suggitt’s cobbler’s workshop recreated at the Ryedale Folk Museum. I remember Mr Suggitt cutting my hair](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17089159.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![The ‘tulip’, left, and the ‘Nonic’, right, glasses that superseded the dimpled pint jug once lager became more popular](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17058681.jpg)
![The ‘tulip’, left, and the ‘Nonic’, right, glasses that superseded the dimpled pint jug once lager became more popular](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17058681.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
![The village of Thixendale, in the Yorkshire Wolds](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17028468.jpg)
![The village of Thixendale, in the Yorkshire Wolds](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17028468.jpg)
![The beautiful village of Thixendale nestles in one of the dales typical of the Yorkshire Wolds](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17006498.jpg)
![The beautiful village of Thixendale nestles in one of the dales typical of the Yorkshire Wolds](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17006498.jpg)
![The three strips of darker green in the middle of this picture are evidence of the ancient ploughing method, ridge and furrow](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17001395.jpg)
![The three strips of darker green in the middle of this picture are evidence of the ancient ploughing method, ridge and furrow](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17001395.jpg)
![The ever-patient Heartbeat actors Tricia Penrose, Vanessa Hehir and David Lonsdale, who spent hours signing autographs for fans](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16973643.jpg)
![The ever-patient Heartbeat actors Tricia Penrose, Vanessa Hehir and David Lonsdale, who spent hours signing autographs for fans](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16973643.jpg)
COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
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