IN A WORLD THAT CAN FEEL INCREASINGLY UNIFORM, WE’RE CELEBRATING THOSE HAPPILY DOING THINGS a bit differently. Meet the PEOPLE WHO ARE seriously PASSIONATE about their pastimes. PERHAPS THEY’LL PERSUADE YOU TO TRY something NEW?
Georgina Ratcliffe is a land girl, an unsung hero of the Second World War, tilling fields from dawn ’til dusk to produce victory-enabling victuals on the home front. She’s also a high-status lady of the late 19th century, parading the contents of her wardrobe to anyone in eyeshot. And, for good measure, Georgina is a Tudor-era butter maker. It all depends which day you catch her on.
Lindsey Ratcliffe, Georgina’s mother, lives a similarly disparate life. Together, they are a big noise – and sight, taste, and smell – in the living history world, recreating largely domestic…
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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2023